Overview
Clinical Nurse Specialist (RMN)
Permanent - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri plus on call)
Band 7
£47,307 - £52,065 dependent on experience
Hybrid Working - Applicant will be responsible for two sites in Lancashire and will travel to said sites once per week as a minimum (each). Applicants must be available and prepared to be on-site during working hours as required by the organisation, with flexible home-working around these times. We are unable to guarantee what days/times an applicant will be working from home and diaries are managed autonomously by individual practitioners based on service need.
Applications may be considered from RNLD with relevant experience in mental health/trauma informed care. Please review the job description and our company information thoroughly and describe your relevant experience in your person specification. If you wish to speak to someone prior to applying please do so. The salary will be commensurate with the role.
Responsibilities
* Contribute to training and education of the residential team and facilitate reflective practice sessions to ensure interventions are effective and evidence based.
* Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the framework of team policies and procedures.
* Be part of a multidisciplinary core team in risk management and case formulation for cases of concern referred to the service.
* Collaborate with mental health services while working safely and sensitively with service users with diverse clinical needs and risk behaviours.
* Provide specialist assessments and treatment based on comprehensive assessment from various sources (including psychological assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, observations, interviews with young people and others involved).
* Support colleagues and residential staff with reflective practice, youth formulation, and professional boundaries.
* Deliver weekly 1:1 sessions with each young person on caseload, support recovery-focused goal setting and care evaluation in line with the Care Programme Approach.
* Identify needs and recovery priorities, implement interventions to promote independence, and manage risk formulation with a focus on minimizing harm.
* Deliver therapeutic group work and support organisation on-call (nights and weekends as per rota) and office-hour duty cover.
* Engage with stakeholders, screen referrals, assess suitability of new clients, and deliver training.
* Provide supervision and line management of multi-agency professionals; support growth through working parties; and conduct qualitative and quantitative audits.
* Provide advice and consultation within the wider MDT and use outcome measures to improve clinical practice in line with governance agendas.
* Participate in joint assessments and treatments with MDT colleagues; work across multiple settings and multidisciplinary teams.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
* Registered Nurse (RMN)
* Band 6 or above experience
* Legislative knowledge and experience
* Experience of working with young people with complex mental health difficulties and neurodiversity
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Access to a vehicle for work and ability to travel to sites within the Care in Mind portfolio
Desirable
* Case management experience within a health & social care setting
* Accredited safeguarding qualification
* Experience of working in a community setting
* Experience of working within a secure setting
About us
Care in Mind is a CQC registered specialist service providing NHS funded intensive mental health packages and residential placements for complex young people aged 16-30, often transitioning from inpatient or secure settings. We are clinically led, working with young people with a history of complex trauma and personality disorders. Our team includes nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists and specialist residential staff.
Benefits
* Enhanced company pension
* Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
* 35 days holiday inc. bank holidays, increasing with service
* Enhanced Company sick pay
* Life assurance
* Employee of the year awards
* Employee Assistance programme/counselling
* Healthcare Cashplan including dental/optical and other treatments and discounted gym memberships
* Free on-site parking
* Paid DBS check
* Online shopping discounts
* Long service awards
* Mindful and Disability Confident Employer
Details
Date posted: 08 September 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £47,307 to £52,065 per year, dependant on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 1181
Job locations: Hope House, Hercules Office Park, Bird Hall Lane, Stockport, SK3 0UX
Notes
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more information see the NHS Careers website.
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