Main area Acute Services Older Adult Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 7 months (Full-time position) Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 376-NLTT-0155
Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Great Oaks Inpatient Unit Town Scunthorpe Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 31/07/2025
Acute Clinical Nurse Specialist (Older Adult)
Band 7
Job overview
The Care Home Liaison team (CHLT) offers assessments and interventions to support patients dealing with various mental health issues, including dementia, residing in care homes.
This service is accessible to patients over 65 living in residential care or nursing homes, and those under 65 diagnosed with dementia.
The Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide advanced clinical expertise, leadership, and consultancy to care homes within the North Lincolnshire geographical area. The CNS will work in partnership with care home staff, GP’s, primary care networks, community services, mental health teams, and acute trusts to support high-quality, person-centred care for older people.
The post holder will play a key role in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions, supporting timely discharges, and improving outcomes for care home residents through education, clinical support, and service development.
Main duties of the job
* Deliver specialist, evidence-based assessment and management of individuals under the services care with complex health needs, including frailty, dementia, and long-term conditions in accordance with NICE guidance.
* Provide advanced clinical advice and support to care home staff to enhance their knowledge and skills in managing patient’s health and wellbeing
* Lead on developing, implementing, and evaluating individualised care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
* Act as a clinical leader and role model, promoting high standards of care and best practice across care homes.
* Provide specialist input to case discussions, safeguarding concerns, and multidisciplinary reviews
* Support care home staff with complex decision-making and ethical issues, including capacity assessments and advance care planning.
* To determine management plans, and where appropriate, deliver short term psychological treatments, for people who are referred with complex mental health needs based upon a comprehensive psychosocial, risk and needs assessment of that individual.
* To represent the Trust from a Mental Health Perspective and attend relevant meetings for your role to promote collaborative working and build on working relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
* Evidence of other development and/or training which indicates commitment to continuous development and preparation for leadership
* ENB 998 or other NMC approved mentor qualification or mentor qualification appropriate to discipline
* Specialist training within Older Adult Mental Health
* Nurse Prescribing or willingness to complete within an agreed timescale
* Management or leadership qualification and/or training
Experience
* Demonstrable post registration experience at a Band 6 level within an assessment or liaison service
* In depth experience in the effective and positive management of complex and high risk cases
* Previous experience of working autonomously to make comprehensive decisions
* Experience of MDT working
* Skills in coordinating and planning inter-agency approaches in mental health care
* Experience of delivering evidence based treatments
* Experience of leadership and delivering supervision to junior members of staff
* Involvement with service development and change management initiatives
Knowledge
* Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision
* Ability to clinically lead, supervise and direct a team and support staff as appropriate
* Ability to prioritise workload and manage team capacity according to demand
* Ability to demonstrate a flexible, adaptable attitude to meet complex client needs
* An understanding of current mental health issues relating to the provision of Mental Health Liaison Services
* Demonstrate a thorough knowledge, understanding and practical experience of risk assessment and risk management
* Knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework for mental health services, particularly the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
* Demonstrate excellent problem solving and conflict resolution skills
* Demonstrate an ability to make balanced clinical judgments and decisions
* Demonstrate an ability to cope with the expectations, pressures and demands of this post
* Demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with colleagues from a range of different professional backgrounds and across professional and organisational boundaries
Skills/ Abilities
* Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* Skills in co-ordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
* Demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills relating to the post
Values
* Reliable
* Caring and Safe
* Empowering and Supportive of Staff
* Open, transparent an values
* Progressive
Additional Requirements
* Car owner or access to suitable alternative transport enabling you to undertake the job as detailed in the Job Description. Reasonable adjustments can be made in line with the Equality Act (2010).
Eligibility for sponsorship
We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship[if eligible] under the skilled worker or health & care visa route. Please note, not all vacancies or applications are eligible for sponsorship.
*****Before applying, you can make a self-assessment of potential eligibility for sponsorship here: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
**Please note, there have been some changes made to Home Office guidance in relation to salary thresholds for sponsorship applications from 9 April 2025 and from 22 July 2025**
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.
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