Job summary
Gateshead Community Treatment Team is delighted to be recruiting a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team. We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic clinician with suitable leadership and experience, who is motivated to join the collective leadership team in this innovative post.
The successful candidate will work directly into Community Treatment Team, covering both East and West of Gateshead area, providing clinical leadership, supervision and training to members of the team. You will work with the local collective leadership and Care group leadership team driving forward trust, locality and care group objectives and service developments.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will contribute to the strategic direction for the development of nursing practice within the Community care group. They will take the lead in extending boundaries and creating frameworks for the enhancement of nursing within their speciality.
The post holder will continue to strive towards excellence in nursing care and communicate this excellence to colleagues both within the organisation and externally. The post holder will work with the Nurse Consultant on nursing developments within this specialist area of practice.
Key Functions:
-Offer 'specialist practice' within the service for up to 80% of the post.
-Professional leadership and advice, including clinical supervision.
-Take part in service development of staff, and a range of other agencies, statutory and non-statutory in conjunction with the Nurse Consultant and Clinical Manager.
-Undertake audit and related activities in aspect of clinical practice, therapeutic intervention and service evaluation involving service users and their families.
-Contribute to the strategic development of the nursing strategy for CNTW.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is intended to enhance the clinical expertise available within the service as we continue to develop the service in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
The successful candidate will work with the service's collective leadership team and wider partners to support the strategic development of the Community Treatment Team and Community Transformation plans within the Gateshead locality.
They will also work directly with service users and the clinical team to provide high-quality care, clinical leadership, supervision and training to influence positive outcomes for people accessing secondary care Mental health intervention. Interested candidates should have specialist clinical knowledge and experience of working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties, and be confident in their ability to lead and manage highly complex cases within a dynamic clinical environment.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 3rd July 2025
Closing date : 17th July 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is intended to enhance the clinical expertise available within the service as we continue to develop the service in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
The successful candidate will work with the service's collective leadership team and wider partners to support the strategic development of the Community Treatment Team and Community Transformation plans within the Gateshead locality.
They will also work directly with service users and the clinical team to provide high-quality care, clinical leadership, supervision and training to influence positive outcomes for people accessing secondary care Mental health intervention. Interested candidates should have specialist clinical knowledge and experience of working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties, and be confident in their ability to lead and manage highly complex cases within a dynamic clinical environment.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 3rd July 2025
Closing date : 17th July 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse RNMH, RMN, RNLD
- Postgraduate qualification/Recognized teaching qualification/Evidence of continuous professional development
- Evidence of experience in Therapeutic interventions such as DBT/CBT or NMP relevant to working with enduring mental health problems
knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working within areas relevant to designated team.
- Experience been involved in community transformation projects and service development changes
- Awareness of the evolving healthcare agenda/implications for nursing
- Experience of audit and related activities /facilitating quality improvement in practice.
- Experience of training and education
- Evidence of working collaboratively with external stakeholders to help develop working relationships.
- Knowledge of issues that might effect demand for mental health support.
- experience in managing complex cases with risk
skills and competencies
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries internally and externally
- Ability to put strategy into action
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Prioritisation of complex workload
- Evidence of excellent report writing.
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Confident/Self aware/Flexible
- Able to work in a rapidly changing environment
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Resilient/Dynamic/Ability to deliver
- Approachable and supportive.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse RNMH, RMN, RNLD
- Postgraduate qualification/Recognized teaching qualification/Evidence of continuous professional development
- Evidence of experience in Therapeutic interventions such as DBT/CBT or NMP relevant to working with enduring mental health problems
knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working within areas relevant to designated team.
- Experience been involved in community transformation projects and service development changes
- Awareness of the evolving healthcare agenda/implications for nursing
- Experience of audit and related activities /facilitating quality improvement in practice.
- Experience of training and education
- Evidence of working collaboratively with external stakeholders to help develop working relationships.
- Knowledge of issues that might effect demand for mental health support.
- experience in managing complex cases with risk
skills and competencies
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries internally and externally
- Ability to put strategy into action
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Prioritisation of complex workload
- Evidence of excellent report writing.
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Confident/Self aware/Flexible
- Able to work in a rapidly changing environment
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Resilient/Dynamic/Ability to deliver
- Approachable and supportive.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
