Clinical Nurse Lead
The closing date is 12 August 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Clinical Nurse Lead working within the CYPS Ferndene Hospital.
Stephenson is a medium secure ward for children and young people. The young people from Stephenson have often been referred through the criminal justice pathway. Stephenson is a seven bedded unit and is a mixture of children suffering from mental health and learning disabilities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting care and treatment to young people. Planning & Interventions, Reviews and Discharge Planning. You will act as a named nurse and support band 5 nurses within their role and within multidisciplinary team, developing coproduced, patient centred needs based care plans, through assessment, planning and implantation and evaluation. You will provide excellent professional, skilled and effective person centred evidence based nursing care. You will be actively involved in the health and wellbeing of staff, service users, families and carers. You will be visible and accessible to both patients, families and carers, working together to ensure efficient, effective safe and caring services. You will contribute to all performances indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes.
You will contribute to the education and development of the workforce and students.
You will participate in staff appraisals, supervisions and support personal development plans.
You will safely administer medications following trust polices and practice guidelines.
You will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
As a clinical nurse lead you will also be involved in quality and performance, taking the lead on audits, link roles and supporting the ward manager.
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.
Details
Date posted
29 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
263-SCG25-103-MG
Job locations
Ferndene Hospital
Prudhoe
NE42 5PB
Employer details
Employer name
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ferndene Hospital
Prudhoe
NE42 5PB
Employer's website
https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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