Senior Clinical Nurse Specialis

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Role model nursing excellence as an expert practitioner, providing a high standard of direct care to patients and professional advice and support to the clinical team
• Lead on all matters pertaining to safeguarding within the service
• Work with pathway managers to ensure that clinical incidents, concerns and patient feedback are reviewed and acted on in a timely manner, taking a lead on key practice improvements as indicated
• Act as a resource for expert nursing advice and support across the MDT/partner agencies and take the lead on oversight of complex cases as required.
• Lead on patient experience for the pathway, ensuring that patients, carers and families have the opportunity to be involved in shared decision making and service design, as appropriate
• Provide clinical advice regarding pathway design/service transformation and work with clinical leads across pathways to ensure streamlined services
• Lead on clinical policy/procedure development and implementation for the service

For further information about this post please see attached job description

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration
• Post graduate qualifications such as CBT-E, FBT, MANTRA
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development at Band 7
• Advanced level of knowledge relating to Eating Disorders, mental health and nursing practice in the CAMHs field

Desirable criteria

• Non medical prescriber (V300)
• Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant professional experience as a senior nurse in the field of CAMHs Eating Disorder
• Eemonstrates experience of clinical management and leadership as a senior nurse
• Experience of multi agency working

Other

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills
• Experience of dealing with a variety of stakeholders

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 344.4KB)
• Person Spec. (PDF, 200.6KB)
• CNWL Staff Networks (PDF, 320.0KB)
• CNWL Values (PDF, 182.9KB)
• CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (PDF, 1.1MB)