Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 455-NLFT-0230
- Employer
- North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 4 Greenland Road
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 Per annum inc of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Specialist (Nurse)
Band 6
Thank you for your interest in the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT). This is an exciting time to join us and be part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we:
- Collaborate at every level by living our values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
- Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
- Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
- Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
- Ensure that research, quality improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
- Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do
We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.
The North London Way to deliver: Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.
Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/
Job overview
The Camden & Islington Early Intervention Service is undergoing an exciting expansion, with the ambition to become a Gold Standard Service. Focused on delivering the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) model, the service aims to reduce relapse rates, minimize inpatient admissions, and promote service user recovery through social inclusion and maximizing strengths and potential. We are looking for energetic, motivated, and skilled practitioners to join us in achieving this goal.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity for four Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialists to join the Islington Early Intervention Service, an innovative and dynamic team supporting individuals experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP). As a member of a well-established, multi-disciplinary team, you will work with a culturally diverse population in the London Borough of Islington, helping service users achieve both symptomatic and social recovery.
Key responsibilities include:
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Conducting early assessments, diagnoses, and providing treatment for FEP.
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Delivering person-centered, culturally sensitive care aimed at promoting stability, skill development, and social role enhancement.
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Facilitating both symptomatic and social recovery by actively engaging with service users.
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Reducing stigma and ensuring that initial service contact is supportive and non-disconcerting.
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Educating and involving carers in the service user’s care journey.
The Islington Early Intervention Service is deeply involved in research and actively participates in multi-center studies, allowing team members to engage with cutting-edge mental health initiatives.
Working for our organisation
At Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, our values focus on providing service users with the best possible chance for rapid recovery. We have three key priorities:
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Early and Effective Intervention
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Helping People to Live Well
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Research and Innovation
The cultural pillars that guide our work include valuing each other, empowerment, simplicity, and staying connected.
By joining us, you will be part of a Trust with a national reputation for research, committed to high-quality and innovative clinical care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will act as a care coordinator for a defined group of clients, working autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a strong knowledge of health and psycho-social interventions for FEP and a desire to further develop skills in a community-based setting.
The role offers a supportive environment with clinical supervision, peer support, and access to the Early Intervention training program. Additionally, there are opportunities to contribute to the development and evaluation of group programs for service users.
Join us in making a real impact on mental health recovery in a forward-thinking and research-focused team.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Qualified and Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Other advanced relevant training i.e. CBT in psychosis/dynamics of mental health practice / Mentalisation Based Therapy / NMP etc.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in a senior specialist capacity caring for people with first episode psychosis in a community care or inpatient setting.
Desirable criteria
- Sound practical experience of patient / service user care and engagement within the wider context of the organisation
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the Mental Health legislation, its application and use in practice.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Josephine Oluyitan
- Job title
- Recruitment Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07779386019
- Additional information
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Candi & Tavi
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