Job summary
- Main area
- CYP Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 301-VA-25-7458270
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Block 6, St. Michael's Court
- Town
- Lichfield
- Salary
- £76,965 - £88,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nurse Consultant - CAMHS Intensive Support and Core CAMHS
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
Are you a passionate and experienced mental health nurse looking for your next challenge?
We are offering a unique opportunity for a Nurse Consultant to join our CAMHS Intensive Support Team (IST) while also providing clinical leadership support across Core CAMHS. This senior role combines expert clinical practice and service innovation – giving you the chance to make a real difference to children, young people, and their families.
As Nurse Consultant, you will:
- Lead advanced clinical practice within the Crisis Intensive Support Team
- Shape and champion the voice of nursing in IST and CAMHS
- Support, mentor, and inspire our nursing workforce
- Drive quality, innovation, and service development
If you are ready to influence the future of CAMHS nursing and play a key role in supporting children and young people at the most critical moments, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- You will be required to work autonomously and be accountable for clinical nursing care across Child & Adolescent Mental Health services, predominantly Crisis and Intensive support services (CAMHS C&IST) and Core CAMHS. These are services for those CYP with the most complex clinical risk in the community and the role will provide leadership in clinical decision-making and care planning, and for professional nursing standards and leadership.
- You will initiate and take the lead on agreed projects to improve clinical effectiveness and efficiency in areas where nurses play a major role, which could include wider CYPMH nursing services.
- Safe and effective prescribing practice as a non-medical prescriber. The post may also provide leadership for adherence to best practice guidelines for NMPs across the services
- Undertaking independent comprehensive assessment and management, of young people open to the service. This will include the completion of advanced risk assessment and management to ensure the promotion of the safety and well-being of CYP & families. This will incorporate systemic (family, social & educational), psychiatric, physiological, psychological and pharmacological considerations, requiring the post holder to make multifaceted complex clinical decisions regarding
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for a detailed description of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Masters level qualification (Level 7) in advanced clinical practice or equivalent clinical Masters qualification
- Approved Clinician Status as approved by the Secretary of State
- Quality Improvement qualification
- Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification
- Physical healthcare assessment qualification
- Therapeutic psychological interventions qualification
- Specialist and highly advanced knowledge across a range of clinical procedures and policies
Desirable criteria
- Professional Doctorate
- Professional Nurse Advocacy Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant and in-depth post qualifying clinical experience with CYP and those with complex presentations in the community
- Evidence of working effectively at a senior level in a multi-disciplinary health and social care setting (mental health)
- Experience of working with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies
- Experience of engaging in service development activities
- Evidence of promoting research, evidence based practice, clinical excellence and quality approaches to support outcome focussed care
- Experience in facilitating learning within clinical practice
- Experience of managing, supervising and supporting nursing teams
- Experience of the administration and management of medicines according to policy and local protocols
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an in-patient mental health setting
- Experience of working in CYP crisis / Intensive support service models
- Experience in implementing service development including working with co-production and participation models
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
- Knowledge of the principles of Care Co-ordination
- Comprehensive understanding of the Clinical Core Competencies for CAMHS
- Awareness of basic research methodology
- Awareness of key factors that impact CYP & families such the Impact of Trauma, Adverse Childhood Events, Attachment on the experience of CYPs, and particularly those in the ‘Looked After’ Care system
- Knowledge/awareness of relevant legislation and guidance including the Childrens Act (2004) Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended), The Community Care Act (1990), The Human Rights Act (1998), The National Service Framework and Clinical Governance
- Skills in assessing, planning and evaluating complex mental health care/treatment interventions for CYP
- Skills in writing and presenting reports
- Expertise in psychosocial interventions, including Early Signs Monitoring, and relapse prevention planning for CYP
- Skills in interacting therapeutically with CYP who have a range of presenting needs including Neurodevelopmental needs
- Skills in managing the physical as well as mental healthcare needs of the client group
- Skills in co-ordinating complex care packages
- An ability to coordinate and deliver teaching programs and skills in teaching and assessing
- An ability to co-ordinate, develop and deliver a program of health promotion interventions to CYPs, there family and multi agency staff (Education/ Social Care)
- An ability to work independently and within a team
- An ability to use digital technology and platforms, email and basic word-processing skills.
Desirable criteria
- Non-verbal and verbal presentation skills
- An ability to deal with challenging situations
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- An ability to assimilate new concepts and approaches to care
- Imagination, determination and a questioning attitude
- Enthusiasm, flexibility and an ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- A problem-solving approach to professional practice
- An ability to challenge practice in a respectful manner to represent CYPs voice and needs in your multi-agency working
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate values that are complementary to those of the organisation service
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- An ability to travel within the geographical work area, transporting patients as necessary in accordance with trust policy
- A willingness to undertake further training appropriate to the role
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ciaran Hill
- Job title
- Service Manager - CAMHS Intensive Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01785 301832
- Additional information
Additional contact details:
Liz Elliott (Clinical and Care Director) - [email protected]
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