Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs


North East England
Permanent
Clinical Nurse Consultant/CNC
GBP 49,387 - 56,515 per year

Posted 1 month(s) ago

Reference: 2313320


Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Central Norfolk Early Intervention in Psychosis team on a full-time, permanent basis as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. In this role, you will offer senior clinical contribution and supervision to specialist team assessment, formulation, treatment and care of service users aged 14-65 experiencing First Episode Psychosis .

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of working alongside service users and families with complex health and social care difficulties within the community and prior experience of working with psychosis is essential

This Clinical Nurse Specialist role will include Non-Medical Prescribing to the Central Norfolk caseload as appropriate and under supervision of our service consultant. As such, NMP qualification and experience is an essential criterion for this post.

Main duties of the job

The job role with consist of the following, but is not limited to;

  • Accepting and triaging all new referrals received by the team.
  • To communicate /liaise effectively with relevant referring partners and other agencies.
  • Arranging and carrying out initial assessments.
  • Offering time to support the wider team with visits where specialist knowledge could be required
  • Being part of the wider Senior Leadership Team and encouraging evidence based changes and processes across the service.
  • To ensure that any identified immediate risks are appropriately responded to and a proportionate risk management strategy is actioned, with input from the multidisciplinary team members.
  • Keeping up to date with relevant perinatal research and news to share with the wider team
  • Offering caseload supervision to case managers
About us

At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce, including those from the global majority. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and ensuring all candidates receive a positive and equitable experience.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Details
Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

246-WSN8239010

Job locations

7 Unthank Road

Norwich

NR2 2PA

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • RMN or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Non-Medical Independent Prescriber
Desirable
  • Study experience at Masters level, study at that level or clinical experience.
  • BFT trained and recent experience of facilitating BFT with service users and their families
Experience
Essential
  • GuidanceScore Extensive experience which has required supervision and mentorship of others.
  • Extensive experience of practice within clinical areas
Desirable
  • Experience of supporting people with first episode psychosis
  • Experience of implementing evidence based practice and or service improvement initiative.
Knowledge
Essential
  • Able to demonstrate sound clinical expertise and knowledge of mental health disorders and their treatments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • RMN or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Non-Medical Independent Prescriber
Desirable
  • Study experience at Masters level, study at that level or clinical experience.
  • BFT trained and recent experience of facilitating BFT with service users and their families
Experience
Essential
  • GuidanceScore Extensive experience which has required supervision and mentorship of others.
  • Extensive experience of practice within clinical areas
Desirable
  • Experience of supporting people with first episode psychosis
  • Experience of implementing evidence based practice and or service improvement initiative.
Knowledge
Essential
  • Able to demonstrate sound clinical expertise and knowledge of mental health disorders and their treatments.
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

7 Unthank Road

Norwich

NR2 2PA

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details
Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

7 Unthank Road

Norwich

NR2 2PA

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)