Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist – Youth First

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting role for an experienced and passionate nurse to join Youth First – West Midlands Community FCAMHS. The service is commissioned to provide advice, guidance and consultation around complex risk presentations for West Midlands children and adolescents up until the age of 18 years.

The successful candidate will lead on the services internal LDA (Learning Disability/Autism) Pathway, developing it further; alongside holding a defined caseload within the wider service. The role will be job planned to ensure both aspects of the role are prioritised.

Main duties of the job

  • Providing advice, guidance and consultation to professionals across the West Midlands for young people presenting with risky/forensic profiles where there is a diagnosis or suspicion of mental health or neurodiversity.
  • Partaking in the duty rota to be point of contact for enquiries and referrals from professionals.
  • Developing and leading on the LDA Pathway within the service.
  • Working as part of a team and under own volition.
  • Supporting service development strategies.
  • Providing management cover as required.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience in CAMHS at a Band6/7
  • Extensive experience supporting young people with LD or autism

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).

Closing Date: 19 July 2026

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