Clinical Nurse Specialist: Sponsorship Available

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for the post of Clinical Nurse Specialist has become vacant within Adult Community Mental Health Services in Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire

  • Taking responsibility for making a significant contribution to the nursing input, participating fully in the referral and allocation process, assessments, treatment, risk management, safeguarding vulnerable children and adults, care coordination of service users as well as contributing to case discussions and service related meetings.
  • offering consultations and supervision to colleagues and students as well as staff in other services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will take responsibility for making a significant contribution to the delivery of high quality nursing care within the service. The role involves full participation in referral triage and allocation processes; undertaking comprehensive assessments; planning and delivering evidence based treatment and care interventions; and leading on risk assessment, risk management.

The post holder will provide senior clinical governance and leadership for nurse led clinics, including Depot, Clozapine, Olanzapine, and Physical Health Clinics.

Work in partnership with Matrons to ensure consistent, high quality nursing practice and the safe use of high risk medications.

Lead audit, quality improvement, and incident learning, ensuring clinical documentation and pathways meet professional, legal, and organisational standards.

The post holder will be responsible for professional decision making, including the investigation and management of safeguarding concerns, and oversight of safeguarding responsibilities for vulnerable children and adults.

The post holder will coordinate care for a defined caseload of service users, contributing to multidisciplinary case discussions, clinical decision making, and service related meetings, while supporting the ongoing development and effectiveness of the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse ( Mental Health/Learning Disability)
  • Teaching certificate including annual update (ENB 998), or equivalent.
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Nurse Independent Prescriber

Desirable

  • MSc in specific therapeutic treatment modality e.g. systemic practice, cognitive behavioural therapy. Post graduate clinical and therapeutic qualification related to the community.

Experience

Essential

  • Sound experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post
  • Experience of nurse independent prescribing for relevant service user group
  • Experience of working with service users presenting with emotional/psychological difficulties and challenging behaviour with their families and wider networks in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments.
  • Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults
  • Experience of teaching and training in practice
  • Experience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multidisciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings
  • Experience and knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community

Desirable

  • Experience of therapeutic practice in different cultural contexts.
  • Record of publication in professional journals.

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: 16 August 2026

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