Job Description

We have an excellent opportunity within the North Cumbria Inpatient Clinical Business unit, for a Clinical Nurse Specialist 8a role across our Acute mental health inpatient wards within Carleton Clinic, North Cumbria.



The Clinical Nurse Specialist will contribute to the strategic direction for the development of nursing practice within the designated Clinical Business Unit. Will take the lead in extending boundaries and creating frameworks for the enhancement of nursing within their speciality. The post holder will continue to strive towards excellence in nursing care and communicate this excellence to colleagues both within the organisation and externally. The post holder will work with the Nurse Consultant on nursing developments within this specialist area of practice.

Key Functions:

Offering "specialist practice' within the service for up to 80% of the post. Professional leadership and advice, including clinical supervision. Take part in service developments within the CBU pathways. Education, training and development of staff, and a range of other agencies, statutory and non-statutory in conjunction with the Nurse Consultant. With formal academic links established. Undertake audit and related activities in aspects of clinical practice, therapeutic intervention and service evaluation involving service users and their families. Contribute to the strategic development of the nursing strategy for CNTW Trust.

The post holder will offer clinical and specialist professional input across the designated pathway within the CBU. It is envisaged that the post holder will have close links and develop consistencies in practice with equivalent Clinical Nurse Specialists across the locality group and the trust.



We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.



The post is suitable for registered nurses and is an ideal opportunity for individuals who have significant clinical experience and a proven record of leadership, change management and innovation wishing to extend their role in delivering service developments, education and training, professional leadership and consultancy.



You will need to be clinically confident, solution focused and competent in working with individuals and teams in an inpatient setting and be able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary context.



You should have a collaborative and enthusiastic style as well as a passion and commitment to networking with other services across community and access within the North Cumbria Locality.



Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date :

20 th May 2025

Closing date :

3 rd June 2025



We welcome your application.