Job Description

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.



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



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.



Please review the attached job description and person specification for a detailed description of the role.