Clinical Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This Clinical Nurse Specialist role involves making a significant contribution to nursing input within Adult Community Mental Health Services in Watford. Key responsibilities include participating in referral and allocation, assessments, treatment, risk management, and safeguarding. The post holder will also provide consultations and supervision to colleagues and students, and lead on clinical governance for nurse-led clinics. A full driving licence and access to a car are essential for this community-based role.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse ( Mental Health/Learning Disability)
- Teaching certificate including annual update (ENB 998), or equivalent.
- Evidence of CPD
- Nurse Independent Prescriber
Desirable criteria
- MSc in specific therapeutic treatment modality e.g. systemic practice, cognitive behavioural therapy. Post graduate clinical and therapeutic qualification related to the community.
- 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
- Experience of therapeutic practice in different cultural contexts.
- Record of publication in professional journals.
- Registered Nurse ( Mental Health/Learning Disability)
- Teaching certificate including annual update (ENB 998), or equivalent.
- Evidence of CPD
- Nurse Independent Prescriber
- MSc in specific therapeutic treatment modality e.g. systemic practice, cognitive behavioural therapy. Post graduate clinical and therapeutic qualification related to the community.
- 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
- Experience of therapeutic practice in different cultural contexts.
- Record of publication in professional journals.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £51,657 – £58,785 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity for the post of Clinical Nurse Specialist has become vacant within Adult Community Mental Health Services in Watford
- 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.
Car driver essential as the role is community based, the post holder will need a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes - including business insurance (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
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, ris
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