Clinical Nurse Specialist - CAIST
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Child and Adolescent Crisis Service (CAIST) in Norfolk and Waveney. You will provide direct clinical work, including crisis assessment and individual interventions, to children under 18 years and their families. Working in a multidisciplinary team, you will undertake complex mental state and risk assessments, lead clinical decision-making, and offer specialist advice. The position also involves a key role in service development, quality improvement, governance, supervision, and training, promoting compassionate and recovery-focused care.
Key responsibilities
- Offer direct clinical work (crisis assessment and individual interventions) with children under 18 years and their families.
- Undertake complex mental state and risk assessments and lead on clinical decision-making.
- Provide specialist clinical advice, consultation, and formulation to colleagues across the CYP pathway.
- Take a key role in service development and quality improvement, supporting governance, supervision, and training.
- Act as a role model for compassionate and recovery-focused care, promoting least-restrictive practice.
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently
- RMN or equivalent professional qualification.
- Non-Medical Independent Prescriber. Degree Level Qualification or studied at equivalent level
- Extensive experience at which has required supervision and mentorship of others
- Extensive experience of practice within clinical area with proven track record in delivering high quality care.
- Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner
- Ability to problem solve. Confident manner. Approachable, tactful and diplomatic.
- Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines
- Able to demonstrate sound clinical expertise and knowledge of mental health disorders and their treatments
Desirable criteria
- Teaching or training experience or qualification.
- Experience of facilitation in groups.
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice and or service improvement initiative.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist - CAIST
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
Are you committed to improving the lives of children and young people by providing a mental health service we can be truly proud of? If the answer is yes, we'd love to hear from you!
We are seeking to recruit a Clinical Nurse Specialist within our Child and Adolescent Crisis Service (CAIST) in Norfolk and Waveney. An ideal role for someone that wants to combine elements of management and leadership while also maintaining specialist direct clinical work.
We have bases in East, Central & West Norfolk; we allocate a base closest to where you live. The role is peripatetic so you will be required to travel to different sites, therefore being able to travel independently is essential.
The CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service is a vibrant and dynamic service that has 3 teams based across Norfolk & Waveney service, 7 days a week. The service is commissioned for 08:00-20:00 7 days per week.
The team offers community based intensive support to children, young people & their families. CAIST aim to establish trusting therapeutic relationships, to reduce risks when children & young people may be experiencing high levels of distress.
When you join CAIST, you can expect your role to be varied and diverse - no two days are ever the s
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