Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Playing a key role within Forward Thinking Birmingham, we require Mental Health Nurses and Social Workers to work within our Referral Management Centre. You will ensure that high quality, clinically necessary care is being provided in the most appropriate and cost-effective therapeutic setting as part of the Children and Young People Division Job Purpose Playing a key role within the Children and Young People Division , we require Mental Health Nurses and Social Workers to work within our Referral Management Centre. You will ensure that high quality, clinically necessary care is being provided in the most appropriate and cost-effective therapeutic setting as, triage team. This dynamic position involves providing expert clinical oversight to junior staff, conducting audits to validate and improve service standards, and optimizing patient flow through the service. As a leader, you will facilitate both managerial and clinical supervision sessions, contribute to the development of staff by designing and delivering training that meets service needs, and offer specialist guidance to the clinical team.

• Provide expert clinical oversight to staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality triage in
accordance with best practices and guidelines (e.g. stepped care, NICE guidelines).
• Conduct regular reviews and assessments of clinical practices to identify areas for
improvement and implement necessary changes.
• Facilitate regular managerial and clinical supervision sessions for junior staff, fostering an
environment of support, professional development, and reflective practice.
• Conduct audits of clinical decision-making processes to ensure adherence to established
protocols and evidence-based practices. to care in line with government targets.
• Develop and implement training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of junior
staff members.
• Ensure a culture of care is evident within the Referral Management Centre where clinical
staff can enable and empower service users.
• Undertake clinical work when required, e.g. telephone triage of complex referrals.
• Utilise an evidence-based approach to negotiate and manage clinical opinions and
discussions within the team.
• Remain cognisant of issues relating to people from a wide diversity of backgrounds and to
ensure that these are considered at all times.
• Ensure all patients have an up-to-date integrated care record, reflective of their risk and
needs, and intervention must be evident.
• Receive formal managerial supervision from a professional lead and clinical supervision from, Provide expert clinical oversight to staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality triage in
accordance with best practices and guidelines (e.g. stepped care, NICE guidelines).
• Conduct regular reviews and assessments of clinical practices to identify areas for
improvement and implement necessary changes.
• Facilitate regular managerial and clinical supervision sessions for junior staff, fostering an
environment of support, professional development, and reflective practice.
• Conduct audits of clinical decision-making processes to ensure adherence to established
protocols and evidence-based practices.
• Manage and optimise patient flow through the service, ensuring timely and efficient access
to care in line with government targets.
• Develop and implement training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of junior
staff members.
• Ensure a culture of care is evident within the Referral Management Centre where clinical
staff can enable and empower service users.
• Undertake clinical work when required, e.g. telephone triage of complex referrals.
• Utilise an evidence-based approach to negotiate and manage clinical opinions and
discussions within the team.
• Remain cognisant of issues relating to people from a wide diversity of backgrounds and to
ensure that these are considered at all times.
• Ensure all patients have an up-to-date integrated care record, reflective of their risk and
needs, and intervention must be evident.
• Receive formal managerial supervision from a professional lead and clinical supervision from
a suitable expert. MANAGERIAL
• Responsible for ensuring that a positive learning environment exists for clinical staff and
student nurses, to ensure professional standards and training opportunities are provided.
• Working in partnership with the clinical leads to be responsible for ensuring effective
working relationships within and external to the team.
• Ensuring the skill set and expertise of individual clinicians is appropriate to the needs of the
caseload that they are screening and triaging.
• Demonstrate decision-making and problem-solving skills as a senior member of the team.
• To support the team in developing and building effective communication between
community services, wider mental health services and with other agencies and services.
• To take appropriate lead action with regard to complaints and reportable incidents within
the service as directed by the Trust's complaints and reportable incident policies.
• To contribute to and lead on the implementation of local and national objectives.
• Participate in personal staff development reviews and to undertake reviews of supervisees
as required. PROFESSIONAL
• To practice at all times in accordance with Professional Codes of Conduct/Practice.
• To observe the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, and the Patients in the
Community Act 1995, and to practice in accordance with requirements of the Codes of Practice.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of all Trust, Social Services and Departmental Policies and
Procedures and apply them as necessary.
• To observe confidentiality on all matters relating to client care and treatment, in accordance
with the Code of Conduct on Confidentiality.
• To be involved in research and projects to help maintain a high standard of professional
knowledge.
• To maintain own professional portfolio and keep up to date with new developments.
• To practice in a professional manner, acting as a role model through practice, positive
attitude and presentation to staff, other agencies, clients and carers.
• Participate in personal staff development reviews and to undertake reviews of supervisees as
required.
• Collaborate with service leads to address and resolve clinical and managerial challenges
within the service.
• To provide expertise and support to foster the professional growth of team members.
• Collaborate with service leads to address any barriers to patient flow and implement
solutions for improvement.
• Collaborate with external agencies and professionals to enhance our relationships with
internal and external stakeholders.
• Have oversight of service complaints and play an active role in resolving these, including
reviewing themes that impact the service as a whole.
• Maintain relevant professional registration (e.g. NMC, HCPC).
• Establish effective links with team lead/managers of other mental health teams as well as
statutory services and voluntary/independent sector services to ensure that risk management plans are coordinated and safe.
• Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day
to-day basis.

We are seeking a highly skilled Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to take on a pivotal role within our

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation. Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.