Clinical Nurse Specialist UK Visa Sponsorship

Job Description

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Clinical Specialist Nurse (Band 7) to join our Acute Hospital Liaison Service (AHLS) at Scarborough General Hospital. This is a dynamic, rewarding position at the heart of mental health support within a busy general hospital setting. If you’re passionate about bridging physical and mental healthcare, enjoy working autonomously in a fast-moving environment, and are eager to shape and improve services, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

About the Role

As a Clinical Specialist Nurse, you’ll play a key leadership role within our established, skilled liaison team. You’ll collaborate closely with the Team Manager and multidisciplinary colleagues, operating at the crucial intersection of acute medicine and psychiatry. Your expertise will help guide complex assessments, treatment decisions, and care planning for patients experiencing a wide range of mental health challenges alongside their physical health needs.

Key aspects of the position include:

• Providing expert clinical advice, consultation, and support to team members, acute hospital staff, and external agencies.
• Leading on holistic assessments that consider both physical and mental health, while promoting recovery-focused, formulation-driven, and shared decision-making approaches.
• Supporting risk assessment, safety planning, and crisis response for patients referred from A&E and inpatient wards.
• Delivering training, supervision, and visible professional presence to promote safe, high-quality mental health care across the acute trust.
• Contributing actively to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and positive team culture.

Our service operates 24/7, accepting referrals for issues such as self-harm, functional and organic mental disorders, complex social circumstances, and often co-occurring alcohol or substance use. A particular interest in substance misuse would be especially valuable, as many individuals may be having their first contact with mental health support—making your role pivotal in their recovery journey.

This is an autonomous yet highly collaborative position, ideal for someone who thrives under pressure, values innovation, and is committed to co-production with patients, families, and carers.

About Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

We are the specialist Mental Health and Learning Disability NHS Trust serving communities across County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby. Our compassionate teams deliver care across prevention, education, crisis response, and specialist services, always in partnership with patients, families, and local partners.

We are dedicated to ensuring everyone feels safe, heard, believed, and truly cared for. By listening closely and co-creating support plans, we help people on their recovery path and strive to deliver the right mental health care, where and when it’s needed most. More about our work and values can be found on our official website.

For details on our Acute Hospital Liaison Service in North Yorkshire and York, including the support we provide in acute settings, visit: Acute Hospital Liaison Service – North Yorkshire and York.

What We are Looking For

Essential Qualifications

• Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as RMN, RNLD, or RGN (RNSC for CAMHS roles only).
• Recognised Practice Assessor/Supervisor status (or working towards it).
• Training in, and experience of providing, clinical supervision (or in progress).
• Postgraduate diploma in a relevant field (or willingness to complete within 2 years), plus a recognised advanced/governed therapy qualification within the first year in post (e.g., Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy, Postgraduate Diploma in CBT, British Isles DBT, or Non-Medical Prescribing).
• Alternatively, equivalent experience at Band 6 level or above in a relevant area, supported by strong evidence of continuing professional development equivalent to master’s-level study.

Essential Knowledge & Skills

• In-depth understanding of current regional and national health issues affecting patients in this field.
• Strong working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, safeguarding, clinical risk assessment/management, clinical governance, and medicines management.
• Familiarity with psychological models of care relevant to the role.

Essential Experience

• Substantial experience supporting patients with complex needs and risk behaviours in a specialist mental health setting.
• Proven track record in clinical risk assessment, collaborative working with service users, families/carers, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Involvement in quality improvement projects.

Job Details

• Salary: £47,810 – £54,710 per annum (Agenda for Change Band 7)
• Contract: Permanent, full-time
• Location: Scarborough General Hospital, Woodlands Drive, Scarborough, YO12 6QL
• Reference: 346-NYM-065-25-B
• Posted: 22 January 2026

You will join a supportive, welcoming team with excellent opportunities for ongoing professional growth and development.

We strongly encourage you to review the full job description and person specification (attached to the original advert) to confirm you meet the essential criteria before applying. Make sure your application clearly demonstrates how your experience aligns with the requirements—applications that don’t address these essentials may not be shortlisted.

Additional Information

This role requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

We welcome applications from candidates needing Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. For more details, please visit the official GOV.UK Skilled Worker visa page.

Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. Further information is available on the NHS Careers website.

If you are ready to bring your skills to a forward-thinking liaison service and make a real difference in integrated care, we’d love to hear from you!