Nurse consultant
Nurse Consultants are experts in their area of practice and are often educated to PhD level.
They are highly experienced and their expertise may be in advanced nursing practice or another area of chosen practice.
Firmly based in clinical and nursing practice, consultant nurses are the senior nurse leaders in their area and function at strategic levels, in addition to the personal level. They work across organisations’ boundaries and to push practice forward, delivering a progressive clinical role, improving and innovating to allow for better patient experience and outcomes.
Specialist mental health nurse consultant role: The multi-professional approved and responsible clinician
This role sees a mental health practitioner provide consultant level, highly specialist clinical care within their specific professional skill set.
The very senior clinician operates independently within a clinical team, with competence and experience to the equivalence of a doctor’s role in the delivery of health care. As an approved clinician (AC), the post-holder is recognised by the appropriate national authority to act as an approved clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act (1983) and as the responsible clinician (RC) they are given overall responsibility for a patient’s care.
This role is for you if:
- You have experience and further education qualifications suitable the role
- You have expert experience of a nursing leadership role
- You are able to advise and offer clinical consultancy to nurses and multidisciplinary teams
- You are confident in providing and developing high level training to develop nursing staff
- You can develop and lead strategy and policy development
- You can champion and lead change which result in better clinical practice
- You are determined to ensure patients and service users are offered by best possible care by your service
How we can help you to excel in this this role
If successful in your application, you will receive meaningful managerial supervision and support and benefit from clear pathways and opportunities for career development for those who have a desire to progress.
We also offer specialist leadership training, development and networking to support you in your role.
Development opportunities
- Support for you to access further education
- Post-graduate modules/programmes
- Coaching and mentoring
Next steps
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