Nurse Consultant | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £62,215 - £72,293 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | Scunthorpe, DN16 2JX |
| Company: | Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7280298/376-NLTT-0148 |
Summary
We’re looking for an experienced senior nurse to join our acute mental health directorate. As a Nurse Consultant you will work autonomously, managing your own workload whilst continuing to develop and apply your knowledge and skills to a broad range of clinically and professionally challenging and complex situations. You will provide expert knowledge to address the needs of people requiring treatment during the acute phase of a mental illness. You’ll promote recovery and support people to complete advance care plans in line with the changes expected in the Mental Health Act.
You will have direct patient contact and this will be agreed as part of job planning. You will support and inspire colleagues and enhance the development of clinical practice. The post holder will be a senior clinical leader within the Trust and as such will undertake some work which cuts across other clinical areas.
If you are a registered nurse with advanced level experience of mental health care, hold a non-medical prescribing qualification, and you wish to utilise and develop your skills to lead strategic developments that will monitor and improve the quality of health care and the effectiveness of practice, then we would welcome your application to join us.
For more information about the post, please contact: Claire Coppens, (Nurse Consultant) - claire.coppens@nhs.net or Natasha Littlewood (Deputy Care Group Director) natasha.littlewood@nhs.net.
The nurse consultant will provide expert knowledge in order to address the needs of people requiring treatment for mental health disorders. They will lead the development of initiatives and strategies utilising a high degree of personal autonomy. The post holder will advise, support and lead colleagues at an individual, team and organisational level by utilisation of their advanced knowledge and skill
We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Jul 2025
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