JOB DESCRIPTION
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) / Candidate Clinical Nurse Specialist (cCNS)

Liaison Psychiatry/Self Harm - Permanent Full time


Ref Number: 06.016 (2026)

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The CNS/cCNS will deliver care in line with the 5 core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008.

The 5 core concepts are:

Clinical Focus (Direct and Indirect Care)

Service User/Client Advocacy

Education and Training

Audit and Research

Consultancy (including Leadership in Clinical Practice)

The post-holder will work as a key member of multidisciplinary liaison psychiatry – psychological medicine team providing care in the Emergency Department and across the Hospital to patients who experie...