Nurse Consultant- CYP High Intensity Pathway

To provide strategic nursing input at senior level and to ensure effective advice to theCollaborative and other management team members, to provide effective, user focusedChildren and Young Peoples mental health services and a high standard of nursing care throughout the service. To work in close collaboration with other senior members of the collaborative, and externalagencies, contributing to the planning and delivery of high-quality service with regards to the development of CYPMH inpatient and community services. To develop nurse-led initiatives regarding care programmes, which incorporate the postholders higher level of practice, advancing nursing practice and opportunities for patientstreatment, intervention and mental health and physical care needs providing specialistnursing advice and input. To be able to participate in national workstreams for the development of CYPMHS PICU services and CYPMHS PICU initiatives. To be able to participate in workstreams for the development of CYPMHS low secure services alternatives within EoEPC services. The core functions of the role are based on the DH (1999) and DHNI (2018) four functions/main areas for

Consultant Nurse practice

expert practice; professional leadership and consultancy; education and development; and practice and service development linked to research and evaluation.