Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health Professional

A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Are you in a senior experienced band 7 (Nurse or MHP) and looking for a change? Do you have a background in acute care providing assessments and enjoy crisis work? Then this role is for you.

This role is a permanent, 18.75 hours a week vacancy for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist / Mental Health Professional wanting to join the established liaison psychiatry emergency department team.

We are currently looking for people with excellent assessment and communication skills who perform well under pressure. The role of the Mental Health professional in ED is a fast paced and dynamic role. The team provide 24/7 input into the Emergency Department delivering high calibre assessments, formulations, and care plans for individuals. We provide an invaluable expert opinion into the care of individuals in emergency department.

We are a PLAN accredited service and the core24 team are part of the well-established wider Liaison Psychiatry service at Peterborough City Hospital.

If you are interested, please do get in touch to discuss the role. We welcome people coming to visit the team to gain a better understanding of the role.

As part of the Liaison Psychiatry Service, the post-holder will contribute to the multi-disciplinary clinical assessment and management of patients referred to the service in collaboration with other team members.

Providing and undertaking timely biopsychosocial assessments and risk management plans in accordance with CPFT’s Clinical Risk Assessment and Management policy for adults presenting to the Acute Trust with mental health problems.

The liaison psychiatry service is highly regarded nationally and is accredited through the Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN).

The service aims to offer exceptional standards of care to all patients attending Peterborough City Hospital experiencing a comorbid mental health issue. As such, an opportunity has arisen to recruit a dynamic CNS / MHP on a permanent contract who will work shifts across a 24/7 rota.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

To conduct psychosocial and risk assessments for individuals presenting in the Emergency Department and General Wards with mental health problems.

Provide a high level of clinical expertise in the assessment and care of patients presenting with mental health problems and self-harm in collaboration with other members of the Liaison Psychiatry Service.

Ensure that care is based on the assessment of care needs and the

development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care that identify priorities and realistic goals and involves patients, their relatives and the multidisciplinary team.

Ensure good communication with other members of the Liaison Psychiatry Service as well as general hospital staff about changes in care plans.

Utilise recent research findings in the advancement of best practice and in the delivery of an evidenced bases service.

Engage in Liaison Psychiatry Service educational and training events to fulfil requirements of clinical governance.

Provide support and expert advice to colleagues involved in the care of patients with mental health problems and develop systems to ensure that this support is available in a range of ways.

Ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act and other statutory regulations are observed and implemented within a medical setting.

Work with Ward Managers to ensure that the clinical environment is therapeutic and conducive to the receipt of the best clinical care and experience.

Infection Control – To be responsible for the prevention and control of infection.

Monitor and evaluate the standard of care and take actions to ensure that a high standard of care is maintained.

Disseminate relevant research via training and publication and advise others on the implications for practice of research findings.

Identify and be responsive to the diverse cultural, social and spiritual needs of all patients.

This advert closes on Monday 25 May 2026