North London NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Specialist (Nurse)
The closing date is 18 November 2026
Job summary
Islington Mental Health Core Team (Psychosis Pathway) is undergoing an exciting expansion, with the ambition to become a Gold Standard Service. Focused on delivering excellence, reducing relapsing, minimizing inpatient admissions, and promoting service user recovery through social inclusion and maximizing strengths and potential. We are looking for energetic, motivated, and skilled practitioners to join us in achieving this goal.

Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity for four Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialists to join the Islington Mental Health Core Team - Psychosis Pathway. As a member of a well-established, multi-disciplinary team, you will work with a culturally diverse population in the London Borough of Islington, helping service users achieve both symptomatic and social recovery.
Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting early assessments, diagnoses, and providing treatment.
• Delivering person-centered, culturally sensitive care aimed at promoting stability, skill development, and social role enhancement.
• Facilitating both symptomatic and social recovery by actively engaging with service users.
• Reducing stigma and ensuring that initial service contact is supportive and non-disconcerting.
• Educating and involving carers in the service user's care journey.

About us
Working for our Mental Health Trust offers the profound value of making a tangible difference in people's lives every day, fostering recovery, resilience, and hope within our community. You will be part of a compassionate, inclusive culture that prioritises staff wellbeing, continuous learning, and collaborative practice, ensuring you feel supported while you support others. Our shared commitment to empathy, respect, and innovation means your work will directly challenge stigma, promote equality, and uphold the dignity of every individual we serve. Here, your role is not just a job, it is a purposeful career where your contributions lead to meaningful, lasting change in mental health care.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year Per annum inc of HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 455-NLFT-7985123
Job locations: 1 Lowther Road, 1 Lowther Road, London, N7 8US, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Community Practitioner Band: 6 Department: Islington Mental Health Core Team Psychosis Pathway
See Job Description for further details

Person Specification
Essential
Extensive and significant clinical experience in a mental health setting, including Care Coordination, deputy manager, CTOs, Hearings, Tribunals, SCRs, MoJ Reports, Depot Clinics

• Evidence of mental health training and continued relevant professional development
• Ability to take complex clinical decision and lead MDT discussion on this topic and able to support others

Desirable

• Master in Mental Health
• At least three years of experience in mental health

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: 1 Lowther Road, London, N7 8US, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Service Manager Beatriz Martin beatriz.martin2@nhs.net 02033177513

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