Clinical Specialist

Clinical Specialist

The closing date is 20 January 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Specialist to join our mental health team at HMP Northumberland, Category B men's prison.

HMP Northumberland has an operational capacity of 1300 people who spend their sentences learning the skills they need to find work on release as part of the government’s drive to cut reoffending. Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust manage the mental health services on site.

Your clinical expertise and extensive knowledge will support the delivery of mental health provision and develop pathways, quality care and clinical governance structures.

You will have extensive experience working within a prison or wider forensic services. You will have a positive and compassion focused attitude towards service users in the prison environment, an awareness of the clinical difficulties that arise for individuals within secure environments and be able to lead by example. The post requires the highest standards of professional practice, and exceptional communication and relationship skills.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner who will thrive among the multi-disciplinary team of professionals to assess, plan and provide patient care. You will work within a team of Registered Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners and wider partner agencies including primary care services, social care and prison colleagues.

We offer robust supervision arrangements and a comprehensive induction and workforce development plan with a vast array of personal, professional and academic training opportunities enabling you to expand your skill set and evidence-based practices.

You will be required to be innovative, flexible and able to engage clients with complex needs. We require the post holders to be committed to equal opportunities and non-discriminatory practices and reflect the trust values of Responsibility, Respect and Compassion.

The post holder will be the professional lead for Clinical Leads within the team, leading on professional development and the delivery of robust evidence-based practice, ensuring high professional standards of care.

We would encourage candidates to contact us for an informal discussion.

We invest in your training and development. All staff who join TEWV will be provided with a comprehensive induction programme.

Continuous professional development is important to TEWV. Once you are comfortable in your new role, you and your manager will work collaboratively to form a Personal Development Plan (PDP). Your personal career aspirations are taken into account and the trust will provide you with the resources you need to develop.

• Registration with relevant professional body (e.g. NMC, GMC, HCPC, Social Work-England)
• For nursing professions - Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or currently in progress of achieving
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision or in the process of achieving
• For other professions - evidence of training in clinical supervision of other staff and ability to demonstrate competence in this area of practice in clinical supervision of other staff and/or students/trainees
• All professions Postgraduate diploma in a subject relevant to the area or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years
• Within the first year of being in post hold a recognised advanced clinical qualification or Masters level credits (e.g., Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy/NMP e.g. dysphagia, posture, autism assessment, rebound, social prescribing, sensory processing, Approved Mental Health Professional, Practice Educator (level 3 Independent Prescriber)) - note any other advanced qualification/masters credits not listed here as an example, must be clearly evidenced and listed as "advanced qualification or masters credits" within the individual's application form

• Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad…