Assistant Clinical Lead

Integrated Care System; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an Assistant Clinical Lead for its Inpatient Mental Health Services. This full-time role involves leading teams, ensuring high standards of patient care, and compliance with healthcare quality standards. The ideal candidate should have an RMN qualification and significant experience in mental health. Strong leadership and clinical expertise will be crucial in this role, which also offers support for professional development.

Benefits

Increased mileage rates

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification working in a mental health inpatient setting.
• Experience supervising staff and working with people with Mental Health Needs.
• Involvement with innovation in Nursing Practice.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate high standard of care to patients and contribute to a safe culture.
• Provide clinical expertise and guidance to inpatient ward staff.
• Monitor and analyze care provision through audits and reviews.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Leadership

Assessment and planning

Auditing

Education

RMN

Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC Register

Teaching qualification/certificate or equivalent experience

Job description

Go back Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Clinical Lead

The closing date is 04 August 2025

We have an exciting opportunity within the acute older peoples Inpatient Mental Health Services for an Assistant Clinical Lead on Bracken Ward at Airedale centre for mental health. This is a mixed older peoples ward. The post is for a full time position.

We are looking for someone who is prepared to lead creatively, committed to improving patient and family and carer experience, and who will lead and motivate the team to strive for continuous improvement through the development of pathways with across Mental Health Services and with partner organisations in the acute care, voluntary and community sectors.

Areas of focus will include creating a safe and caring culture, quality and safety agendas, safer staffing, meeting key performance indicators, roster management, lessons learnt and enabling development of the team.

Closing date: 8th August 2025

Shortlisting: 11th August 2025

Interviews: 20th August 2025 (subject to change)

Main duties of the job

To demonstrate a high standard of care to patients and contribute to a safe and developing culture.

To provide clinical expertise and guidance to inpatient ward staff.

To ensure the service meets guidance and quality standards set locally, regionally, and nationally.

To ensure high standards of documentation, care planning and risk assessments are met and maintained.

To provide relevant training and education as required/requested by the service.

To contribute to data collection and analysis locally and regionally

To be an integral part of the senior team.

To support the team in meeting quality standards, implementing policy, managing change, and delivering innovation

To monitor and analyse care provision through audits, reviews and engagement and provide leadership on maintaining and improving standards.

To administer medication in line with Trust policy and NMC guidelines

To maintain clinical record systems as required.

To comply with the correct implementation of the Mental Health Act.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen- We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RMN
• Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC Register
• Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience

Experience

• Assessment, planning, formulation, and evaluation of patient's psychological difficulties.
• Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs.
• Experience of supervising staff
• Involvement with innovation in Nursing Practice
• Experience of doing audits
• A minimum of 2yrs post qualification working in a mental health inpatient setting.

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.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust