Clinical Lead

NHS; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health provider in Chester is looking for an experienced Clinical Lead to join Willow ward. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team and providing tailored, evidence-based care to patients with severe mental health needs. Applicants must be NMC Registered Nurses RMN and demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise. The organization is committed to inclusion and will consider flexible working requests.

Benefits

Support for professional development

Flexible working hours

Inclusive workplace policies

Qualifications

• Must be NMC Registered Nurse RMN.
• Evidence of continued professional development is required.
• High level of clinical expertise necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work in a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based care.
• Support the education and well-being of the nursing team.
• Provide tailored care pathways for service users.

Skills

High level of clinical expertise

Understanding of mental health issues

Ability to work collaboratively

Knowledge of cultural diversity

Willingness to undertake further training

Education

NMC Registered Nurse RMN

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead

The closing date is 20 October 2025

Are you aspiring to lead and wanting a new challenge? If so, then you need to talk to us!

We are recruiting an enthusiastic Clinical Lead to join Willow ward, where we provide evidence-based care to our acutely ill patients. Our Clinical Leads work inclusively, within our multi-disciplinary team, to achieve the best patient outcomes, to support quality improvement standards and to support the education and well-being of our diverse nursing team. You will represent high quality nursing care and must be able to demonstrate an understanding and application of the 6 C's in practice, these being Care; Compassion; Competence; Communication; Courage and Commitment.

Willow Ward Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is an inpatient service in West Cheshire for individuals with serious mental health conditions admitted for assessment and treatment.

Main duties of the job

You will be working in a multidisciplinary team which includes medical staff, Allied Health Professionals (including Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy), a Health and Fitness team and peer support workers/volunteers. Our therapeutic environment includes dedicated therapy rooms, and a large gym.

Our psychiatric intensive care service is led by skilled clinicians and staff who provide tailored care pathways for individual service users and support for their families. This will include Consultant psychiatrists, Advance nurse practitioners, Occupational therapists, Pharmacists.

As a member of the Willow ward team, you will support the delivery of responsive, evidence-based, recovery focused care to everyone in our care. If you are currently a band 5 or 6 RMN looking for the next step and you would like to work where you can make a real difference, there's no better place to be than Bowmere.

Bowmere operates 24 hour cover therefore, to support our nursing team across these shifts, your shifts will include nights. There are a variety of shifts available and all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

About us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Job responsibilities

Please note that a full job description is available.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse RMN
• Evidence of Continued Professional development

Knowledge and Expertise

• High level of clinical expertise
• Understanding and appreciation of national policy and health/social care issues
• Clear understanding of social inclusion/equality/diversity
• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries
• Knowledge of cultural diversity within the healthcare setting
• Awareness of current mental health issues, debates and practice
• Knowledge and understanding of physical health needs
• A willingness to undertake further training
• Knowledge of the MHA and MCA

Experience

• Relevant, post-qualifying experience at band 5
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Working with service users with severe mental health problems utilising user/carer involvement

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please contact our recruitment team.