Clinical Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; Worksop; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDI networks

Occupational health services

Health and Wellbeing team

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead for the Bassetlaw Integrated team, a senior role within the CMHT and IHTT pathways. The post focuses on older adults' mental health, supervising staff, and leading clinical transformation across services.

Applicants should have current NMC registration, degree-level nursing, and specialist training with extensive experience in elderly mental health and complex case management.

Qualifications

• Degree-level nursing or clinical qualification with specialist/post-registration training.
• Current NMC or equivalent registration.
• Experience and advanced knowledge in elderly mental health.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex cases within CMHT including assessment and high-risk case management.
• Provide and oversee clinical supervision and appraisal for multidisciplinary team.
• Lead clinical transformation and pathway development, chairing workstreams and co-producing task forces.
• Deliver training on clinical pathways and support clinical leads across them.
• Attend MDT meetings and complex case reviews and support clinicians with challenging cases.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical supervision

Communication

Risk assessment

Medication knowledge

Education

Degree-level nursing

NMC registration

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Clinical Lead post for the Bassetlaw Integrated team, a community mental health service run by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The role centres on managing complex, high-risk cases, providing clinical supervision and training, and leading clinical transformation across the CMHT and IHTT pathways. It is a full-time post focused on older adults' mental health, with a specialist assessment remit that includes prescribing. Current NMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Manage complex cases within the CMHT, including assessment and management of high-risk cases
• Provide and oversee clinical supervision and appraisal for the multidisciplinary team
• Lead, monitor and evaluate clinical practice to drive clinical excellence, working with the Team Leader and ACP
• Lead clinical transformation and pathway development, chairing pathway workstreams and co-producing task and finish groups
• Deliver training on the clinical pathways and support clinical leads assigned across them
• Carry out highly specialised assessment for a diverse patient group, including initiating interventions and prescribing medication
• Attend weekly MDT meetings and complex case reviews, and support clinicians with challenging cases
• Drive best practice and continuous improvement, and embed new and innovative practices
• Develop evidence-based practice and promote care in line with local and national guidance and Trust policy
• Monitor the team's skill mix and identify areas for development
• Contribute to performance and activity monitoring and to recruitment, with the Team Leader and administrative lead
• Provide senior clinical leadership and oversight of complex cases alongside the care coordinator

Qualifications

• Degree-level nursing or clinical qualification, or equivalent, with specialist or post-registration training in the service area

Registration & licences

• Current NMC or equivalent professional body registration

Experience

• Clinical expertise satisfactory for the banding
• Specialist and area-specific experience
• Advanced knowledge of medication for older adults with mental health issues

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of physical health problems in older adults
• Good understanding of older people's mental health, with excellent management and leadership skills
• Knowledge of current legislation, clinical risk assessment, and national and local policy
• Good written and oral communication, and IT skills
• Assessment, intervention and evaluation skills, and clinical supervision skills

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check, with the fee deducted from salary after appointment

Other

• Ability to work as part of a team and handle conflict
• Flexibility to work occasional unsocial hours and bank holidays
• Physical ability for the full range of clinical duties, and ability to undertake violence reduction training
• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training
• Demonstrate Trust values and commitment to EDI at interview

Nice to have

• Ability to deal with and resolve conflict
• Continued professional development to maintain registration
• Non-medical prescribing qualification, or willingness to work towards one
• Awareness of national and local issues affecting nursing care
• Experience of clinical or managerial leadership within an MDT, and own approach to management

What's offered

• Employee-led staff networks, including EDI, Green Champions, Freedom to Speak Up, Health and Wellbeing and Menopause Champions
• In-house occupational health and staff counselling services
• Dedicated Health and Wellbeing team