Clinical Lead Barking and Dagenham Mental Health & Wellness Team

NHS; Barking; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization is seeking a Clinical Lead for the Barking and Dagenham Mental Health & Wellness Team. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience and strong leadership skills to oversee clinical systems and staff in a team-focused environment. Competitive salary ranges from £47,810 to £54,710, plus additional HCAS.

Qualifications

• Experience working with Adults who have complex mental health needs.
• Experience of assessing, care planning and initiating care.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Team Manager in delivery of recovery orientated interventions.
• Oversee clinical systems within the team.
• Work with other seniors to oversee new and urgent referrals.

Skills

strong team player

excellent organisational skills

interpersonal skills

basic IT skills

Education

NVQ level 2

RMN

Teaching and assessing qualification

Evidence of CPD

Job description

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead Barking and Dagenham Mental Health & Wellness Team

The closing date is 07 October 2025

The opportunity has arisen for 2 clinical leads (Band 7) to join the Barking and Dagenham Mental Health and Wellness teams (West and North).

The successful candidate will be a strong team player with at least three years post qualifying experience in a mental health setting. The post holder will deputise for the team manager and be able to autonomously oversee clinical systems and staff. It is essential that applicants have excellent organisational skills and are competent with using computer programmes and databases.

Main duties of the job

Experience of undertaki ng assessment of complex case, including risk formulation.

Experience of undertaking complex evidence based interventions that manage high risk.

Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills working with service users and staff within a demanding multi-disciplinary environment.

Ability to provide clinical supervision and undertake appraisal and performance reviews with staff.

Able to deputise for the team manager and work autonomously when appropriate. The B&D Mental Health Teams are evolving into the Mental Health and Wellness Team in the Community Mental health Transformation. The focus is very much on a team approach with ensuring co production with service users.

About us

Our Values 2025 - 2030 Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are: We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people. Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time

Job responsibilities

Assist the Team Manager in the delivery of recovery orientated interventions and evidence based practice by working with a caseload and supervising staff.

Oversee clinical systems within the team.

Attend meetings and forums as required by the team manager.

Work with other seniors on a rota basis to oversee new and urgent referrals to the team. Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications. Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust. Use of AI Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2
• RMN
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Evidence of CPD

Experience

• Working with Adults who have complex mental health needs
• working with dual diagnosis
• experience of senior leadership
• experience of working/liaising with MDT. internal and external agencies
• experience of assessing, care planning and initiating care
• undertaking audits
• ability to work under pressure

knowledge

• awareness of NHS plan and clinical governance priorities
• understanding of NICE, CQC and DoH guidance
• understanding of Social Care act
• awareness of MHA
• Awareness of IPC

Skills

• basic IT skills
• interpersonal skills
• robust assessment of mental health
• confidentiality

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year plus HCAS per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working