Clinical Lead | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Macclesfield seeks a Band 6 Clinical Lead for Mulberry Ward, a 26-bed acute mental health inpatient unit. The post requires leadership, clinical expertise, and a commitment to high-quality patient care in a busy, modern ward setting.

The role involves supporting the Ward Manager, leading on clinical governance, supervising staff, and driving service development. DBS checks apply and staff induction is provided.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a passion for acute mental health care and development of services.
• Knowledge of supervision and audit processes.
• Ability to lead ward-based teams and support the Ward Manager.
• Experience conducting audits of evidence-based interventions.
• Ability to assess, evaluate and advise on care and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership within the ward team to promote high-quality patient care.
• Deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence.
• Source expertise for clinical practice for the care team.
• Undertake audits of evidence-based interventions to maintain best practice.
• Engage with MDT for holistic patient-centred care planning.
• Identify, manage and advise on risk; seek service improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Audit

Risk management

MDT collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Job description

Clinical Lead | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Company:

Company: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a Band 6 Clinical Lead to join our established team in our modern acute mental health ward in Macclesfield.

Mulberry Ward is a 26-bed mixed gender ward providing specialist mental health inpatient assessment and treatment.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with a passion for acute mental health care, development of services and systems, and knowledge of supervision and audit processes. The ideal applicant will also have a good understanding of the leadership style required to be part of a ward leadership team to support the Ward Manager in delivering a high-quality mental health service.

The role will involve working within set objectives which reflect the direction of the service and the Trust, providing clinical leadership within the ward team to promote a high standard of patient care, and providing management support, deputising for the Ward Manager in their absence.

1. Source of expertise for clinical practice for the care team. Able to demonstrate, through personal skills and achievement, a high level of patient care, using processes such as role modelling and supervision.

2. To undertake audit of evidence-based interventions to ensure continued best practice.

3. Engage with MDT to ensure holistic patient centred care planning.

4. Able to assess, evaluate and advise staff on care planning and discharge planning.

5. Demonstrate knowledge and skills in the identification and management of risk.

6. Develop ways to improve efficiency and patient care.

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.

As 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.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

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 answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust