Clinical Lead - Forensic Transitions Team

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and support

Career development opportunities

Secondment opportunities for MPFT

Leadership and service development

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead to supervise the Forensic Transitions Team as adults move from secure settings to community care. The role requires a first-level professional qualification in nursing, AHP or social work, with post-registration experience in forensic settings.

You will lead assessments, ensure performance against KPIs and budgets, and drive service development across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• First-level professional qualification in nursing, AHP or social work
• Post-registration experience or formal training at postgraduate diploma level
• Current registration as a mental health nurse, social worker or AHP
• Extensive post-registration experience in forensic settings with adults who have mental health needs or learning disabilities
• Experience integrating care delivery across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Experience leading or contributing to multidisciplinary assessment processes
• Experience carrying out clinical audit
• Knowledge of health and social care legislation, Care Programme Approach principles and related standards

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership and oversee delivery of the Forensic Transitions Team’s services
• Lead specialist assessment, formulation and treatment during transition to community services
• Ensure performance against trust standards, KPIs and financial targets
• Monitor and manage team performance against trust objectives
• Provide advice to team staff, multidisciplinary teams and management groups
• Monitor and evaluate practice against current trends and initiate changes where needed
• Ensure statutory and professional responsibilities under the NMC Code and other bodies are met
• Promote integration between community and inpatient services
• Encourage multidisciplinary and multi-agency working
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external services

Job description

This Clinical Lead post sits in a new pilot service at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, supporting people leaving secure forensic care as they move from its FIRST team into community mental health services in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. This is a 15-month temporary, full-time contract to 31 March 2028. The post holder leads clinical delivery, manages performance and budgets, and supervises staff. Applicants need a registered nurse, social worker or AHP qualification; visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership and oversee delivery of the Forensic Transitions Team's services
• Lead specialist assessment, formulation and treatment for people during their transition to community services
• Ensure performance against trust standards, including key performance indicators and financial targets
• Monitor and manage the performance of the team and individual members against trust objectives
• Provide advice to team staff, multidisciplinary teams and management groups
• Monitor and evaluate practice against current trends and initiate changes where needed
• Ensure statutory and professional responsibilities under the NMC Code and other professional bodies are met
• Promote and develop integration between community and inpatient services
• Encourage and facilitiate multidisciplinary and multi-agency working
• Build strong working relationships with other services, both internal and external

What’s required

Qualifications

• First-level professional qualification in nursing, AHP or social work
• Post-registration experience or formal training at postgraduate diploma level

Registration & licences

• Current registration as a mental health nurse, social worker or AHP

Experience

• Extensive post-registration experience in forensic settings with adults who have mental health needs or learning disabilities
• Integrating care delivery across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Leading or contributing to multidisciplinary assessment processes
• Carrying out clinical audit

Skills & knowledge

• Comprehensive knowledge of health and social care legislation, policy and challenges facing NHS providers
• Understanding of the Care Programme Approach and Community Care Act principles
• Knowledge of statutory, independent and third sector provision for adults with mental ill health
• Managing staff and support workers, applying management and leadership skills in practice
• Supervisory skills to provide clinical supervision

What’s offered

• Ongoing training and support
• Career development opportunities
• Secondment opportunities for internal MPFT employees, subject to line manager agreement
• Opportunity to develop leadership and service development skills