Clinical Lead | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; West Bridgford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local mental health service in West Bridgford is seeking a compassionate Clinical Lead to oversee clinical practices and ensure high-quality care delivery. The role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, conducting mental health assessments, and supporting staff through training and supervision. Ideal candidates hold a relevant qualification and have strong clinical leadership experience. A positive working culture and commitment to staff wellbeing are emphasized.

Benefits

In-house occupational health

Staff counseling services

Employee-led networks

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical supervision and patient-centered care.
• Ability to lead service transformation and develop care pathways.
• Active leadership skills with the ability to provide education and support.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical practice and ensure high-quality multidisciplinary care.
• Complete mental health assessments and develop treatment plans as an autonomous practitioner.
• Provide supervision to junior staff and support quality improvement measures.

Skills

Compassionate care

Clinical leadership

Team collaboration

Nursing/Social Work/OT/Therapist

Education

Relevant qualification (Nursing/Social Work/OT/Therapist)

Job description

The Rushcliffe Local Mental Health Team (LMHT) are looking to recruit a compassionate and highly skilled Clinical Lead to join the LMHT management team. Working in collaboration with the Team Leader and members of the wider LMHT workforce, the Clinical Lead will be responsible for leading, monitoring and evaluating the clinical practice of the team driving towards clinical excellence. The post holder will provide and oversee clinical supervision and support the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high quality and safe patient centred care and provide senior clinical leadership within the service.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician Nursing/ Social Work/OT/Therapist/Other, with professional registration, to join our dynamic, well established Locality Mental Health Team

The post holder will be expected to lead on service transformation in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, co-produce and support the evolution of pathway interventions with the community mental services. You will lead the development of pathways of care across the community mental health teams to embed and implement new ways of working. You will also be expected to deliver approved training in line with the clinical pathways. You will evidence active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.

Gedling LMHT prides ourselves on offering high quality evidenced based care to service users and their support network, but also being a warm and supportive team that places an emphasis on a positive working culture.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

The post holder will exercise senior clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care whilst working within the team.

To participate in clinical leadership of the LMHT , working alongside the Team Leader and in coordinating the team in the delivery of high-quality multidisciplinary care.

You will ensure patients receive appropriate investigation, intervention and treatment with minimal avoidable delays, whilst improving the quality and experience of care.

In collaboration with the team leader monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidenced based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.

The post holder will hold qualification relevant to the LMHT Provision (Nursing/ Social Work/OT/Therapist/Other), will use these skills in collaboration with others to lead clinically in support of the delivery of high quality services to patients and families open to the service.

To be responsible for completing specialist mental health assessments and developing treatment plans as an autonomous practitioner and to monitor interventions, ensuring compliance in accordance with Trust policy.

To maintain professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.


This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025