Clinical Lead Nurse | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Billericay; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Billericay is looking for a skilled manager to oversee their Learning Disability Service. The successful candidate will lead the service, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and collaborative work with various stakeholders. Responsibilities include managing the team, driving improvements based on user feedback, and ensuring compliance with national standards. The role offers flexibility and a supportive work environment, alongside a generous benefits package including extensive holiday and pension.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent pension up to 14.5%

£8K relocation package

Staff discounts through Blue Light Card

Interest-free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a Learning Disability Service.
• Ability to work collaboratively with health and social services.
• Skills in leading and developing multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Learning Disability Service and ensure clinical practices are met.
• Engage with various stakeholders to develop the service.
• Ensure high-quality service delivery focused on patient outcomes.

Job description

Overview

The post holder will be responsible for the management of Learning Disability Service providing effective leadership and lead responsibility for the standards of clinical practice.

The post holder will be responsible for the management of Nursing in conjunction with the Allied Health Professional Clinical Lead, Psychology Lead, Medical Lead and inpatient ward manager/matron within the Learning Disability Service.

The post holder will be responsible for the implementation of the Learning Disability Place Plans within designated area, including the monitoring and evaluation to negotiate updated plans according to the financial envelope on an annual basis. This will be in line with the contractual agreements.

The post holder will be expected to work with Clinical Leads/Service Managers across Partnership arrangements, Specialist Services Care Unit and wider Trust to develop the Learning Disability Service as well as the development of the partnerships.

The post holder will work collaboratively with other Health Services, Social Services and the voluntary sector to ensure services provided are co-ordinated and focused on positive patient outcomes in accordance with the Transforming Care agenda.

Deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of clinical governance for the Learning Disability Service.

Focus on leading the Learning Disability Service to introduce ways of continuous improvement in the quality of the service and safeguarding high standards of care by creating a service in which excellence will flourish.

Ensure that improvements in the planning, implementation and evaluation of care are based on user involvement and feedback and promote a model of recovery and social inclusion and facilitate evidence-based care.

Be responsible for the day-to-day management of staff in the Learning Disability Service; ensuring that staff are supervised, appraised, offered advice/supported, and developed to the best potential with educational needs met within the Multi-disciplinary Team.

Hold the professional responsibility for the nursing staff across the Learning Disability Service and ensure clinical and managerial development aligned to the learning disability services training matrix.

Be responsible for effective communication with partner agencies (i.e. commissioners, Local Authorities, Integrated Care Boards (ICB)) around key deliverables for the national standards including the Improvement Standards, Building the Right Support, the Dynamic Support Register, Learning from Deaths in Learning Disability Services (LeDER) and Stop The Over Medicating of Patients (STOMP).

Valuing you

At EPUT, we look after you. Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential. Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks. If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling. We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Carry out any other duties commensurate with the duties of this post. This is an outline job description and may be subject to change according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder.

Ensure the service works in line with agreed pathways, National and Trust policies and guidelines, and is focused on delivery of outcomes.

Implement a team approach to case management where practitioners are not isolated in decision making and can access a range of expertise to inform decision making.

Develop robust interagency, inter-professional and intra-professional relationships with key stakeholders supporting the development of the integrated care pathways and locality working.

Ensure the efficient and effective operation of the service, managing budgets, matching resources to need, and coping flexibly with workload pressures.

Assist in planning and managing the implementation of projects to improve facilities and working practices, as agreed with the Director/Associate Director of Specialist Services.

Ensure through implementing effective performance management that all key performance indicators and targets identified by the Trust are met.

Responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality community mental health care packages.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025