Clinical Team Lead

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Clinical Team Leader for Shearwater PICU in Kettering. You will lead the 7-bed female psychiatric intensive care unit, ensuring safe, high-quality care for acutely unwell patients.

The role requires leadership of the nursing team, risk assessments, and active participation in care planning with the MDT, including on-call duties. Commitment to compassionate, least restrictive practice is essential.

Qualifications

• RMN or RN Dip/HE (Mental Health) registered.
• 18 months post-registration experience minimum.
• Experience of Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient nursing (past 18 months).
• Previous experience in supervision and assessment of students.
• Current experience of working at the Welland Centre.
• Extensive experience working with female patient groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the nursing team to deliver high-quality intensive care.
• Support Ward Manager and Service Manager with unit administration.
• Encourage professional and personal development of staff.
• Work with service users to achieve recovery goals and improve quality of life.
• Participate in multidisciplinary assessment and admission decisions.
• Assist with risk assessments and risk-based care planning.
• Contribute to Clinical Team Lead rota for the St.Mary’s Hospital site.

Skills

Leadership/management skills

Teamwork

Flexibility in shift work

High clinical standards

Education

RMN or RN Dip/HE (Mental Health)

Job description

Main area Nurse Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (rotation on shifts and nights) Job ref 270-TH437-MH

Site Welland Centre Town London road, Kettering Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 08:00

Job overview

There is one post on Shearwater PICU, which is a 7 bedded female psychiatric intensive care unit. It is unique, in that it is the only female ICU within NHFT.

The main role of the posts is to support patients in an acute stage of illness, or those presenting with complex emotional needs.

The Clinical Team Leader will need to lead and manage a team, ensuring high quality care is being delivered whilst patient and staff safety and wellbeing is being maintained. The Clinical Team Lead will be expected to undertake risk assessments and formulate decisions based upon these.

They will need to play an active part in decision making, working alongside the MDT to formulate individual care and treatment plans, whilst also communicating effectively with the wider professionals involved with that person’s care.

They will be involved with supporting the team, in their professional development, completing supervision, and appraisals, and will assist the ward manager in supporting the team, and completing relevant tasks to their role.

As Clinical Team Leader, there is an expectation that support should be offered to other areas within the unit, and part of their duty will be to be the Clinical Team Leader on call.

This role requires flexibility, personal resilience, ability to work under pressure and an ability to empathise with and support people who have complex needs.

Main duties of the job

They will need to lead with professionalism and working alongside NHFT’s leadership behaviours and values.

• L ead, coordinate and support the team to carry out clinical duties ensuring delivery of high-quality intensive support and care
• Support the Ward Manager and Service Manager in the management and administration of the Unit
• Support and encourage professional and personal development of staff
• Support the team to w ork with service users to achieve their recovery goals and improve their quality of life
• Be a key participant in the Multidisciplinary assessment and admission of individuals to the ward, being active in the care and treatment planning and decision making
• To assist the team in completing risk assessments, and care planning around risk
• Participate in the nominated Clinical Team Lead rota for the St.Mary’s Hospital site

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical team leader on Shearwater Female Psychiatric Intensive care unit

• Supporting individuals who have a severe and enduring mental health illness, or with complex emotional needs
• Supporting individuals with risk management, whilst focusing on interventions to reduce risk- the empathise being on using least restrictive practices where safe and appropriate
• Leading the nursing team, and supporting other areas within the unit
• Undertaking audits, projects, and other tasks which focuses on professional development

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• RMN or RN Dip/HE (Mental Health).
• Experience post registration for 18 months minimum.
• Experience of Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient nursing ( for past 18 months).
• Previous experience in the Supervision and Assessment of students
• Current experience of working at the Welland Centre
• extensive previous exp of working with female patient groups

Skills and abilities

• Able to work collaboratively within a team structure. Flexible with regard to shift work. High clinical standards. Leadership/management skills

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.