Clinical Team Leader

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Clinical Team Leader in a specialized mental health hospital. You'll be a crucial part of a dedicated team working with young people facing severe mental health challenges, providing leadership and ensuring high-quality care. This role requires a blend of clinical expertise, compassion, and effective team collaboration. Enjoy working in an enabling environment where your contributions will truly make a difference.

Qualifications

• Must have current registration with the NMC.
• Experience in mental health settings and managing a shift.

Responsibilities

• Manage the clinical team and ensure staffing and care quality.
• Support families and carers in acute mental health settings.
• Participate in both group and individual patient care.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Clinical supervision

Assessment

Education

Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Clinical Team Leader - The Lookout Hopewood Hospital

The lookout hospital in Sherwood is a bespoke specialist service for young people, co-located with CAMHs community team and perinatal services.

Hercules Ward has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse to join our established Multi-Disciplinary Teams

Hercules Ward is an 8 bedded PICU that works with young people experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems. We work closely with families and a full MDT to ensure positive outcomes for young people and we encourage staff to be fully involved in patients care and participate in both group and 1:1 work.

Our team leaders have a key clinical role within a well established multidisciplinary team. Approximately half of shifts will take on the senior nurse on site role and responsibility for managing staffing, acuity and referrals in to service as well as other key clinical and operational issues. You will need to demonstrate that you have experience of working with people with mental health problems and supporting carers /families in an acute environment. You should have a working knowledge of the management of safeguarding processes, have excellent communication and leadership skills & be willing to work across a 24 hour/7 day rota across all 3 wards on a rotational basis

See attached job description for further details.

Main duties of the job

The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service offers treatment for children and young people up to the age of 18 for mild to severe emotional and mental health needs. There are four multi-disciplinary Community Teams supporting Nottinghamshire along with specialist teams such as Eating Disorders, Head 2 Head, CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment, CAMHS Neuro, Children Looked After & Adoption, Primary Mental Health, Perinatal services and East Midlands Community Forensic Child & Adolescent Health Service (FCAMHS).

Our core purpose is to work with children and young people and their families/carers, who may be experiencing emotional and mental health disorders that have a significant impact on the child's development and cause distress to the child and/or their carers. We aim to improve the mental health of all children and young people with the provision of a timely, integrated, high quality, effective, multi-disciplinary county wide service.

About us

#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

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

186-767-25-MH

Job locations

The Lookout, Hopewood Hospital

Foster Drive

Nottingham

NG5 3FL

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification for further details regarding the requirements for this position.

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.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification for further details regarding the requirements for this position.

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.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Post qualification experience of working within a team
• Experience of running a shift/ managing own workload

Desirable

• Working in an inpatient setting

Qualifications Essential

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
• Maintains current registration with the NMC
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training

Desirable

• Demonstration of continued professional development post qualification

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of MHA, and current working legislation appropriate to inpatient setting
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's

Desirable

• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories

Skills Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
• Clinical supervision skills
• IT skills

Values and Behaviours Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Physical Requirements Essential

• Some requirement for physical exertion and completion of MVA course
• Working on a 24 hour rotational shift pattern, in an at times busy and mentally challenging environment
• Ability to undertake a range of nursing duties

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Post qualification experience of working within a team
• Experience of running a shift/ managing own workload

Desirable

• Working in an inpatient setting

Qualifications Essential

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
• Maintains current registration with the NMC
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training

Desirable

• Demonstration of continued professional development post qualification

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of MHA, and current working legislation appropriate to inpatient setting
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's

Desirable

• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories

Skills Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
• Clinical supervision skills
• IT skills

Values and Behaviours Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Physical Requirements Essential

• Some requirement for physical exertion and completion of MVA course
• Working on a 24 hour rotational shift pattern, in an at times busy and mentally challenging environment
• Ability to undertake a range of nursing duties

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Lookout, Hopewood Hospital

Foster Drive

Nottingham

NG5 3FL

Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Lookout, Hopewood Hospital

Foster Drive

Nottingham

NG5 3FL

Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)