Clinical Team Leader

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is looking for a Clinical Team Leader to join Harbour Ward at St Ann's Hospital. This pivotal role involves providing hands-on mental health care while leading a committed multidisciplinary team in a 16-bed treatment ward, focusing on patient recovery, safety, and overall well-being.

Benefits

£1,500 Recruitment Premium

£1,500 Retention Premium

Supportive multidisciplinary team environment

Qualifications

• Experience as a Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) required.
• Successful completion of relevant training before commencing.
• Strong leadership and clinical skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage ward operations and support staff supervision.
• Lead in delivering local and national outcomes.
• Engage with patients personally to co-produce their care plans.

Skills

Engagement

Patient-centered recovery

Creativity in care plans

Mental health promotion

Team leadership

Education

RMN qualification

Supervisor and assessor training

Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course

Tools

Enhanced DBS check

Job description

We are seeking a Clinical Team Leader to join Harbour Ward at St Ann's Hospital. This leadership role offers opportunities to demonstrate your expertise, improve services, and provide hands-on care to service users.

Harbour Ward: A 16-bed male treatment ward providing care for a range of mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and emotionally unstable personality disorder. The patient age range is 18 to 64.

The multidisciplinary team on Harbour is supportive, knowledgeable, and skilled, with responsibilities including:

• Treating informal and detained patients using engagement, talking therapies (CBT/DBT), and medication
• Focusing on patient-centered recovery
• Engaging creatively with patients to co-produce care plans
• Prioritizing mental and physical health
• Encouraging activity, healthy eating, and wellbeing
• Promoting least restrictive practices in a safe environment

This role includes a £1,500 (pro rata) Recruitment Premium on start and a £1,500 (pro rata) Retention Premium annually, paid monthly, subject to review.

Clinical Team Leaders have dual clinical and leadership responsibilities, acting as deputies to the Ward Manager. They manage ward operations, advise staff, and support staff supervision. They also lead in delivering local and national outcomes.

Requirements include experience as an RMN, completion of supervisor and assessor training, and a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course, which must be completed successfully before starting.

An Enhanced DBS check is required, with costs covered by the Trust. Applicants subscribed to the DBS update service can present a valid certificate.

At Dorset HealthCare, we aim to empower people through outstanding healthcare services. We are a dynamic Trust operating hospitals, inpatient facilities, and community services for nearly 800,000 people. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC in 2019, 95% of patients and 89% of staff report positive experiences.

We value diversity and inclusion, offering a workplace where everyone can be authentic and excel. Join our team to develop your career, challenge yourself, and contribute to our vision of continuous improvement.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Shona Smith
Job title: Harbour Ward Manager
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]