Clinical Team Leader

CNWL; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Team Leader to deliver exceptional patient care across various settings. The role involves leading nursing services, developing staff, and ensuring quality and safety in patient care. Successful candidates will have a strong nursing background with management capabilities, fostering a supportive environment for staff and patients alike.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Flexible working options

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Mental Health qualification is essential.
• Experience in acute or secure settings at Band 5 or equivalent.
• Ability to manage junior staff and perform in high-pressure situations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop nursing services delivering high-quality patient care.
• Provide managerial and clinical supervision to ward staff.
• Organize duty rotas and ensure safe patient care environments.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Initiative

Education

Registered Nurse Mental Health

Prevention and management Violence and Aggression training

Job description

Search here to find a new job, a new career, an opportunity
to up skill or to simply change your career direction.

Become part of our team.
We care for you as much as you care for others.

There’s a place for you at CNWL.

We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Clinical Team Leader

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns) Job ref 333-G-HM-0712

Site Riverside Centre, Frays Ward Town Uxbridge Salary £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc. HCAS (pro rata if P/T) Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 24/06/2025

Job overview

To effectively manage and develop the nursing services providing professional and managerial leadership to a group of staff in the delivery of high quality, safe and cost effective care of patients and their families. To inspire and facilitate the development of ward staff by providing an open, supportive and encouraging environment in which all staff feel valued and where best practice prospers.

The post-holder will have specific responsibility for managing the day to day functioning of the ward, as well as the ongoing management of a group of ward staff. This will include the provision of managerial and clinical supervision for designated staff. The post-holder will ensure that every effort is made to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors through the process of dynamic security and effective management.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure nursing practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional conduct and Mental Health Legislation.
• Process referrals made to the service from outside agencies as well as undertaking more complex assessments and supervising those of junior staff when required.
• To determine the care management needs of those in the acute ward.
• To ensure that all referrals are assessed.
• Organise the duty rota for staff.
• Attend management meetings as required.
• To ensure the safe custody of patient’s property in adherence with Trust and local policies and procedures.
• Develop, promote and implement the ward philosophy, vision and values.
• Participate in maintenance of general and specific patient observations, accurately recording all relevant information.
• Supervising the implementation of Trust and local risk management processes ensuring these are completed accurately within agreed time frames.
• Always act in a manner as to promote and safeguard the interests and well being of patients, visitors and colleagues.
• To deal with the storage and administration of drugs in accordance with legal requirements, local policies and procedures.
• To undertake the role of Clinical Co-ordinator or Ward Manager during annual leave and sickness absence as required.
• To be responsible for the development and implementation of clinical supervision for nurses.
• To participate in appraisal and performance review of the team as well as individual staff and reporting to the Ward Manager.

Working for our organisation

We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providingtop quality caredepends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking torecruit outstanding peoplewho will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With adiverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

· To assist and support the Ward Manager in the establishment of an efficient working environment, making the most effective and efficient use of staff, supplies and services.

· Ensure the agreed Trust policies and procedures are followed.

· Report any maintenance requirements through the Trust processes.

· Possess excellent communication skills and be able to form a positive, therapeutic relationship with people who are experiencing acute crisis or distress in the context of partnership and trust.

· To be aware of how your verbal and non-verbal communication can be interpreted by others and ensure a polite approach is maintained at all times.

· Help promote Team cohesiveness, multidisciplinary working and at all times work collaboratively with colleagues in all parts of the Trust to achieve healthy and effective communication.

· To develop a communication system which ensures the flow of current information to and from hospital meetings, forums and the greater healthcare economy.

Person specification

Education

• Registered Nurse Mental Health
• Prevention and management Violence and Aggression training

Skills and Abilities

• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy using good communication skills.
• Treat patients with respect and dignity and considers the needs of the whole person.
• Use of initiative under minimal supervision.
• Able to provide supervision and support to junior staff and students.
• Recognise own abilities and limitations and be willing to engage in and learn from reflective practice.
• Ability to assess any problems, which arise in a calm manner and manage them promptly and professionally.
• Ability to work with patients presenting with crisis / challenging behaviour.
• Decisive and dynamic approach with the ability to liaise and negotiate with other healthcare and non-healthcare professionals.
• Post registration experience within an acute or secure setting at Band 5 (or equivalent).
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and Evaluate patient care and act accordingly if untoward changes occur.
• Knowledge of medication rounds and the safe administration of drugs.
• Use of Rapid Tranquilisation
• Practical experience of providing high quality care.
• Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
• Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
• Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
• Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals

Knowledge

• Mental Health Act 1983.
• NMC code of conduct.
• Care Programme Approach.
• Knowledge of new developments in nursing.
• Risk assessment and management
• Current developments in mental health care and nursing practice.
• Able to assess, plan treatment for and review nursing care needs.
• Health and Safety issues.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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.