Clinical Team Leader - ReFocus Team | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a motivated Clinical Team Leader with social work experience to join their Health and Justice team. You will lead a team providing crucial mental health services, ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained. The role involves clinical supervision, assessment coordination, and fostering professional relationships within the community. The position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing services

Access to training opportunities

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical supervision of staff.
• Ability to coordinate assessments and triage referrals.
• Strong interpersonal skills to maintain professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership as Clinical Team Leader for the forensic community team.
• Ensure safe and professional practices with service users.
• Conduct monthly staff rotas and oversee clinical practices.

Skills

Social Work experience

Clinical supervision skills

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Relevant occupational therapy/social work qualification

Job description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability, and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic Clinical Team Leader with Social Work experience to join our forward-thinking, friendly, and expanding Health and Justice team in the Kensington, Chelsea, and Westminster ReFocus Team.

By joining our Community Forensic Mental Health Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but you will also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being.

Our healthcare services work to a 5-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times.

Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable, and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

Why not see what our staff say about working within our award-winning teams: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice

Responsibilities:

• The post holder will work as a Clinical Team Leader (Occupational Therapist/ Social Worker/ Registered Mental Health Nurse) in the Kensington, Chelsea, and Westminster Forensic Community Team providing brief clinical and social care intervention for service users.
• To triage referrals and co-ordinate duty assessments.
• Be responsible for the supervision of staff and their case load.
• Facilitate appropriate clinical practice of the team including CPN’s, OT’s, Administrative staff, and AMHPS.
• Draw up the monthly rotas
• Develop and maintain close professional relationships with GPs Community Mental Health Hubs, Specialist Community Forensic Services, and other professionals.
• Ensure staff practice in a safe, appropriate, and professional way with service users and their carers.
• Attend professional practice forums
• Organise and investigate Safeguarding alerts in line with local Safeguarding policies.
• Chair clinical and team meetings as appropriate.
• Provide senior support to the Team Manager
• To assist the team to be compliant with KPI and monitor electronic data.
• To take a lead role in Dual Diagnosis within the Team.

Benefits:

• Monthly supervision
• Annual personal development plans/appraisals
• Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
• Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to: Preceptorship Programme, Support and guidance with Revalidation, Hidden Gem, and annual award ceremonies
• Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: Health and wellbeing services, Season ticket loans, Cycle to work scheme, Relocation package*subject to meeting criteria*
• The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide.

As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Please note that this advert closes on Thursday 16 Oct 2025.