Crisis Team Clinical Lead

NHS; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Rotherham is seeking a Clinical Lead for the Urgent Care Services Crisis Team. Responsibilities include promoting high nursing standards, coordinating clinical supervision, and ensuring quality patient care while leading and supporting a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in community mental health services and must hold relevant professional qualifications. Competitive salary offered with full-time permanent contract.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive employee benefits

Qualifications

• Experience at a Band 6 level or above within Community Adult Mental Health Services.
• Work with patients with complex needs and high-risk behaviours.
• Experience of MDT working.

Responsibilities

• Ensure care delivered is excellent and in keeping with up-to-date guidelines.
• Lead complex clinical communication processes that may impact on service users.
• Deliver clinical supervision, training and development to team members.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Crisis intervention skills

Risk management

Team coordination

Communication skills

Education

RNMH current professional registration with NMC

BA Hons Social work/Dip Sw registered with SW England

Qualification in non-medical prescribing

ENB 998 or other NMC approved mentor qualification

Job description

Job Summary

Working as clinical lead in Urgent Care Services Crisis Team.

• Has responsibility for the promotion and assistance in the maintenance of the highest attainable standards of nursing care provided by the teams.
• Provides senior clinical support and advice to the team members ensuring they are visible to all staff to provide clinical leadership.
• Has the lead role of coordinating the team from a clinical perspective across a 7-day week, including clinical supervision, group supervision and MDT reviews.
• Ability to work closely with the team focusing on projects identified by management ensuring improvement of service provision and practice
  
  

Main duties of the job

You will ensure that the care delivered is excellent and in keeping with the most up to date guidelines and best practice.

To work with carers/family members as necessary to provide a thorough bio psychosocial assessment of their needs. Carers and significant others will be involved where appropriate in collection of risk information and in the development of a management plan.

To take an advisory and supervisory role in partnership with the clinical team in managing complex cases.

To lead and present complex, sensitive, and challenging clinical and professional communication processes that may impact on service users, carers, staff, the team, the organisation, partner agencies and members of the public, where there are barriers to understanding.

Safeguarding the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participating in relevant training.

To utilise problem solving and decision-making skills to support safe discharge planning.

To ensure effective partnership working and pathways between the crisis team and key services both internal and external.

Working as part of the Urgent Care leadership team with willingness to provide clinical leadership across the Crisis Team- including the associated urgent care teams (Home Treatment/Mental Health Hospital Liaison Team) when required.

Deliver clinical supervision, training and clinical development to team members.

About Us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We Are Passionate About Enhancing The Quality Of Our Service And We Work Hard To Attract And Select The Right Colleagues For Our Organisation. Our Goal Is To Employ Those Who Share Our Passion For Providing First Class Care While Remaining Committed To Our Vision And Values. Please View Our Strategy Using The Link Below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We Are Committed To Inclusive Cultures And Really Value People In Our Organisation, View Our Allyship Video On YouTube To Find Out More:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Details

Date posted

30 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

376-RCG-0632-1

Job locations

Woodlands

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

S60 2UD

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RNMH current professional registration with NMC ,BA Hons Social work/Dip Sw registered with SW England.
• Professional knowledge acquired through a degree supplemented by postgraduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses or specialist training
• Qualification in non-medical prescribing or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale.
• ENB 998 or other NMC approved mentor qualification
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable post registration experience at a Band 6 level or above within Community Adult Mental Health Services.
• Experience working with patients with complex needs and high-risk behaviours in the specialist field.
• Experience of MDT working
• Skills in coordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision.
• Quality Improvement and developing practice standards.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Demonstrable post registration experience at a Band 6 level or above within Community Adult Mental Health Services.
• Experience working with patients with complex needs and high-risk behaviours in the specialist field.
• Experience of MDT working
• Skills in coordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision.
• Quality Improvement and developing practice standards.
  
  

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

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Address

Woodlands

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

S60 2UD

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Address

Woodlands

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

S60 2UD

Employer's website

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

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