FCP Clinical Lead

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking an FCP Clinical Lead to manage and develop First Contact Practitioner services in Sandwell & Walsall. This role includes clinical assessments, team leadership, and requires excellent relationship-building skills. The position offers an opportunity to influence mental health service delivery and improve patient care.

Benefits

Access to mindfulness groups

Self-referral physio services

Staff counselling services

Car lease schemes

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
• Experience of supervision of staff required.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple organisations.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical leadership to develop the First Contact Practitioner service.
• Managing performance, recruitment, and offering clinical supervision.
• Building relationships with GP practices and supporting care pathways.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Relationship building

Engagement skills

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Leadership qualification or training

Job description

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Job Summary

New roles for our community transformation?

We have a new post in the first contact practitioner structure and are seeking an enthusiastic and effective clinical lead to provide clinical leadership to develop our First Contact Practitioner service in Black Country Healthcare, Sandwell & Walsall localities.

Job Summary

New roles for our community transformation?

We have a new post in the first contact practitioner structure and are seeking an enthusiastic and effective clinical lead to provide clinical leadership to develop our First Contact Practitioner service in Black Country Healthcare, Sandwell & Walsall localities.

Developing services and enabling first contact practitioners for mental health to have an impact on people from the point of first presentation in the Primary Care setting is exciting and rewarding. This is an excellent opportunity to build, develop and lead the teams within the Primary care networks, building and establishing relationships with the GP's and practice teams, whilst supporting the pathways ensuring access to right person, right time and right place care. There will also be involvement with the newly developing Integrated Neighbourhood Care Teams and the more established Towns Teams.

As FCP clinical lead your role will combine providing clinical assessments, leading clinical professionals meetings, alongside clinical leadership responsibilities i.e. clinical supervision, audit, training for the FCP team and working closely with the PAN Trust Primary Care Mental Health Clinical Lead.

The post holder will need to have excellent relationship building and engagement skills and be capable of managing varied work demands based on the changing needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

Developing services and enabling first contact practitioners for mental health to have an impact on people from the point of first presentation in the Primary Care setting is exciting and rewarding. This is an excellent opportunity to build, develop and lead the teams within the Primary care networks, building and establishing relationships with the GP's and practice teams, whilst supporting the pathways ensuring access to right person, right time and right place care. There will also be involvement with the newly developing Integrated Neighbourhood Care Teams and the more established Towns Teams.

As the FCP manager your role will be passionate about delivering excellent mental health services and can support and enable the team to achieve their potential. Key responsibilities will include managerial supervision and appraisals for the team, performance including key performance indicators, recruitment and management of staff, ensuring that people have timely access to our services and receive treatment in line with our pathways.

As FCP clinical lead your role will combine providing clinical assessments, leading clinical professionals meetings, alongside clinical leadership responsibilities i.e. clinical supervision, audit, training for the FCP team and working closely with the PAN Trust Primary Care Mental Health Clinical Lead.

About Us

As a trust we are committed to ensuring staffs wellbeing, providing access to various networks, trust wide mindfulness groups, self-referral physio services, staff counselling. In addition to this you will have access to the Vivup services, Car lease schemes and other benefits.

We encourage site visits so to arrange an informal visit or for an informal discussion about this post please contact us.

Details

Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

285-6252A-MH

Job locations

Walsall/Sandwell

Walsall/Sandwell

B69 2RD

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Are you who we are looking for?

We recognise that as this is a fairly new model of working in the UK but we are aware the value the service adds and the support that is needed to the clinical teams in the surgeries. We have a supportive leadership team that encourages continuous development and improvement within our teams and services

You must be able to demonstrate in interview and on your application that you have

Been developing skills and knowledge of clinical and team leadership

Understanding the FCP role in mental health services

Evidence of contributing or leading on quality improvement and collaborative team working across primary and secondary care

With highly specialist clinical skills in the assessment and management of mental health conditions, you will have appropriate skills and experience as per personal specification.

The clinical lead post is 0.5 WTE with some requirements for Saturdays

The role is based in two localities with time spent within GP practices

You can expect ongoing commitment for professional development, supervision, appraisals and training

We would be delighted to hear from you and informal enquiries are welcome.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Are you who we are looking for?

We recognise that as this is a fairly new model of working in the UK but we are aware the value the service adds and the support that is needed to the clinical teams in the surgeries. We have a supportive leadership team that encourages continuous development and improvement within our teams and services

You must be able to demonstrate in interview and on your application that you have

Been developing skills and knowledge of clinical and team leadership

Understanding the FCP role in mental health services

Evidence of contributing or leading on quality improvement and collaborative team working across primary and secondary care

With highly specialist clinical skills in the assessment and management of mental health conditions, you will have appropriate skills and experience as per personal specification.

The clinical lead post is 0.5 WTE with some requirements for Saturdays

The role is based in two localities with time spent within GP practices

You can expect ongoing commitment for professional development, supervision, appraisals and training

We would be delighted to hear from you and informal enquiries are welcome.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification/Experience

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Non-Medical Prescriber or willingness to work towards
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• Experience of supervision of staff
• Experience of working in a primary care and community mental health teams/service
• Leadership qualification or training
• Ability to work effectively with a number of organisations, managing communications and maintaining good relationships
• Knowledge of safeguarding and action to take if you suspect an individual is at risk.
  
  

Person Specification

Education/Qualification/Experience

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Non-Medical Prescriber or willingness to work towards
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• Experience of supervision of staff
• Experience of working in a primary care and community mental health teams/service
• Leadership qualification or training
• Ability to work effectively with a number of organisations, managing communications and maintaining good relationships
• Knowledge of safeguarding and action to take if you suspect an individual is at risk.
  
  

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

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Walsall/Sandwell

Walsall/Sandwell

B69 2RD

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Walsall/Sandwell

Walsall/Sandwell

B69 2RD

Employer's website

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

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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