Senior Clinical Practitioner

TouchConsult; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Nurse to step into a Senior Clinical Practitioner role. This exciting opportunity involves leading a multi-disciplinary team in delivering exceptional care to older adults with mental health challenges. The role focuses on providing clinical leadership, managing complex cases, and ensuring patients receive tailored therapeutic interventions. The ideal candidate will be dedicated, flexible, and passionate about improving the lives of older individuals. Join a diverse team committed to excellence in mental health care and make a significant impact in the community.

Benefits

Monthly expense refunds

Flexible working hours

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in nursing with a focus on mental health.
• Strong leadership capabilities and experience in team management.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the SOAMHS service.
• Manage a complex caseload and conduct home visits for assessments.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Therapeutic Skills

Mental Health Experience

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

Nursing Degree

Postgraduate Qualification in Mental Health

Tools

Assessment Tools

Care Management Software

Job description

Are you an experienced Nurse, who is ready to take on a clinical leadership role in a multi-disciplinary team? Are you ready for the next step in your career in mental health? If so, you should apply for our Senior Clinical Practitioner role in the new Specialist Older Adults Mental Health (SOAMHS) Service.

Exciting opportunities have arisen following a review of provision of mental health services for older people at West London NHS Trust. We are in the fortunate position of transforming and expanding our service to meet the needs of older people with mild to severe mental health needs. We are looking for dynamic innovative staff to be part of a team that will work therapeutically to support older patients in their mental health recovery in the community.

We are recruiting one Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioner and this post is based at Hammersmith and Fulham catchment area. Assessments and intervention are delivered at patients' homes; therefore, flexibility is important. Hammersmith has excellent public transport links, therefore having a car or driving is not essential. Most of our clinicians use the bus on visits. All expenses will be refunded on a monthly basis.

We want to hear from you if you are dedicated, flexible, forward-thinking with clinical skills and experience in working therapeutically with older people with mental health difficulties.

The post is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Nurse to build upon and advance their leadership and managerial skills. The focus of the role is on providing clinical leadership to the Specialist Older Adults Mental Health (SOAMHS) service and deputising for the team Manager with the day-to-day running of this service. The focus of the service will be to ensure that patients receive assessment and therapeutic intervention to maximise their independence, safety, and wellbeing. The interventions will include education, individual work, and group work and will involve working closely with patients, carers, statutory and voluntary agencies, within a multi-disciplinary team. They will hold their own complex caseload of patients.

The post holder will be based in Hammersmith and Fulham Community Team and they will be undertaking home visits, meetings at the team base, and other community sites.

We would love you to apply if you are an experienced Nurse with a passion to drive forward excellent care for older people with mental and physical health problems.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow, and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.