Senior Clinical Practitioner | West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in London is offering a short-term secondment for a Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioner. This role involves providing clinical leadership, carrying out crisis assessments, and working within a well-established team to deliver high-quality crisis care over the telephone. Candidates should be confident in managing clinical risk, calm under pressure, and experienced in team leadership. The position requires working 24/7 shifts, including nights.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical leadership.
• Ability to manage clinical risk and make complex decisions.
• Experience in crisis assessments and de-escalation.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership during shifts, guiding junior staff.
• Conduct brief crisis assessments and offer support.
• Work closely with other services for intensive or follow-up care.
• Support the team in safe and responsive care.

Skills

Clinical risk management

Crisis assessment

Team leadership

Communication under pressure

Job description

We're offering a short-term secondment opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioner in the Mental Health Single Point of Access (MH SPA) and NHS111 Option 2 service. This is a chance to step into leadership within a unique and well established team, build on your existing skills and contribute to high quality crisis care over the telephone.

What you’ll be doing

• Providing clinical leadership on shift, especially for junior staff who need your guidance and support
• Carrying out brief crisis assessments, offering advice, signposting and helping to de‑escalate where needed
• Making sure our “no wrong door” approach is something we live by, not just say
• Working closely with other services when someone needs more intensive or follow‑up input
• Supporting the team to stay safe, responsive and person‑centred
• Making sure junior staff have a solid and safe induction
• Working 24/7 shifts, including night shifts

We're looking for someone who's confident managing clinical risk and used to making complex decisions. You stay calm under pressure, are approachable on shift and willing to take the lead when it's needed. You value clear supervision, healthy boundaries and working as part of a team. This post is to cover an internal secondment, so we’re looking for someone to start as soon as possible after interview.

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 the 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.