Clinical Lead

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 27 March 2025

Job summary

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for the position for a Clinical Lead, within North Cumbria West Community Treatment Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic person to develop their clinical and leadership skills while supporting to develop services across the adult treatment pathways.

The successful candidate will work part of the collective leadership team across North Cumbria.

This is an exciting time as we move towards the transformation of community services in line with the Community Mental Health Framework, with a greater focus on holistic care and the needs of the whole person, linking in with community and voluntary service partners, primary care services and the local authority to support a sustainable recovery journey with our service users, their families and carers.

The post holder will demonstrate experience and ability in multiagency working, service development and have an understanding of the Long term plan and community transformation.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible and accountable for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and efficient care to Service users as allocated within the designated pathway.

To be responsible and accountable for the delivery of effective and high quality evidence based treatment packages within the Pathway.

Provide clinical advice, leadership and supervision to staff.

Contribute to Appraisal and Personal Development of staff.

Identify and organise the delivery of appropriate clinical training, in order to ensure the highest standard of evidence based clinical interventions are provided based on care pathway packages.

Demonstrate clinical excellence in relation to clinical reasoning and decision making when managing complex cases.

Lead on and ensure robust and timely Clinical Audit

Lead on team development and other practitioner performance where/if applicable.

The post holder will be expected to join the Point of Contact rota which does include the occasional weekend and evening shifts.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Date posted

13 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-CCG25-103-JW

Job locations

Lillyhall Business Centre

Jubilee Road

Workington

CA14 4HA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 13th March 2025

Closing date : 27th March 2025

We welcome your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 13th March 2025

Closing date : 27th March 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate leadership skills/delegation.
  • Excellent communication skills and liaison skills
  • Evidence of working under pressure
  • Experience of working in MDT

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team using a community based approach.
  • Coordinating and supporting staff in the day to day provision of clinical services.
  • Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required.
  • Experience and ability to provide clinical supervision for evidence based practice

Desirable

  • experience of working with families / carers
  • experience of auditing and implementing action plans where required

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
  • Mentor /teaching qualification
  • Relevant Clinical Training and post graduate Qualification

Desirable

  • Therapy qualification (i.e. CBT / Family Therapy)
Person Specification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate leadership skills/delegation.
  • Excellent communication skills and liaison skills
  • Evidence of working under pressure
  • Experience of working in MDT

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team using a community based approach.
  • Coordinating and supporting staff in the day to day provision of clinical services.
  • Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required.
  • Experience and ability to provide clinical supervision for evidence based practice

Desirable

  • experience of working with families / carers
  • experience of auditing and implementing action plans where required

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
  • Mentor /teaching qualification
  • Relevant Clinical Training and post graduate Qualification

Desirable

  • Therapy qualification (i.e. CBT / Family Therapy)

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

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lillyhall Business Centre

Jubilee Road

Workington

CA14 4HA


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lillyhall Business Centre

Jubilee Road

Workington

CA14 4HA


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Manager

Danny May

danny.may@cntw.nhs.uk

07870367422

Date posted

13 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-CCG25-103-JW

Job locations

Lillyhall Business Centre

Jubilee Road

Workington

CA14 4HA


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