Clinical Lead, Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 May 2025

Job summary

The East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team based at East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre, is a Specialist Secondary Community Mental Health Service, providing multidisciplinary input in the form of Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Support Workers, Consultant Psychiatrists, Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners, and Psychologists/Psychological therapists. The East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team has close working relationships with Early Intervention Services, Specialist Personality Disorder Services, Urgent Care Services, Assertive Outreach Team, Rehabilitation Team and Inpatient/Acute Services. There is also a close connection with our primary care colleagues in the Wellbeing Services (including IAPT), Emotional Well Being Service and Third Sector organisations through triage and shared packages of support.

We are looking for an innovative and skilled Band 7 Clinical Lead for Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. The post holder will show a commitment to developing the cluster they are assigned in line with the National Framework for Community Mental Health and demonstrate a drive to support the team's well-being and effectiveness.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will need to have substantial clinical experience within a community mental health setting, demonstrate leadership acumen and be able to work collaboratively across a range of partners.

You will have a strong sense of team work, be able to demonstrate how you have worked productively within a team and describe the values that matter to you. You will need to embrace the use of performance measures to help to achieve agreed targets and support the team, through supervision arrangements, to provide assurance around care planning, risk assessment and participation.

You will need to have a lot of initiative, creativity, flexibility, a good sense of humour, and to know how to engage with people to bring the best out of them. In return you will be offered comprehensive induction, supervision, access to coaching and Quality Improvement and the chance to join a friendly and caring team.

The post will include the coordination of referrals, allocations, delegation of clinical work and communication relating to a designated cluster team. The successful applicant will hold a limited caseload within an agreed job plan, provide supervision to staff and work closely with other clinical leads and team leaders to deliver a quality and safe service.

About us

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living & Working in Brighton:

Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep

Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-AB-20877

Job locations

Community Mental Health Centre

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description document for full details about the role and responsibilities.

We welcome informal visits or discussions about the role - please contact Alison de Souza , Service Manager on 07391415564 or email alison.desouza7@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description document for full details about the role and responsibilities.

We welcome informal visits or discussions about the role - please contact Alison de Souza , Service Manager on 07391415564 or email alison.desouza7@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of CPD

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in relevant clinical practice
Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
Experience of managing staff

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of CPD

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in relevant clinical practice
Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
Experience of managing staff

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).