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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Community Mental Health Clinical Lead

The closing date is 12 November 2025

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Job summary

Community Mental Health Transformation

Community Mental Health Clinical Lead

Band 7 6 month secondment / fixed term contract

Based at Stratford Healthcare - Stratford Upon Avon

Do you want to be part of a brand-new service as part of Coventry and Warwickshire's Transformation of Community Mental Health Services?

This is truly an unique opportunity to be at the helm, lead, and develop our newly transformed Community Mental Health Team in Coventry.

The team will aim are to support those with severe mental illness, to be a patient lead, trauma informed service that is recovery focused.

The service is being developed in conjunction with health, social care, statutory and voluntary sector partners to have an integrated service with partnership working.

Our new team is taking shape, and we want this to be an integrated multi-agency and multi-disciplinary service. We have exciting new roles who the successful applicant will work alongside - Physical Health Clinical Lead and an ASD Clinical Lead.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be based across South Warwickshire, the role will have the expectation of clinically leading the Community Mental Health and Early Intervention teams. You will be part of the overall health and social care management and leadership team.

You will work alongside managers/clinical leads to develop the service and support staff with complex caseload management by providing joint working, professional guidance and supervision. You will also be in charge of developing the model of practice, evidence based interventions and outcome monitoring as well as liaising with other agencies, charities and voluntary sectors. (Rethink/MIND/CGL/POD)

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

About us

The Organisation is going through a transformation of Community Mental Health Services. We have a significant level of investment to improve access to treatment, and develop closer working relationships with stakeholders.

We encourage staff development, and you will be supported throughout your supervision and appraisal process to develop your skills and reach your potential.

The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.

Details

Date posted

30 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

444-7585491-MH

Job locations

Stratford Health Care

Arden St

Stratford Upon Avon

CV376NQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To have oversight and leadership of the caseload management, duty function, clinical development of the service and supervision. You will need to have excellent communication skills, high clinical standards, and be able to build positive relationships with a variety of internal and external partners.

Questions are encouraged to appreciate this exciting, new and challenging role.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To have oversight and leadership of the caseload management, duty function, clinical development of the service and supervision. You will need to have excellent communication skills, high clinical standards, and be able to build positive relationships with a variety of internal and external partners.

Questions are encouraged to appreciate this exciting, new and challenging role.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant Professional Qualification
  • Training in working with people who are experiencing mental ill health.
  • Current Registration with relevant professional body with unrestricted practice
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
  • Experience of working in a community mental health team

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication skills
  • Effective organisational and delegation skills
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply in depth understanding of policies, procedures and legal frame works
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of Equal Opportunities
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of confidentiality
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply in depth understanding of safety issues
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply problem solving skills to a variety of situations

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience and competence in working in working in a community setting with people experiencing mental ill health.
  • Evidence of effective caseload management.
  • Experience of supervising registered and/or non-registered staff (including students)
  • Significant experience of risk assessment and positive risk management
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant Professional Qualification
  • Training in working with people who are experiencing mental ill health.
  • Current Registration with relevant professional body with unrestricted practice
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
  • Experience of working in a community mental health team

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication skills
  • Effective organisational and delegation skills
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply in depth understanding of policies, procedures and legal frame works
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of Equal Opportunities
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of confidentiality
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply in depth understanding of safety issues
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply problem solving skills to a variety of situations

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience and competence in working in working in a community setting with people experiencing mental ill health.
  • Evidence of effective caseload management.
  • Experience of supervising registered and/or non-registered staff (including students)
  • Significant experience of risk assessment and positive risk management

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.

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.

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

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Stratford Health Care

Arden St

Stratford Upon Avon

CV376NQ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Stratford Health Care

Arden St

Stratford Upon Avon

CV376NQ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Service - South Warwickshire

Suzanne Madle-Williams

suzanne.madle-williams@covwarkpt.nhs.uk

07881632448

Details

Date posted

30 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

444-7585491-MH

Job locations

Stratford Health Care

Arden St

Stratford Upon Avon

CV376NQ


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