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Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Good risk assessment and mitigation skills
- Skills
Resource management – the ability to develop team and individual key strengths through clinical and professional supervision
- Skills
Good leadership skills with the ability to teach and act as a role model for both qualified and non qualified staff including students
- Skills
Promotion of high quality reflective practice
- knowledge and experience
Significant experience of leadership and proven track record of supervising staff.
- knowledge and experience
Evidence of improving service quality
- knowledge and experience
Evidence of working at Band 6 level or above within CMHT setting or other specialist mental health setting.
- Training and qualifications
Registered professional / evidence of post registration experience
- Training and qualifications
Evidence of continuing professional Development
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Ability to work within the accountability framework
- Skills
Understanding of audit and research processes
- knowledge and experience
Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice
- Training and qualifications
Leadership qualification or training
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Lead within Longbridge CMHT
The role requires working autonomously in providing high quality assessments, reviews, treatment interventions, clinical advice and expertise to the wider MDT in supporting service users with severe and enduring mental illness.
You will be responsible for providing additional leadership and guidance to team members in risk assessment, risk management and positive problem solving and lead on debriefs following incidents.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Lead will work across the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and support the team manager in effective operation of the team by undertaking practice and professional lead responsibility for specified areas of care delivery.
To be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective clinical pathways between CMHT and other services
The take a leadership role to positively influence and improve the quality of clinical practice by providing support, supervision, educational and professional development opportunities for staff within the CMHT.
Develop confidence and competence within the team for managing complex clinical cases and issues
To take a lead role in the provision of clinical leadership and caseload supervision to the team. They will be expected to act as a positive role model in promoting clinical excellence
Applicants should have relevant experience and competence in:
- Robust assessing of a range of mental health issues.
- Risk identification and management
- Positive relationship building across a variety of stakeholder groups
- Expert navigation of a range of support, VCSE, social and clinical services
- Co production at all levels
- Experience in providing supervision to others.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Band 7 Clinical Lead - Longbridge CMHT with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Lead (legacy management group) role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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