# Clinical Excellence Lead - Community Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-excellence-lead-community-services/cc013454-7285-4657-96a6-487ff4f86539 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-excellence-lead-community-services/cc013454-7285-4657-96a6-487ff4f86539.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Meadows - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9-5pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T06:10:51.364Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Pennine_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8248861 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8248861?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The clinical excellence lead role is intended to provide a clear focus on the clinical and quality standards within the community Specialist Mental Health Service for Older People (including the SMHT, HIT, and MAS), to work collaboratively with the Service Manager and Team Managers and other members of the leadership team to champion and embed a culture of best practice. The post holder will act as a learning leader and be at the forefront of identifying and delivering clinical and social skills training to the MDT to ensure continual practice improvement is in place. The post-holder will work collaboratively with the borough Head of Quality and the Service Manager to identify and develop quality improvement plans and initiatives specifically for the older adult community pathway service line and will be expected to take a key role in delivering the plans successfully. The Clinical Excellence Lead will deliver a number of sustainable projects within the older people's community services that supports the Trust’s 4 big ambitions and the embedding of standards for older people. ### Main duties of the job To ensure nursing practice is delivered from an accepted evidence base and in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, Mental Health Act, Community Care Legislation and the policies and procedures of Pennine Care. To provide a learning leader role and a focus on the learning requirements for staff, commissioning learning and acting as an authority on practice improvement To promote developments in nursing within older peoples services in line with the Trust’s 5 year plan and overarching quality strategy. To establish a forum to offer support and clinical supervision to the team. To be a visible and pro-active clinical leader and role model within the multi disciplinary team and actively participate in the delivery of clinical issues care at local level including clinical risk assessment. To support the service area in achieving clinical governance objectives by assisting in individual service reviews, ensuring action plans are formulated and best practice is shared. Maintain own skills and clinical credibility by appropriate updates. To undertake clinical work as a way of measuring standards and identify areas of concern and excellence. To keep up to date with current clinical practice for own area of work. Support staff in the management of complex cases Act as a resource to all staff. Ensure and promote research-based practice. Support the community transformational change in line with the living well model. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including: - Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff. - Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance - Access to Continued Professional Development - Involvement in improvement and research activities - Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service - Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople Please see attached JD for further information ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to prioritise work and manage time effectively and meet strict deadlines - Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of external and internal partners, patients and carers - Excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal. - Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. - Demonstrable leadership skills - Ability to action plan and problem solve **Desirable** - Able to analyse complex data or information to develop new ways of working ### Education **Essential** - Professional nursing qualification / registration - Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant health related area of practice **Desirable** - Experience of change management within health related area of practice ### Knowledge **Essential** - Working knowledge of new code of practice (MHA 183) and other government policies to improve mental health services - Awareness of whole person care - Awareness of the importance of engaging those with lived experience in the design and delivery of quality care - Awareness of the importance of engaging carers in the design and delivery of quality care - Awareness of the importance of engaging staff in the design and delivery of quality care **Desirable** - Knowledge and awareness of the role of co-production in design and delivery of quality services - Excellent knowledge of IT - Word, Excel, data collection models ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of leading clinical projects and implementing change - Proven track record of achieving targets - Experience in a leadership role and managing / developing more junior staff - Experience of delivering training or workshops across staff teams and disciplines - Extensive experience of working with older people **Desirable** - Experience of analysing and evaluating complex data - Experience of writing and presenting high quality reports to a range of stakeholders - Promotion and development of external and internal partnerships - Project management skills with demonstrable experience in leading projects. ### Work related circumstances **Essential** - Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies - Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure. **Desirable** - Undertake any other duties which are appropriate to grade as requested ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 103.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560853) - [person specification (pdf, 92.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560854) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 117.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=440) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.