# Clinical Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead/058b33ad-ea7e-40c3-b187-11f011cdbcc6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead/058b33ad-ea7e-40c3-b187-11f011cdbcc6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Ashton Under Lyne - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T07:02:12.438Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Pennine_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8169717 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8169717?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a new role within CAMHS and an opportunity to drive forward change and effective leadership. Main duties of the role include - To provide clinical leadership, support and supervision to clinical staff. To work as an integral part of the CAMHS Service which will include carrying a small complex caseload. To participate in the extended working hours as required by the needs of the service To provide clinical leadership and supervision to the team. Maintain consistency and quality of care for all service users  under the care of CAMHS and support effective and timely  discharge. Support safe, efficient and effective high quality transitions in and  out of CAMHS. Ensure the team works in a collaborative manner with other  agencies and partnerships across the service. To ensure that clinical standards are monitored and evaluated, and  ensure both they and the team provide care of the highest quality to  patients To be a visible and pro-active clinical leader and role model within the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in the delivery of clinical issues, 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. ### Main duties of the job Please see Job overview and detailed job description and main responsibilities.  Please also see the  job description and person specification  on the application. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To provide case management supervision to the staff team, promoting stepping down services to care support and the timely discharge To be an effective decision-making and clinical resource to support the Team manager in the selections and recruitment of staff, and to develop and promote strategies aimed at staff retention To support the Team manager to complete appraisals and MYC for relevant allocated staff within the team. To support the team in developing and building effective communication with all other services. To take appropriate action with regard to complaints and reportable incidents within the service as directed by the Team Manager. To contribute to the implementation of local and national objectives. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Demonstrate risk management skills - Resource management – the ability to develop team and individual key strengths through clinical and professional supervision - Ability to work in a pressured environment and manage competing priorities - To be able to lead the team effectively in team settings - Demonstrates behaviours in line with the PCFT Management Behaviour profiles. - Evidence of commitment to developing a culture of care and compassion - Support others in understanding of young people and children’s mental health needs and how these can be addressed in their work - Demonstrate experience of managing people in diverse functions **Desirable** - To have a track record of effective working with clinical education providers - Comprehensive range of clinical skills - Ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage competing priorities ### Experience / Knowledge **Essential** - Significant experience of leadership and proven track record of managing groups of staff and/or teams - Successful management and control of substantial and complex resources - Evidence of improving service quality - Successful track record of prompting, leading and implementing change programmes that drive up standards and service performance - History of holding responsibility and accountability for clinical decisions and empowering clinicians to make difficult clinical decisions - Evidence of high levels of competence with written documentation - Evidence of achieving high standards regarding CPA documentation - Evidence of building and maintaining effective relationships **Desirable** - Personal experience of mental health or experience through caring - Proven track record of successful strategic thinking - Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Registered professional - Nursing, Social Work / Occupational Therapist - Evidence of post registration additional training and/or experience to Master’s Level - Degree or Diploma in a professional qualification **Desirable** - Masters degree ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 288.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10471722) - [person specification (pdf, 148.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10471723) - [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.