# Clinical Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead/2b7a58e0-8bfb-4706-8d39-da93dde2568a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead/2b7a58e0-8bfb-4706-8d39-da93dde2568a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Rampton Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Lead (legacy management group) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T10:27:30.193Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Worksop/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Lead/Clinical_Lead-v8331727 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8331727?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician to join our dynamic, well established OPCU community services as a Clinical Lead. We are recruiting for a full time Clinical Lead for Bassetlaw Integrated team (Based at the Queens Building) The post holder will support robust clinical management of complex cases within both services, working with all members of the team, attending weekly MDT meetings and complex case reviews. The Clinical Lead is expected to be comfortable in managing cases with associated high levels of risk and to support the clinicians with management of challenging cases The post holder will lead and contribute to the clinical development of the CMHT/IHTT service, leading on clinical transformation and the evolution of pathway interventions across the community mental health team The successful candidates will be able to offer the teams high quality case supervision and training, ensuring consistent high-quality assessments and interventions for our service users ### Main duties of the job The post holder will participate in developing evidence-based practice within the service. It is expected that the Clinical Lead will drive best practice and continuous improvement including embedding new and innovative practices The post holder will have excellent management and leadership skills and advanced knowledge of older adults’ mental health problems Working in collaboration with the Team Leader & ACP, the post holder will be responsible for leading, monitoring and evaluating the clinical practice of the team driving towards clinical excellence. The post holder will provide and oversee clinical supervision and support the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high quality and safe patient centred care and provide senior clinical leadership within the service. To provide a highly specialised level of assessment for a diverse patient group, which may involve the initiation of interventions, including prescribing medication. This group of patients will present with significant mental health needs which may also include complex emotional needs. This role will include complex case management within the CMHT including assessment & management of high risk cases. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will need to have excellent managerial and leadership skills with a good understanding of older people’s mental health. They will also; provide specialist skills to assess patient’s needs, analyse and develop treatment plans within a multidisciplinary framework. The post-holder will receive clinical supervision and work under expert leadership of the ACP within the team. Promote clinical excellence in line with local and national guidance whilst working within the parameters of Trust policy & procedure. The post holder will be expected to support service transformation by leading on service change, chair pathway workstream meetings, support and coproduce task and finish groups. Promote service change by championing and leading clinical service transformation. Lead on clinical pathway development inclusive of delivery of training for the clinical pathways in which clinical leads will be assigned across the pathways to support pathway delivery, clinical effectiveness and planning. Provide and have oversight of clinical supervision, appraisal and clinical leadership for the multidisciplinary team and contribute to ongoing service development. Work in partnership with the team leader and administrative lead to contribute to performance and activity monitoring and to contribute to recruitment Must have a current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or equivalent professional body. Be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the skill mix within the team and areas for development. Have a good understanding of national and local policies and procedures informing the evidence base for clinical care. The post-holder will work alongside the care coordinator and have oversight of complex clinical cases within the team. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. ### 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 work as part of a team - - Good written/oral communication skills - - Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues - - Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care. - - Clinical supervision skills - - IT skills ### Values **Essential** - - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork - - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation ### Training **Essential** - Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery. **Desirable** - The ability to deal with and resolve conflict ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments - - Advanced knowledge of physical health problems in the older adult ### Experience **Essential** - - Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding. - - Specialist and area specific experience. - - Advanced knowledge of medication for the older adult with mental health issues **Desirable** - - Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care - - Experience of clinical / managerial leadership within an MDT and own approach to management ### Physical Requirements **Essential** - - Able to undertake training in the management of violence reduction - - Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties/Clinical duties ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including occasional unsocial hours and bank holidays) ### Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional **Essential** - Professional Nursing/Clinical Qualification to degree level or equivalent. - Maintains professional registration with appropriate professional body. - Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training. **Desirable** - Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration - Non-Medical prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards ## Documents - [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983) - [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913) - [about nottinghamshire healthcare (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2079) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10654791) ## 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.