Job overview
If you are looking for a new challenge within West London NHS Trust, and you are committed to excellence in patient care, passionate about making a real difference to Patients lives, and striving for an opportunity to develop your leadership and clinical skills then this is a role that will be suited to you.
The Clinical Team Leader will lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice; with particular reference to the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. They will also assist in leading and monitoring the performance and work of the multi-disciplinary ward staff; supervising the work of Staff Nurses, healthcare Assistants, and student nurses. The Clinical Team Leader will deputise for the Clinical Nurse Manager in their absence.
Working as a Clinical Team Leader, this position will require the post holder to support the Ward Manager to provide operational management and leadership to a team of Nursing staff and work effectively alongside a multi-disciplinary team. You will be closely involved in developing excellent care pathways for patients within our service and to support Recovery & User Empowerment at all stages of care and treatment. We hope the post holder will help to shape the future of our service and provide high quality of care for Users of our Services.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants will be required to provide leadership to a team of clinical staff and to be seen as a professional role model for nurses.
Applicants must be committed to multi-disciplinary team work and have excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills.
- To provide support and supervision to a group of nursing staff
- To develop and maintain communication with individuals or groups of patients, carers and staff, about difficult or complex matters, overcoming any problems in communication in different situations.
- To develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
- To promote, monitor and maintain best practice in health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
- To appraise, interpret and apply suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services.
- To contribute to quality improvement.
- To promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
- To contribute to promoting health and well-being and preventing adverse effects on health and well-being.
- To assess complex health and well-being needs and develop, monitor and review care-plans to meet those needs.
- To plan, deliver and evaluate care to address people’s complex health and well-being needs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in mental health nursing practice and current trends within mental health nursing.
- Act in such a manner as outlined in the code of professional conduct and which meets the requirements of the Mental Health Act.
- Maintain & demonstrate awareness of professional and organisational developments.
Desirable
- Vision about service direction and clinical practice developments.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant Experience in Mental Health at Band 5 or equivalent.
Desirable
- General life Experience / skills
- Previous experience at acting band 6 or equivalent
- Experience of forensic Mental Health Nursing
- Evidence of being an inspirational leader.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Maintain awareness of professional and organisational developments.
- Able to assess priorities and identify patient’s needs
- Good attendance record
- Ability to undertake training and duties compatible with the role including PMVA
- Emotional resilience
- Clear personal and interpersonal boundaries
- Able to deal with complex inter-related information and activities
- Excellent team player and ability to facilitate partnership working
- Motivated and committed to maintain and promote high standards of nursing care
- Ability to impart knowledge; supervise and direct the work of others
- Ability to work on own initiative and work as a team member able to assess priorities and identify patients’ needs
- Effective communication and positive inter personal skills
- Ability to build rapport
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Recognise own abilities and limitations
- Experience of receiving and providing clinical supervision
- Receptive to feedback.
- Be aware of and maintain standards of organisational conduct
- Realistic attitude on the outcome of treatment for personality disorders
- Ability to challenge non-confrontationally
- Responsible and caring attitude
- Interest in personal and professional development
- Works in an ethical manner
Desirable
- Display a leadership and role model style that is consistent with organisational expectations and values and which secures the conditions under which clinical staff do their best work
- Displays an ability to work with complexities, ambiguities and situations in the clinical arena that may not be resolved immediately, but is able to work towards resolution in an appropriate time frame
- Experience of providing management supervision
- Embraces contributions made by other staff
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Hold a current registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Nurse. RN3, RNMH, RN4, RN5, RN6,RNLD.
Desirable
- Diploma/ Degree In Nursing
- ENB 770 or equivalent ENB 998 or Mentorship/ Supervision
- Teaching Qualification
- NVQ Assessor
- Relevant post registration health care and/or management qualifications
- Leadership / Coaching Qualification
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This advert is for Clinical Team Leader with West London NHS Trust in Southall, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 Per Annum Inclusive of Allowances. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Jul 2026.
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