Employment Clinical Team Lead

Job overview

CNWL are seeking an exceptional clinician to join our established Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Employment team, providing strong clinical leadership. The post holder will be instrumental in supporting the delivery of a high-quality IPS service that is embedded into community pathways, adheres to the IPS principles and aligns to the fidelity quality framework. The successful candidate will be an experienced clinical leader with the ability to motivate and inspire others to ensure the strategic ambitions outlined in the NHS Long Term plan are achieved in Harrow. They will have a proven track record of providing expectational care to service users and carers while supporting staff to deliver an excellent service. An important aspect of the role will be to champion the IPS approach within the community pathways and provide supervision, training and on the job mentoring to incite creativity and motivation within the team whilst remaining committed to the fidelity of the model. Strong analytical and decision-making skills will be essential.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership and line management to Employment Specialists within the Harrow Community Mental Health Hub, ensuring delivery of a high‑quality Individual Placement Support (IPS) service in line with IPS principles and Fidelity standards.

To manage team performance against access, quality and contractual targets, working within agreed operational policies and community pathways. To support the Team Manager in developing effective service models that meet the needs of service users, partners and stakeholders.

To champion and role model the IPS approach, providing supervision, training and mentoring, and working closely with the IPS Central Team to embed fidelity. To hold a small caseload, engage proactively with employers and service users, and spend significant time working in the community.

To develop strong partnerships with employers and employment services across North West London, promote referrals, and support service users using a strengths‑based approach to secure paid employment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Responsibilities:

Overview of Main Responsibilities:

As the Harrow Employment Clinical Team Lead:

• To be the Employment Clinical Team Lead for employment specialists that are aligned to community pathways, responsible for the clinical practice of the team and ensuring that priorities are met
• To assist and deputise for Team Manager in community hub pathways and support with staff absence, and be a member of the Hub leadership team
• To line manage and provide clinical supervision for the Employment Specialists providing expert knowledge relating to people’s mental health supporting the employment team to develop their roles and service offer within the community mental health hub
• To ensure the IPS Team are all working to full caseloads and ensuring high quality IPS fidelity is being delivered.
• To promote and share good news stories of people moving into paid employment at all levels within the organisation in order to gain more referrals.
• Support fidelity reviews
• To carry a small caseload to support people to find and keep paid employment
• To work with in the relevant legislative frameworks (e.g. Mental Health Act (1983) Mental Capacity Act (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Care Act 2014, Equalities Act 2010)
• To promote a culture of service user choice and control within team members daily practice to be monitored and developed through supervision and appraisal
• To ensure that team works within the relevant frameworks and policies for safeguarding vulnerable adults
• To ensure that systems are in place for monitoring assessments, allocation, caseloads and clinical review processes
• To demonstrate a high level of clinical competence both in relation to supervision of staff and direct face to face contact with service users
• To be a member of the hub leadership team
• To ensure that the service works in co-ordination with other Community and Employment focused offers (e.g. Employment Advisors in Talking Therapies).
• To ensure effective liaison with other relevant agencies
• To maintain and develop administrative procedures regarding the recording of case records.
• To ensure that service users are involved in the development of the team and local services
• To facilitate the development of effective supporting structures for carers in line with CNWL guidelines
• There will be occasions when this role will be asked to support hub duty but they will not be expected to be a formal part of duty rota.