Lead Professional for Mental Health Care

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in delivering the Trust’s Complex Needs Implementation Plan and strengthening how we identify, assess, and support patients with mental ill health across all ages.

This role requires autonomy, expert judgement, and the ability to influence and inspire others across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

As the Lead Professional, you will:

• Provide specialist clinical advice on the identification and management of mental health needs.
• Lead service improvement initiatives, supporting prevention, early intervention and high‑quality care.
• Support the Head of Safeguarding & Complex Needs in developing and implementing mental health pathways, policies, training programmes and quality standards.
• Work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams to embed best practice and ensure compliance with national legislation and guidelines.
• Deliver and oversee specialist training and safeguarding supervision for staff.
• Contribute to investigations, audits, reports, research, and service evaluations.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues on complex and sensitive matters, supporting a culture of continuous improvement and patient‑centred care

You will be a registered member of a professional body with significant senior clinical experience supporting people with mental ill health. You will bring:

• Strong leadership skills and experience mentoring or training others.
• The ability to engage and influence staff at all levels.
• Sound knowledge of mental health legislation, policy and best practice.
• Excellent communication skills—including when managing sensitive, emotional or complex situations.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement.
• Strong organisational skills, resilience, and the ability to prioritise effectively in a busy environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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