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Secondment Clinical Lead - Older Adults Mental Health Team
The closing date is 13 February 2026
We currently have a Secondment available due to maternity leave in our Older Havering Mental Health Team based in Gubbins Lane Harold Wood.
We have had new investment in mental health worker posts, peer support workers posts and support time recovery workers to support the integrated team to work as one around the patient, their families and their social networks. Our vision is for this new investment to help start a new era in our mental healthcare provision at NELFT, making us among the most holistic, relational and person-centred services in the country.
Main duties of the job
This role encompasses supporting staff through clinical expertise and leadership to manage the Older Adult mental health team.
It includes managing a duty rota, supporting staff and complex patients. The role includes attending and chairing MDTs, referrals and allocations meetings. There will be opportunities to supervise staff formally and informally.
It will include management and support of the team\'s KPI\'s and supporting the manager as needed.
About us
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers, we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
* We are kind.
* We are respectful.
* We work together with our communities.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Higher Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).
Job responsibilities
Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at Northeast London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
* Qualification in nursing or Occupational Therapy
* Current professional Registration
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Experience
* Minimum 4 years post qualification experience within a mental health setting
* Experience of working within community recovery or brief intervention services who treat and care for individuals in line with the Care programme approach and Care Act 2014
* Extensive experience of undertaking complex mental state assessment, risk and needs assessment with service users with severe and enduring mental illness
* Experience of providing managerial and clinical supervision to junior colleagues
Management and supervision of students
* completed training for students
* taken students and supported placements
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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