Role Summary
The postholder will work as an Approved Clinician (AC) and supervise service-users in the community who are subject to Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) or have been conditionally discharged. They will also act as Supervising Consultant for service-users not under any legal framework and serve as a Consultant Practitioner in their core discipline, undertaking relevant duties as required by the service.
This role requires a registered mental health nurse with extensive experience working with detained patients, capable of managing, leading, and motivating multi‑disciplinary acute inpatient teams. The postholder will set the direction for therapeutic assessment, treatment, and strategies for all patients under their care.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as Responsible Clinician (RC) for a complex caseload of service-users.
* Provide evidence‑based treatment pathways for mental health, personality disorders, offending behaviours, and learning disabilities.
* Lead formulation, diagnosis, and treatment planning using multi‑disciplinary expertise.
* Deliver statutory reports and present evidence at tribunals and hearings.
* Provide clinical leadership across disciplines including nursing, psychology, occupational therapy, and psychiatry.
* Ensure clinical supervision and support for team members.
* Lead on risk assessment and management, including specialist tools.
* Promote equitable and accessible services for diverse communities.
* Contribute to policy development, service improvement, and strategic planning.
* Support training, supervision, and development of staff and trainee ACs.
* Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping and information governance.
* Lead and participate in research, audit, and service evaluation.
About Oxleas NHS Healthcare
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our Purpose and Values
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We’re Kind
* We’re Fair
* We Listen
* We Care
* Clinical Care: Deliver high‑quality RC care, oversee treatment plans, and ensure effective therapeutic interventions.
* Leadership: Lead multi‑disciplinary teams, supervise staff, and contribute to strategic service development.
* Governance & Policy: Ensure compliance with clinical governance, contribute to policy implementation, and lead service development initiatives.
* Training & Development: Provide specialist teaching, supervision, and placements for trainee ACs.
* Risk & Legal Compliance: Apply mental health legislation, complete statutory documentation, and manage clinical risk.
* Communication: Effectively communicate complex information to service-users, carers, and professionals.
* Equality & Inclusion: Promote diversity, challenge discrimination, and ensure culturally competent care.
* Resource Management: Advise on resource use, monitor budgets, and support efficient service delivery.
* Professional Standards: Maintain CPD, uphold ethical standards, and support professional development of others.
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Mar 2026
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