Employer Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Hopewood Park Hospital Town Sunderland Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2025 23:59
Clinical Lead
Band 7
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
* Cultural diversity staff network
* Disabled staff network
* LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
* Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Network
* Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
* Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay
Job overview
Sunderland and South Tyneside Crisis Team are delighted to be recruiting into one of our clinical lead posts which has come available within the team.
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic clinician with suitable leadership and experience, who is motivated to join the collective leadership team who support the team.
The successful candidate will support to provide the day to day clinical oversight of the team to ensure that we deliver safe, effective and efficient care to service users. You will work alongside the other clinical leads and operational team managers ( and the rest of senior/collective leadership team ) who support the ICTS, Adult and Older Adult pathways which makes up the Universal Crisis Team for the South Locality.
The post holder will work predominately across the Older Adult pathway however will be expected to provide support when required to both the Adult and ICTS pathways as the team do work universally.
Main duties of the job
Overall the role will entail working within the leadership team to ensure that as a service we provide 7 day clinical lead oversight/cover.
Act as a role model to support/guide the team deliver high quality standards of care, be responsive to service demands and dynamic in supporting the team with complex and challenging situations.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills, work well within the leadership team to prioritise daily clinical demands/needs of service, whilst supporting the clinical team.
Provide clinical advice and supervision (both individual and group supervision) and contribute to individuals appraisals.
Provide in house training to team and wider teams/services when needed.
Support and embed clinical standards within the team.
Lead/support and contributing to monitoring team’s clinical performance via clinical audits and work in conjunction with Team Manager to support actions to improve the quality and performance of the service and outcomes for services users.
Show excellent organisational, time management and delegation skills to work in an area of changing priorities.
Be a cohesive member of the Leadership Team, work flexibly and support the Team Manager where needed, offer expertise and experience to develop new staff and support in retention and wellbeing of the team.
Working for our organisation
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
We welcome your application.
Anyone interested, please contact via email to arrange teams call or informal visit to the team to discuss the post in more detail.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of providing clinical supervision to clinical staff and facilitating CPD for others
* Experience of positive clincial risk taking and risk safety planning.
* proven track record of providing professional leadership within clinical services
* Knowledge of data systems
* Experience of positive Clinical risk taking and WRAP
Skills and Competencies
* Excellent communication skills and liaison skills
* Evidence of time management and organisation
Education & Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
* If applicable to service Non Medical Prescriber
* Relevant Clinical Training and post graduate Qualification
* Management/leadership Qualification
Personal charateristics
* Ability to motivate others and work under pressure
* Flexibe attitude to work
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
Please ensure to check out all of the supporting documents linked to this advert, for useful information about working for us, information from our Chief Executive and much more.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Carla King Job title Clinical Manager Email address Carla.King@cntw.nhs.uk Telephone number 07971822937
Additional information
Faye Hutchinson - Clinical Nurse specialist - Faye.hutchinson@cntw.nhs.uk
or
Janet Gilbert - Nurse Consultant - Janet.Gilbert@cntw.nhs.uk
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