An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 7 Senior Clinical Lead to take on the clinical leadership responsibility for the DGS MHT+ team, guiding a team of clinicians from various professions. The post holder must hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car or vehicle for business purposes (unless a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 applies).
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the implementation of clinical and interdisciplinary strategies to ensure the delivery of a high standard of care and service objectives, supporting the overall corporate objectives of the organisation.
* Work as a member of the community mental health team, ensuring team clinical performance is optimised, meeting agreed KPIs, and ensuring the DGS MHT+ is a responsive service providing timely assessment and a range of treatment interventions.
* Maintain robust working relationships with colleagues within acute and community settings – liaison psychiatry, place of safety, inpatient teams – so that seamless acute care is provided for service users, and collaborate with community care group, local authority, primary care and other stakeholders to ensure effective care delivery and timely onward care at discharge.
Benefits & Allowances
High Cost Area (HCA) Allowance – for staff based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, an additional payment of 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum of £1,303 per year and a maximum of £2,198 per year. The amount is divided into 12 equal monthly payments (2025 figures).
Education and Qualifications
* Essential
* Nursing registration or equivalent HCP qualification
* Considerable experience of working within acute/community adult services, having worked at Band 6 for a minimum of 3 years
* Mentoring, role‑modeling and essential coaching skills
* People management and leadership skills
* Desirable
* Mentor qualification or equivalent HCP qualification
* Considerable experience of working in a community mental health team
* Conflict resolution and problem‑solving skills
* Innovation desire, sound understanding of supervision principles and motivation of others
* Sound knowledge and clinical skills in risk management
* Leadership management experience
* A comprehensive understanding of recovery and social inclusion values and principles
Diversity and Inclusion
We warmly welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and are proactively encouraging applications from under‑represented communities for our more senior roles.
About the Trust
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, caring for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. We support adults with a wide range of mental health needs in both hospital and community settings. Rated "Good" by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not only live with mental illness, but live well. Guided by our values of caring, inclusive, curious and confident, we invite those who share our passion to join us.
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