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Clinical Lead
The closing date is 19 February 2026
The The Broxtowe and Hucknall Local Mental Health Team (LMHT) are looking to recruit a compassionate and highly skilled Clinical Lead to join the LMHT management team. Working in collaboration with the Team Leader and members of the wider LMHT workforce, the Clinical Lead will be responsible for leading, monitoring and evaluating the clinical practice of the team driving towards clinical excellence. The post holder will provide and oversee clinical supervision and support the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high quality and safe patient centred care and provide senior clinical leadership within the service.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician Nursing/ Social Work/OT/Therapist/Other, with professional registration, to join our dynamic, well established Locality Mental Health Team
The post holder will be expected to lead on service transformation in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, co-produce and support the evolution of pathway interventions with the community mental services. You will lead the development of pathways of care across the community mental health teams to embed and implement new ways of working. The post holder will also be expected to deliver approved training in line with the clinical pathways. The successful candidate will evidence active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals
This is an exciting time for the County South LMHTs as we are at beginning of our transformation and the right candidate will be involved in shaping this new way of working. The County South LMHTs prides ourselves on offering high quality evidenced based care to service users and their support network, but also being a warm and supportive team that places an emphasis on a positive working culture.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job responsibilities
The post holder will exercise senior clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care whilst working within the team.
To participate in clinical leadership of the LMHT, working alongside the Team Leader and in coordinating the team in the delivery of high-quality multidisciplinary care.
The post holder will ensure patients receive appropriate investigation, intervention and treatment with minimal avoidable delays, whilst improving the quality and experience of care.
In collaboration with the team leader monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidenced based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.
The post holder will hold qualification relevant to the LMHT Provision ( Nursing/ Social Work/OT/Therapist/Other, will use these skills in collaboration with others to lead clinically in support of the delivery of high quality services to patients and families open to the service.
To be responsible for completing specialist mental health assessments and developing treatment plans as an autonomous practitioner and to monitor interventions, ensuring compliance in accordance with Trust policy.
To maintain professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional Nursing/Clinical Qualification to degree level or equivalent
* Maintains professional registration with appropriate professional body
* Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training
* Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
* Leadership Courses
* Management of change Courses
Training
* Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
* Experience of delivery of training
* Experience of management of change
* Experience of development of training
Experience
* Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
* Specialist and area specific experience
* The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
* Awareness of national and local issues impacting of community mental health care.
* Knowledge of management theories
Skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
* Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
* Clinical supervision skills
* A high level of emotional intelligence
Values and Behaviours
* All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
Contractual Agreements
* Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
* A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
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.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Broxtowe and Hucknall LMHT
£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum (pro rata for part time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
186-099-26-MH
Job locations
Broxtowe and Hucknall LMHT
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