Job overview
Are you looking to work for a team that will make you feel empowered and proud to be a Nurse? To work in an environment that will allow you to develop and flourish as a practitioner? We are looking for Registered Mental Health Nurses who are looking for a new challenge to take on the role of Clinical Team Leader.
As a Clinical Team Leader you will form an integral part of the MDT and be responsible for supporting the Ward manager to lead a dedicated team of registered and unregistered staff by having an active role in developing, monitoring and maintaining care standards; through role modelling, clear decision making and demonstrating your highly developed clinical skills.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details.
Key responsibilities include running ward shifts and ensuring appropriate staffing levels, providing clinical and managerial supervision to nurses and HCAs, assisting with managerial tasks such as interviewing, roster management.
Regular nursing tasks such as engaging in therapeutic interactions with service users, medication administration.
Helping to maintain high ward standards, including regular auditing, incident investigation, and opportunities for quality improvement projects.
Why join our wards?
1. We are committed to empowering our service users and to allow our staff more time to do what they love; NURSING.
2. We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, within the hospital setting. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
3. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
4. We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
5. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across the unit, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Working for our organisation
You will be offered;
6. Shift work that can support you to have a healthier work-life balance.
7. Great transportation links that will make your commute easier.
8. Commitment to develop you as a practitioner as evidenced by current staff progressing to Band 7 positions and others being supported to complete their Nursing Advocate and Advanced Clinical Practitioner training.
9. Opportunities to shadow our other services at St Charles such as HTT, FRT, HBPoS and speciality inpatient services.
10. Regular supervision and career mapping including development programmes.
11. Participation in case-formulation and specialist, psychology-led training sessions.
12. The chance to work with a strong, forward-thinking and innovative service that will allow you to flourish as a practitioner and do what you do best, nursing.
13. Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies and award-winning Staff Networks that have thousands of members and exciting events.
14. Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities include running ward shifts and ensuring appropriate staffing levels, providing clinical and managerial supervision to nurses and HCAs, assisting with managerial tasks such as interviewing, roster management.
Regular nursing tasks such as engaging in therapeutic interactions with service users, medication administration.
Helping to maintain high ward standards, including regular auditing, incident investigation, and opportunities for quality improvement projects.
“Please note that this role requires successful candidates to be able to engage in Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (TMVA) training, including the use of force techniques. This is because of the high-acuity nature of the ward environment and the need to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. The role is conditional upon candidates being able to engage in TMVA training during the course of their employment whilst undertaking this role.”
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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