Clinical Lead - Rapid Assessment Psychosis Team (RAPT)
Band 7
Main area Adult Community Mental Health Services Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 277-8057268-CMH
Site Erith Centre, Bexley Town Erith Salary £55,524 - £62,652 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 15/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit an experienced, motivated and innovative clinical lead within the Rapid Assessment Psychosis Team (RAPT). The post holder will provide day to day clinical leadership to ensure timely, safe and effective delivery of care to service users and their families across Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley boroughs.
* Provide clinical leadership, direction and robust clinical decision making across the psychosis teams.
* Ensure the delivery of high-quality care by continually developing the service and improving standards.
* Oversee the delivery of evidence based clinical interventions for service users and their families.
* Work alongside staff across the pathway to support and develop their clinical skills and experience.
* Build and maintain the positive reputation of the team and service.
Main duties of the job
* Provide clinical supervision and consultation to a range of professionals across the psychosis pathway.
* Provide clinical leadership and expertise to staff, leading day to day clinical decision making
* Lead/ chair clinical team meetings and forums including referrals, zoning, complex case discussions, reflective practice and discharge planning.
* Enable staff across the pathway to complete person centred clinical risk assessments and formulations and oversee development of robust safety plans.
* Deliver evidence based NICE concordant interventions for people experiencing psychosis and their families.
* Lead the team to develop proactive and safe discharge plans for service users.
* Develop and maintain partnership working arrangements with a wide range of statutory and voluntary organisations.
* Work with service users and families in a variety of settings, including the person’s home and a range of community settings.
* Be directly accountable for own professional action, quality of clinical intervention provided and the maintenance of high standards of care within professional codes of practice, professional ethics and legal standards.
* Develop therapeutic relationships with service users and families and support the team to engage flexibly and creatively to allow access to services and treatments.
* Lead the team to provide culturally appropriate services and interventions for service users and families.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Mentorship Training or equivalent.
* Evidence of post qualification clinical training, regular updating and ongoing development of role and skills.
* Additional leadership or management‑related study
Experience
* Significant experience and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice across varied settings
* Experience of managing complex cases
* Experience of leading MDTs.
* Experience contributing to service development, policy implementation, or improvement initiatives
* Experience of working with people from different background
Skills / Abilities / Knowledge
* Ability to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders.
* Good performance management skills combining clarity around expectations, direction and holding others to account.
* An open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure delivery of objectives.
* Knowledge of the key policies driving work with adults in need of mental health services and rehabilitation.
* Car owner
Inclusive workplace
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme – please ensure you select this on your application form. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Legal Information
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.
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