Overview
If you are looking for a new challenge within West London NHS Trust, and you are committed to excellence in patient care, passionate about making a real difference to patients’ lives, and striving for an opportunity to develop your leadership and clinical skills, then this is a role that will be suited to you.
The Clinical Team Leader will lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice with particular reference to the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. They will also assist in leading and monitoring the performance and work of the multi-disciplinary ward staff; supervising the work of Staff Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, and student nurses. The Clinical Team Leader will deputise for the Clinical Nurse Manager in their absence.
Working as a Clinical Team Leader, this position will require the post holder to support the Ward Manager to provide operational management and leadership to a team of nursing staff and work effectively alongside a multi-disciplinary team. You will be closely involved in developing excellent care pathways for patients within our service and to support Recovery & User Empowerment at all stages of care and treatment. We hope the post holder will help to shape the future of our service and provide high quality of care for users of our services.
Successful applicants will be required to provide leadership to a team of clinical staff and to be seen as a professional role model for nurses.
Applicants must be committed to multi-disciplinary team work and have excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills.
Responsibilities
* To provide support and supervision to a group of nursing staff
* To develop and maintain communication with individuals or groups of patients, carers and staff, about difficult or complex matters, overcoming any problems in communication in different situations.
* To develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
* To promote, monitor and maintain best practice in health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
* To appraise, interpret and apply suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services.
* To contribute to quality improvement.
* To promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
* To contribute to promoting health and well-being and preventing adverse effects on health and well-being.
* To assess complex health and well-being needs and develop, monitor and review care-plans to meet those needs.
* To plan, deliver and evaluate care to address people’s complex health and well-being needs.
About West London NHS Trust
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from the South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Nov 2025
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