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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Covering 7 days a week, 24hrs a day (shifts))
Job ref
311-S713-26-A
Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill Hospital, Oasis Building
Town
STOCKPORT
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 PA, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/04/2026 23:59

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Clinical Lead

NHS AfC: Band 7

 

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

 

Job overview

This post will be an exciting role for an individual who has proven leadership in clinical management and a genuine desire to influence and lead clinical practice and service development within the crisis mental health pathway, working towards achieving compliance with CORE Fidelity.

This exciting opportunity is suitable for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner with recent experience in an acute mental health setting at Band 6 or above. You should enjoy working within a busy and challenging environment, and must be able to work effectively under pressure. You will have a sound knowledge of mental illness and therapeutic interventions and be competent in independent mental health assessment. 

The CRHTT clinical lead is responsible for supporting the manager to lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, community-based alternatives to hospital admission for individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. The role includes facilitating early discharge from inpatient wards, overseeing extended assessment and support services  (including out-of-hours provision), and ensuring the service operates in line with local and national policies.

Main duties of the job

To provide effective clinical leadership to staff and a high quality of care to patients. Provide clinical support to staff with complex cases and manage the day to day complexities ensuring the delivery of care reflects currently health and social care policy. Ensure a person centred care is provided respecting, age, gender, ethnic, cultural and spiritual needs.

Your aim will be to improve patient experience utilising up to date knowledge and systems to accurately assess presenting clinical risks and
needs. The post holder will be competent and confident in positive risk taking and will support other mental health practitioners to develop skills in positive risk taking that will promote service user autonomy and avoid admissions which are not supported by clinical need. The post holder will
work to reduce admissions through development of effective gatekeeping processes. 

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
  • Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
  • Access to Continued Professional Development
  • Involvement in improvement and research activities
  • Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
  • Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached documents for full details of the job description and main responsibilities for this role

Person specification

Education and qualification

Essential criteria
  • First level registration
  • Appropriate post graduate diploma or post registration equivalent.
  • Evidence of Continual Professional development
  • Leadership specific training
Desirable criteria
  • Educated to degree level
  • Accredited skills training
  • Trained to deliver psychosocial interventions

Experience

Essential criteria
  • People management experience
  • Substantial experience of working in a health or social care setting
  • Experience at Band 6 and evidence of appropriate clinical management experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a range of mental health settings
  • • Previous experience of working in a home treatment service

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good understanding of Mental Illness
  • Knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with acute mental health needs
  • Ability to demonstrate working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
  • Knowledge of current policy and guidance in relation to the development of Mental Health Services

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to manage and implement change
  • Ability to provide leadership to the clinical team and work within a management team framework
  • Ability to supervise and support qualified and unqualified staff in relation to managing complex clients
  • Ability to manage high expressed emotions and severely challenging behaviours
  • Ability to provide appropriate education and training to qualified and unqualified staff as appropriate
  • Good social skills and have a positive attitude within the team and when dealing with service users, staff, carers, visitors and the public.

Work related circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Ability and willingness to work within the 24-hour shift system, including day and night shifts
  • Ability to work unsocial hours including evenings and weekends
  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
  • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyDisability confident employerNorth West BAME

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Application numbers

We may close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as soon as possible.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clare Gaduzo
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 716 2571
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