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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
186-743-25-MH
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Highbury Hospital
Town
Nottinghamshire
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/06/2025 23:59

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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Team Leader

Band 6

Job overview

Are you committed to providing person centred care with sound knowledge of best practice within an Adult Inpatient Service? Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Team Leader? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you!

We are looking for dedicated and innovative Registered Nurses who have the relevant skills to enable them to effectively lead a team, demonstrating the knowledge and experience necessary to inspire good practice and develop services and enhance patient experience and quality.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to work as part of a dynamic team within the Acute Care Pathway. You will provide a visible point of contact to colleagues requiring guidance and support in the delivery of care and a contact point for liaison with other professionals. This role is on a ward that operates on a 24/7 shift basis.

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

We are looking for Registered Nurses  who have completed preceptorship, have experience of working with adults with mental health problems, are able to lead a team, and work creatively and effectively in a clinical environment. You will demonstrate progressive skills in leadership, supervision, clinical practice, service development, risk assessment and risk management. You will be approachable, compassionate, and motivated with good communication skills.

You will become part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, with focus on assessment of need, treatment, and recovery, while placing the service user at the centre of care planning. Redwood 1 provide inpatient care for men  aged between 18-65,experiencing an acute mental health crisis who cannot be supported in their own home.

Working for our organisation

#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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a rewarding and vital role in the delivery of treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities.

Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:

Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Enhanced rates of pay for unsocial hours
Generous NHS pension scheme
Commitment to career development
Wide range of leadership development opportunities

Day to Day Duties:

Professional nursing leadership within a multi-disciplinary team.
Provide clinical leadership, coaching & mentoring for the development of services
Maintain excellence through clinical practice development & quality improvement
Responsible for the safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
Ensure compliance with best practice directions (NICE) and participation in quality and safety initiatives
Assess, design, implement and evaluate safe, creative, and effective treatment plans
Ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained under NMS guidelines.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
  • Specialist and area specific experience.
Desirable criteria
  • The ability to deal with and resolve conflict.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
  • Knowledge of the nursing 6 c’s
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
  • Knowledge of management theories.

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
  • Maintains current registration with the NMC.
  • Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration.

Values & Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Good written/oral communication skills.
  • Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic.
  • Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues.
  • Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
  • Clinical supervision skills.
  • IT skills.
Desirable criteria
  • A high level of emotional intelligence.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
rebecca ash
Job title
ward manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 969 1300
Additional information

If you would like to find out more please call - 01159691300

kirsty aveyard - Service Matron - ext 14959

 

 

 

 

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
Telephone
0115 9691300
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