Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Lead
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 444-7052995-CG
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Willowvale Ward
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Lead
NHS AfC: Band 6
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received.ÌýStaff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
Please check your emails, including junk and spam folders, regularly throughout the process of your application for any notifications from the Recruitment Team.Ìý ÌýIf you have any queries regarding your application please phone the Partnership Trust Recruitment Department.
Job overview
The post holder will be required to work within a multi-disciplinary age independent, MH inpatient service.Ìý
The post holder will ensure that all organisational systems and processes are adhered to. The post holder will manage and organise competing and conflicting priorities and manage change in complex situations.
The post holder will be a resource of clinical knowledge and competence in the service area contributing to staff and service development. They support on audit, guidelines and quality improvement approaches to ensure the highest standards of safety and quality in their area. The post holder will be required to undertake trusted assessments, provide evidence-based clinical interventions and clinical leadership.
Main duties of the job
- Work as an integrated member of the team, withÌýall service users’ needs within the unit,Ìýand hold a designated named clinician case load.
- ÌýFormulate and coordinating holistic assessment of mental and physical needs.
- To be Nurse in Charge (NIC) and shift management.
- To supervise and develop junior staff member, with responsibility for ensuring junior staff, students and trainees have specific role competency sign off.
- Ensure there is a robust process for care plan formulation, review, evaluateÌýtreatment and safety plans and report back to multi-professional team.
- Contribute to the maintenance and development of the social and physical therapeutic environment.
- Lead of all areas of risk management within the ward ensuring risk, including patient risk, positive risk taking, and environmental risk assessment is embedded and that trust processes around risk are adhered to and recorded.
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýgenerous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýexcellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýsalary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýdiscounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýwellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýstaff networks and support groups
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.ÌýÌý
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant Professional Qualification i.e. RMN/HCPC
- Current unrestricted registration with governing body
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of Equal Opportunities
- Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of confidentiality
- Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of policies and procedures
- Effective organisational and delegation skills
- Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding safety issues
- Ability to demonstrate and apply problem solving skills to a variety of situations
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs
- Experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management.
- Experience of safeguarding and investigations
- Experience of people management
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Collis
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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