Clinical Lead, Healthcare

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The closing date is 08 February 2026

Cherry ward is an 18 bedded mixed sex inpatient ward for the assessment and treatment of clients with functional type mental health problems, including depression, anxiety and psychotic disorders.

As a Clinical Lead your role is to improve and maintain clinical and professional practice while supporting the ward manager. A key part of the role is to support band 5 Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants on the ward, leading on and supporting clinical and managerial supervision.

You will be required to carry out audits and monitor and improve the standards on the ward, and to action and implement changes where necessary to improve patient care.

The Clinical Lead may also cover the Senior Nurse role across the Highbury site on a rotational basis. This involves overseeing the Highbury site and managing any issues that may arise out of hours, including fire alarms, staffing issues, sudden death, damage to hospital property and other unforeseen emergencies.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, forward-thinking, motivated Clinical Lead with experience or interest in working with our patient group. You will have sound knowledge and understanding of mental health, person-centred care, physical health and social needs relating to this patient group.

We are seeking to recruit someone with the knowledge and skills to provide clinical leadership to the ward's multidisciplinary team. You will be a visible point of contact to junior staff requiring clinical guidance, expertise and support in the delivery of high-quality, person-centred and compassionate care.

It is essential that you are able to work flexible hours over a 24-hour period, 7 days a week, on a 12-hour shift pattern. This post also includes Senior Nurse duties at Highbury.

Applicants should have excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, be able to work alongside the ward manager, and have the personal characteristics to assist in leading a strong, experienced and supportive team in a challenging and rewarding environment. Applicants must display initiative, possess mature judgement and maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with patients, carers, colleagues and visitors.

Applicants must have at least 12 months experience at Band 5 and have completed their preceptorship.

You will be required to apply a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism to this work.

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HC 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 support our diverse workforce and promote 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.

If you are looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity to work alongside the Ward Manager and other clinical leads to develop…