Band 7 Clinical Lead - Longbridge CMHT
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B45 9PL
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Lead within Longbridge CMHT The role requires working autonomously in providing high quality ...
The Clinical Lead will work across the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and support the team manager in effective operation of the team by undertaking practice and professional lead responsibility for specified areas of care delivery.
To be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective clinical pathways between CMHT and other services
The take a leadership role to positively influence and improve the quality of clinical practice by providing support, supervision, educational and professional development opportunities for staff within the CMHT.
Develop confidence and competence within the team for managing complex clinical cases and issues
To take a lead role in the provision of clinical leadership and caseload supervision to the team. They will be expected to act as a positive role model in promoting clinical excellence
Applicants should have relevant experience and competence in:
- Robust assessing of a range of mental health issues.
- Risk identification and management
- Positive relationship building across a variety of stakeholder groups
- Expert navigation of a range of support, VCSE, social and clinical services
- Co production at all levels
- Experience in providing supervision to others.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Training and qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional / evidence of post registration experience
- Evidence of continuing professional Development
Desirable
- Leadership qualification or training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Significant experience of leadership and proven track record of supervising staff.
- Evidence of improving service quality
- Evidence of working at Band 6 level or above within CMHT setting or other specialist mental health setting.
Desirable
- Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice
Skills
Essential
- Good risk assessment and mitigation skills
- Resource management - the ability to develop team and individual key strengths through clinical and professional supervision
- Good leadership skills with the ability to teach and act as a role model for both qualified and non qualified staff including students
- Promotion of high quality reflective practice
Desirable
- Ability to work within the accountability framework
- Understanding of audit and research processes
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
3 September 2026
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