Clinical Practice Lead

• Provide effective Band 6 clinical leadership and support to the nursing team.
• Support the safe management of patients with acute and complex mental health needs.
• Lead and promote least restrictive practice, reducing the use of restraint, seclusion and other restrictive interventions.
• Support staff with de-escalation, therapeutic engagement and trauma-informed care.
• Ensure restrictive interventions, where required, are proportionate, safely managed, documented, reviewed and followed by appropriate debriefing.
• Contribute to assessment, care planning, risk management and multidisciplinary working.
• Provide clinical support, supervision and guidance to junior staff.
• Contribute to quality improvement, particularly around patient safety, experience and reducing restrictive practice.
• Maintain competence in Safety Intervention and support the safe management of violence and aggression.
• Act as a positive role model, promoting high standards of professional and compassionate care.

Essential

• Significant experience at band 5 level or above
• Working with people with mental health problems
• Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
• Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
• Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
• Able to work systematically and objectively in an environment with patients who can present high risk behaviours
• Able to manage time so that deadlines are met
• Ability to recognize and manage stress, in self and others