Clinical Practice Lead

• To coordinate and deliver safe, person-centred, recovery-focused nursing care to service users with complex mental health needs, working autonomously within professional scope of practice.
• To organise clinical activities and workloads, ensuring effective use of resources and continuity of care.
• To provide clinical leadership, guidance and supervision to junior staff, promoting professional development and high standards of practice.
• To promote the prevention and reduction of restrictive practices through trauma-informed care, positive engagement, de-escalation and least restrictive approaches.
• To ensure any restrictive interventions are necessary, proportionate, lawful and compliant with Trust policies, with appropriate monitoring, documentation and post-incident review.
• To contribute to individualised care plans, risk assessments and positive behaviour support strategies that promote recovery, dignity, safety and service-user involvement.
• To support evidence-based practice, clinical governance, safeguarding, incident management and continuous quality improvement.
• To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, service users, carers and external agencies to support effective communication, patient flow and discharge planning.
• To promote service-user rights, equality, inclusion and professional accountability in accordance with the NMC Code and relevant legislation.
• To maintain ongoing professional development through supervision, appraisal, training and reflective practice.

Essential

• Significant experience at band 5 level or above
• Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
• Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
• Knowledge of risk management and how to plan care to account for risk
• Knowledge of supervision and reflective practices processes
• Evidence of leadership skills and quality improvement