Clinical Team Leader

• Exceptional communication skills and a compassionate, caring approach to patient care.
• A drive to improve inpatient care in a mental health setting.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and collaborative teamwork.
• The ability to provide strong clinical leadership and serve as a role model for best practices on both the ward and within the wider unit.

• Applying clinical judgment and conducting risk assessments to ensure the safety of those using our services.
• Safeguarding individuals by recognizing and responding to potential risks of abuse, while also acknowledging their limits and seeking assistance when needed.
• Raising safety concerns and acting as effective advocates for service users.
• Being open and transparent about their clinical practice.
• Supervising the work of others to ensure quality and safety standards are upheld.
• Reflecting on daily practice to identify areas for improvement in safety or quality.
• Collaborating with others to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Maintaining accurate, legible, and comprehensive patient records.
• Ensuring compliance with mandatory training requirements.

• Demonstrating confidence as autonomous practitioners, taking responsibility for their care delivery while overseeing the work of less experienced staff.
• Providing skilled, evidence-based nursing care in line with established policies and procedures.
• Collaborating with patients and families throughout the care planning process, including assessing risks and needs.
• Advocating for patients within the multi-disciplinary team and ensuring others on the team provide clinically effective care.
• Reflecting on their practice regularly and encouraging team reflection during handovers and meetings.
• Promoting learning from adverse events, audits, or benchmarking exercises to implement improvements in clinical outcomes.

• Partnering with patients and their families and carers.
• Gaining consent and, whenever possible, involving patients in decision-making.
• Refer patients and carers to relevant courses and services, such as those provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or local authorities.
• Offering reassurance through professionalism, responsiveness, and confidence.
• Demonstrating clinical leadership by addressing poor behaviour and fostering a positive, inclusive culture where kindness and respect are prioritized, and the Trusts values are integrated into practice.
• Addressing complaints or concerns promptly and by Trust policies.

• A commitment to our Safety Pledge aimed at reducing restrictive interventions.
• An innovative Trauma-Informed staff training program, including Team Formulation practice.
• Integration of Sensory Modulation into the care pathway.
• Coaching and development sessions on the topics like wound care treatment, dementia care, Mental State Examination skills, and administering ACE assessments.
• On-site shadowing opportunities with our HTT, CMHT, and Psych Liaison services.
• A dedication to career mapping, ensuring continuous professional development with opportunities for training in CBT, DBT, ECG, and venepuncture.
• Flexible shift hours to support a healthy work-life balance.
• A comprehensive training package, including sponsorship for postgraduate studies up to a master's level.
• Recognition through our Hidden Gem award, annual ceremonies, and award-winning Staff Networks, which offer exciting events and thousands of members.
• Excellent staff benefits, including childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, and a cycle-to-work scheme.

Essential

• Registered NMC Mental Health Nurse
• Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
• Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development

Essential

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
• Able to maintain electronic patient records Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
• Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
• Help others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care
• Mentor, teach and support others in the team
• Supervise others in the team
• Contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working