Associate Clinical Lead Mental Health

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What We're Looking For

• Registered RMN with post-qualification study.
• Extensive experience in acute mental health care and autonomous practice.
• Strong knowledge of legal frameworks and safeguarding.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• A commitment to professional development and inclusive care.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a Trust that values kindness, openness, and development.
• Work in a supportive, inclusive environment with award-winning staff wellbeing initiatives.
• Access to a wide range of development programmes and flexible working options.
• Contribute to innovative projects through CW Innovation and research leadership.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered RMN or RN(Mental Health)
• Evidence of post-qualification study and educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of recent continuing education and professional development

Desirable criteria

• Formal/assessed qualifications in conflict resolution or Preventing and managing aggression
• Oliver McGowan training trainer

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive post registration experience in acute mental health care
• Experience at band 6 or equivalent or working as an independent autonomous practitioner
• Proven professional competence
• Proven ability to evaluate training and/or education packages and amend contents as required
• Previous experience in a general health care environment
• Previous experience of managing psychiatric patients in a non-psychiatric setting

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Working knowledge of legal frameworks and responsibilities re: Mental Health Act (1983; am2007), capacity and consent to treatment, CPA process
• Knowledge of the NSF for Older People
• Experience of relevant operational and strategic work in the NHS
• Experience in acute assessment / planning skills

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the National Service Framework for Mental Health
• Knowledge of Essence of Care benchmarking standards for mental health

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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