NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Lead
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Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and compassionate Band 7 Clinical Lead Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Mental Health and Wellness Team South (MHWT South). This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled nurse to provide clinical leadership and support the delivery of safe, effective, and recovery-focused care within a busy and supportive multidisciplinary community mental health team.
The post holder must be a registered mental health nurse with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), extensive community mental health experience, and excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills. They will take a lead role in managing the Access and Triage function, ensuring that referrals are reviewed promptly, risks are identified and managed effectively, and people are directed to the most appropriate service or intervention.
The Clinical Lead will provide senior clinical oversight, professional advice, and visible leadership to the wider team. They will support staff with complex assessments, risk management, care planning, safeguarding, and clinical decision-making, while ensuring that practice is person-centered, trauma-informed, and focused on recovery.
Working closely with colleagues across health, social care, primary care, and the voluntary sector, the post holder will promote effective partnership working and support the delivery of coordinated care. They will contribute to the allocation and management of referrals, monitor demand and capacity, and support timely access to services for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs.
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The role also includes providing clinical supervision, supporting staff development, contributing to quality improvement and service development, and ensuring that clinical practice meets professional, organizational, and regulatory standards. The post holder may also be required to manage a small and complex caseload where appropriate.
This position is ideal for a confident and experienced mental health nurse who can demonstrate strong clinical leadership, sound professional judgment, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be committed to improving service user outcomes, supporting staff, and maintaining high standards of safe, compassionate, and responsive care.
Our Values 2025 to 2030
Working together with our colleagues, patients, carers, and local communities, we have co-produced three values that are at the heart of everything we do at NELFT:
- We are kind
- We are respectful
- We work together with our communities
These values shape our culture and guide the way we deliver care, support one another, and work in partnership with the people and communities we serve.
By living these values every day, we strive to provide the best care, delivered by the best people, ensuring that our services are compassionate, inclusive, responsive, and person-centered.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.
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Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum, pro rata for part-time).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organization, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Please See The Attached Job Description And Person Specification
for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
Contact Details
NAME: Suzette Goodlitt
JOB TITLE: Operational Lead
CONTACT NUMBER: 0300 555 1268
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