We have a Band 7 Clinical Lead role secondment opportunity within the Birkenhead CMHT. The secondment would run up to end of January 2026.
Please ensure that your Supporting information demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the post.
Main duties of the job
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced practitioner to become part of community services and become a key player in the transformation agenda. As a Clinical Lead, you will be expected to have a sound knowledge of the transformation programme and the NHS long-term plan and use this to support the teams through the transformation process.
To provide high-quality expert clinical support, supervision, and guidance to staff within the team.
The post holder will participate in developing evidence-based practice within the service. It is expected that the Clinical Lead will drive best practice and continuous improvement, including embedding new and innovative practices. The post holder will have excellent management and leadership skills and advanced knowledge of both adult and older adult mental health problems.
There is an expectation as part of this role that the post holder will complete the Non-Medical Prescribing qualification.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’: Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion, and Commitment.
Person specification
Qualifications
* A relevant Social Work, Nursing or Allied Health Professional (e.g. Occupational Therapy) degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
* Current registration with a nationally recognised professional body relevant to the professional qualification held.
* Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
* Masters level qualification or equivalent short courses and/or experience.
* Teaching qualification or significant experience.
Knowledge & Expertise
* Excellent communication skills: working with staff, patients, and carers, working with general practice, presentations, written reports, understanding and ability to interpret, research and facilitate staff to implement evidence-based practice.
* Proven ability to challenge current practices and freedom to make change in light of evidence-based recommendations.
* Knowledge, understanding and the ability to interpret and implement local and national policy direction relevant to practice.
* Proven experience of clinical audit, skill and knowledge required to facilitate staff to undertake clinical audit.
* Knowledge and experience of moving staff through the change management process.
* Empowering staff to manage and support change.
* Demonstrable effective clinical leadership with knowledge, understanding and application of leadership theories.
* Relevant clinical expertise to support and facilitate clinical development and innovation.
* Evidence of sound information technology skills.
Experience
* Experience in the development of professional roles.
* Successfully managed projects that demonstrate ability to communicate and implement change.
* Demonstrable and proven understanding and experience of the clinical and corporate governance agenda.
* Knowledge and experience of facilitation of reflective practice for staff and personal reflective practice.
* Demonstrable ability and experience in motivating and empowering others to change roles and in leading practice development.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Sue Campbell Job title: Team Operations Manager Birkenhead CMHT Email address: sue.campbell2@nhs.net Telephone number: 0300 303 3157
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100.
Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow
We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care.
We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people.
At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow.
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