Clinical Lead

Clinical Lead

Location: Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 8BH
Salary: £21.50 per hour (paid handover, unpaid break)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm (40 hours per week)
Additional: Shared on call rota

About the Service

The home is a specialist mental health nursing service with an experienced clinical team skilled in supporting adults with complex and enduring mental health needs. The home can accommodate up to 45 residents and currently supports 14 individuals with diagnoses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, personality disorders, and behaviours that challenge.

Key Responsibilities for the Clinical Lead role

• Lead on risk management and mental health assessments.
• Develop and review CPI and support plans.
• Oversee quality assurance processes and complete regular audits.
• Deliver supervisions and appraisals to support staff development.
• Support training and ongoing professional development across the team.
• Act as the senior lead in the absence of the Registered Manager.
• Liaise with pharmacy, GPs, and external professionals.
• Lead staff meetings and ensure effective handovers.
• Maintain positive communication with families and carers.
• Raise and manage safeguarding concerns (approx. 4-5 per day).
• Complete capacity assessments and ensure compliance with the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS.
• Support recruitment, retention, and workforce planning.
• Manage challenging behaviours and lead on de escalation strategies.

Benefits for the Clinical Lead role

• Paid handover time.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Enhanced overtime rates.
• Supportive, close knit team environment.
• Fully funded training and development opportunities.
• NVQ Level 5 funded and endorsed.

We are looking for a Clinical Lead who is

• Trusted, dependable, and confident in decision making.
• Skilled in people management and team leadership.
• Visible and active on the floor, leading by example.
• Experienced in conflict management and de escalation.
• Knowledgeable in mental health nursing and complex behaviours.
• Strong in safeguarding, DoLS, and Mental Capacity Act compliance.
• NMC qualified with mental health/enduring mental health knowledge.