Clinical Team Leader

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Clinical Team Leader

The closing date is 09 November 2025

We are looking for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our dynamic and committed team on Willows PICU at Highbury Hospital. The Willows is a 9 bedded male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit designed to safely contain patients who are acutely unwell with a variety of mental health conditions.

Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience of working in Mental Health, have a good understanding of risk and have an ability to work in a flexible manner to meet the demands and needs of the service. In addition to this a successful applicant must have:

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Have a strong knowledge base of an inpatient service
• Be committed to providing the highest standards of care
• An active role in the management of the ward including appraisals, PADs, debriefs, staff support, clinical decision making & therapeutic risk taking.
• Experience in completing audits

We are committed to providing the support, skills and development opportunities needed to be successful in this role. This includes access to a supportive health and well being team as well as regular support from your line manager.

Job responsibilities

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Have a strong knowledge base of an inpatient service
• Be committed to providing the highest standards of care
• An active role in the management of the ward including appraisals, PADs, debriefs, staff support, clinical decision making & therapeutic risk taking.
• Experience in completing audits
• Supervision of staff
• Role modelling and leadership

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

About us

comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net zero commitment.

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Physical Requirements

• Able to undertake training in the management of violence reduction.
• Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties

Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional

• Maintains current registration with the NMC.
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training
• Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration

Training

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.

Experience

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
• Specialist and area specific experience
• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict.

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 C's.
• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories.

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
• Clinical supervision skills.
• A high level of emotional intelligence

Contractual Requirements

• Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)