Clinical Lead

Band 7

Main area

Clinical Lead

Grade

Band 7

Contract

5 months (Secondment or Fixed term opportunity until 31st March 2026)

Hours

Full time hours per week (9-5 Monday to Friday)

Job ref

Site

Engineers House

Town

St Austell

Salary

£47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum/Pro Rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

17/11/2025 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Job overview

We are delighted to offer an exciting secondment/fixed term contract opportunity for a passionate and experienced clinician to join our Community Mental Health Rehabilitation Service as a Clinical Lead.

Based at Engineers House on the St Austell Hospital site, our team provides county-wide support to individuals recovering from complex and enduring mental health conditions. Working in close partnership with Fettle House, our inpatient rehabilitation facility, we offer a seamless and person-centred pathway that supports patients in transitioning to independent living within the community.

As part of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, our Community Rehabilitation Team collaborates closely with carers, families, and a range of specialist services including the Early Intervention Team. We also play a key role in facilitating discharges from acute wards and work alongside housing providers, education services, and pharmacy teams to ensure holistic and sustainable recovery.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

*Please note this job is only open to candidates with Rehab Outreach Team *

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist skills, knowledge, and expertise in the assessment, care, and management of all patients referred to the Community Mental Health Rehabilitation Team (CMHRT).
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and collaboratively develop, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans with service users, carers, and professionals across health and social care.
• Undertake thorough risk assessments and apply appropriate risk management strategies to ensure safety and wellbeing.
• Demonstrate advanced and specialised knowledge in mental health care, contributing to high standards of clinical practice.
• Empower service users by enhancing their understanding of their mental health conditions and providing accessible information and health promotion resources.
• Work in partnership with families and carers, offering support to help reduce psychological distress associated with the caring role.
• Ensure robust implementation of risk management procedures, including safeguarding policies for both adults and children.
• Respond to complaints, concerns, or queries from service users and others, initiating local resolution in line with Trust policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

To keep professionally updated with ongoing developments in mental health though an evidence based approach to delivering high quality mental health services by evaluating, updating, imitating and/or participating in training, audit and research.

To actively participate in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.

To participate in clinical audit and outcome measuring activities, as agreed with the CMHT Team Manager.

The post holder will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude to take account of the changing needs of the service as dictated by the service user and organisational lead.

To work flexibly between all Mental Health Services

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the under-pinning knowledge, current research, recognised best practice and new developments in the field of adult mental health.

Facilitate the development of evidence based clinical pathways.

Facilitate an accessible service by developing flexible and innovative approaches to communication and, behaviors that challenge.

Establish strong and appropriate links with primary and secondary care services to ensure consistent and coordinated services to users.

The post holder must demonstrate the ability to work flexibly for the service users in looking innovatively at the way services can be provided to the benefit of patients and carers.

To ensure that appropriate mechanisms for User and Carer involvement and feedback implemented and form a key part of monitoring the service delivered in the locality.

In consultation with senior management and members of the service to collect appropriate qualitative and quantitative data utilising audit tools as necessary.

Forge effective partnership across organisational and professional boundaries and to promote inter-agency work with statutory and voluntary agencies to promote the work of the Cornwall Partnership Trust by attending and contributing to local, regional and national networks.

Participate in the design and implementation of audit and local research projects under the supervision of the project board.

You will undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see 'supporting documents'.

Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria

• Current professional registration – NMC/AHP
• Professional qualification – RMN/AHP
• Management / Leadership qualifications or current study or equivalent experience
• Substantial experience of working in adult mental health settings

Desirable criteria

• Solution Focussed training/ experience
• Additional training in mental health assessment
• Experience of working with substance misuse

Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria

• Leadership and management skills

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on

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