Clinical Lead Nurse

2 weeks ago

Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust Full time £55,000 - £60,000 per year

Are you a passionate mental health professional seeking a dynamic and rewarding career?

We are seeking an energetic and motivated individual to join our established Medway CMHT in North Kent.

This new and exciting post is for experienced mental health nurses wanting to make a difference in clinical care, achieved by providing specialist mental health advice and education to staff within the team, alongside setting, monitoring, and maintaining quality standards of care.

We offer:

Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holidays.

Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.

Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street.

In this role, you will:

Lead by example: Provide clinical guidance and support to nurses within both programs, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.

Champion quality care: Work alongside Matrons and the Head of Nursing to ensure high-quality clinical practices are implemented across MHT and Together Plus.

Advocate for your team: Be a voice for nurses, addressing concerns and ensuring they have the resources needed to succeed.

Share your expertise: Stay up-to-date on best practices in mental health and mentor colleagues through training and knowledge sharing.

Ensure seamless service: Collaborate with the wider team to assess client needs and ensure placement in the most appropriate program (MHT or Together Plus).

Optimise service flow: Identify areas for improvement and work collaboratively to streamline the client journey through both programs.

Provide direct care: Maintain a small caseload of clients with complex needs, offering them personalised clinical support.

We are looking for a candidate with:

Strong clinical expertise in mental health nursing (registration required).

Exceptional leadership and communication skills.

A collaborative and relationship-building approach.

Proactive problem-solving and solution-oriented mindset.

Commitment to evidence-based practice.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact on mental health services, we encourage you to apply

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

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