Mental Health Clinical Lead


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Portland, DT5 1DL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	12 Oct 2026
Closing date:	26 Oct 2026

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Summary

The post holder will be expected to coordinate and lead team functioning with particular focus on: To be responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of quality mental health care for patients. Performance monitoring and management including engaging with commissioners and service evaluators as required. Line management and supervision of staff, including ensuring staff are supported to achieve a high standard of practice via regular supervision, support meetings and personal development. To ensure appropriate professional supervision arrangement are in place. To be responsible for and directly manage delegated budgets To actively manage a small caseload of patients To ensure that the team provides effective and evidence based interventions which are guided by national, local and professional standards. Ensure that the team functions in line with the agreed operational policy Co-ordinate recruitment and selection of staff within the team, leading on decisions Respond to serious untoward incidents as appropriate and support any subsequent investigation Ensure complaints are investigated fully, within the time limits ensuring a proactive approach is standard and in accordance with trust policies To ensure staff are supported to achieve a high standard of practice via regular supervision, support meetings and personal development and have access to the necessary professional training. Work with other Offender Healthcare teams across the Trust as required. To ensure robust service to carers, including assessment and support Ensure that job plans are developed, are reflective of service needs and are regularly reviewed and adjusted to meet the demands of the service. MPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Address History: 5 years address history will be needed. Applicants that are not UK Passport holders who provide less than 5 years UK address history will need to provide a Police Certificate which must be in English from where they resided previously. Applicants who are UK Passport holders who have lived abroad for a period of more than six months during the last three years will need to provide a certificate of good conduct or an overseas police check in English from the countries resided in or visited. In order to assist you in obtaining a Police Certificate, guidance can be sought from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If the country you have resided in is not listed here, you can obtain the necessary information by contacting the relevant Embassy or High Commission for that Country. Their contact details can be found on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en).

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