Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-502-26-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sherwood Oaks
- Town
- Mansfield
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro-rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Team leader
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
Working on Fir Ward as a band 6 Clinical lead overseeing the care and treatment of 17 female patients
Main duties of the job
Ward leadership
Named nurse responsibilities
Supporting ward manager
Liaison with MDT
Supervision of junior staff
Please see Job Description and Person Specification
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ward leadership
Named nurse responsibilities
Supporting ward manager
Liaison with MDT
Supervision of junior staff
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
- Specialist and area specific experience
Desirable criteria
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to undertake training in the management of violence reduction
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities) to degree level or equivalent
- Maintains current registration with the NMC
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c’s
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
- Knowledge of management theories
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
- Clinical supervision skills
- IT Skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steve Hill
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 7735591
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