Clinical Lead, Healthcare

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated professional to join our Kettering and Corby Community Mental Health Team as a Clinical Lead.

This is a key leadership role within a supportive multidisciplinary team, offering the opportunity to influence the future of community mental health services while making a real difference to the lives of service users and carers. As Clinical Lead, you will provide visible clinical leadership, promoting high quality, person centred and recovery focused care for people with complex mental health needs.

You will support colleagues through expert guidance, clinical supervision and professional development, helping to create a culture of excellence, learning and continuous improvement.

Working closely with the Band 7 Operational Manager and reporting to the Band 8a Service Manager, you will help shape service delivery, oversee clinical quality and patient safety, and support the ongoing transformation of community mental health services.

We are looking for a confident and experienced mental health professional with strong clinical expertise, excellent leadership skills and a passion for developing others. With a desire to influence positive change and work collaboratively to improve outcomes and experiences for those accessing our services.

If you are ready to take the next step in your leadership career and help shape the future of mental health care across Kettering and Corby, we would love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key leadership role within a progressive Community Mental Health Team and help shape the future of local mental health services.

As Clinical Lead, you will provide professional and clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of high quality, recovery focused care for people with complex mental health needs. Working alongside the Operational Manager and Specialist Nurse, you will play a central role in service development, quality improvement and the ongoing transformation of community mental health services.

You will lead on clinical quality, patient safety and governance, providing expert advice and support to colleagues while overseeing the day to day clinical operation of the team. The role includes managing complex clinical situations, chairing multidisciplinary meetings and promoting best practice across the service.

As a visible and supportive leader, you will champion staff development through supervision, mentoring and coaching, creating a culture of learning, innovation and excellence. You will also support research and evidence based practice, helping to improve outcomes and experiences for service users and carers.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced clinician who is passionate about leadership, collaboration and making a meaningful difference within community mental health services.

At NHFT, we’re proud to be an outstanding NHS Trust providing community, mental health, learning disability and specialist services across Northamptonshire and beyond. Delivering over 200 services in hospitals, communities, homes, schools and secure environments, we’re committed to making high quality care accessible to everyone who needs it.

People are at the heart of everything we do. We work closely with our partners to deliver compassionate, person centred care that supports individuals, families and communities to live healthier lives.

Our outstanding rating reflects our commitment to innovation, learning and continuous improvement. We are passionate about creating an environment where colleagues feel valued, supported and empowered to develop their careers and reach their full potential.

As an accredited Living Wage employer, we recognise the importance of supporting the wellbeing of our workforce. Whether you are looking to grow as a leader, develop your expertise or help shape the future of healthcare, NHFT offers a rewarding place to build your career and make a difference every day.

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