Registered Nurse

Band 6 Clinical Lead

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time – 37.5 hours per week (shifts across 7 days a week including night shifts)

Site:
Silk Ward, Macclesfield

Salary: £38,682 – £46,580 per annum (pro rata)

Closing: 08/03/2026 23:59

Interview date: 24/03/2026

We are looking for a Band 6 Clinical Lead to join our established team in our modern Dementia Assessment Unit in Macclesfield. Silk Ward is a 15‑bed mixed gender ward providing specialist inpatient assessment and treatment for people with Dementia.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with a passion for Dementia care, development of services and systems, and knowledge of supervision and audit processes. The ideal applicant will also have a good understanding of the leadership style required to be part of a ward leadership team to support the Ward Manager in delivering a high‑quality mental health service.

The role will involve working within set objectives which reflect the direction of the service and the Trust, providing clinical leadership within the ward team to promote a high standard of patient care, and providing management support, deputising for the Ward Manager in their absence.

• Source of expertise for clinical practice for the care team. Able to demonstrate a high level of patient care through role‑modelling and supervision.
• Undertake audit of evidence‑based interventions to ensure continued best practice.
• Engage with MDT to ensure holistic patient‑centred care planning.
• Assess, evaluate and advise staff on care planning and discharge planning.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in the identification and management of risk.
• Develop ways to improve efficiency and patient care.

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered Nurse RMN or RNLD
• Evidence of continued professional development

Essential criteria

• High level of clinical expertise
• Understanding and appreciation of national policy and health/social care issues
• Clear understanding of social inclusion/equality/diversity
• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries
• Knowledge of cultural diversity within the healthcare setting
• Awareness of current mental health issues, debates and practice
• Knowledge and understanding of physical health needs
• A willingness to undertake further training

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the MHA and MCA

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of working in a multi‑disciplinary environment
• Supervision experience
• Working with service users with severe mental health problems utilising user/carer involvement

Desirable criteria

• Secure services experience

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) and the Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, you may indicate your preference to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

Further details / informal visits contact:
Andy Toogood, Ward Manager,