Deputy Manager​/Clinical Lead

Are you a passionate RMN ready to step into a leadership role where your clinical expertise genuinely transforms lives?

Cragston Court is looking for a warm, confident, and inspiring Clinical Lead / Deputy Manager to join our dedicated team and help shape the future of our 20 bed mental health rehabilitation service.

If youre driven by recovery focused care, love supporting teams to grow, and want to work somewhere that feels both purposeful and welcoming, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

As our Clinical Lead / Deputy Manager, you will be at the heart of the service, providing strong clinical leadership, supporting the nursing team, and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, recovery driven care.

You will:

• Lead and inspire the nursing team with confidence and compassion
• Oversee clinical standards, risk management, and care planning
• Support day to day operational management alongside the Service Manager
• Ensure safe staffing, effective rota management, and a positive team culture
• Drive quality improvement, governance, and CQC compliance
• Work closely with our MDT, families, and external partners
• Step up as Deputy Manager when required, contributing to inspections, reporting, and service development

This is a role for someone who loves both clinical excellence and people leadership and someone who thrives in a service where every day brings opportunities to make a meaningful impact.

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 13,000 colleagues and a network of 280 services, we support over 26,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.

Cragston Court is looking to recruit a Deputy Manager/Clinical Lead to join the team.

This is a full time role of 37.5 hours with occasional work from home opportunity.

Located in Blakelaw, Newcastle upon Tyne, Cragston Court is a nurse led rehabilitation service supporting adults with enduring mental health conditions to rebuild independence and move toward community living. Our team is known for being compassionate and committed to helping people thrive in their day to day lives. We support individuals stepping down from hospital or stepping up from the community, offering structured, personalised rehabilitation pathways.

This is a service where Priorys values truly come to life:

Putting People First in everything we do

Being Supportive of our colleagues and the people we care for

Striving for Excellence through evidence based practice

Acting with Integrity and professionalism

Being Positive about whats possible

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
• Strong post registration experience in mental health
• Understanding of recovery models, CQC standards, and clinical governance
• Confident leadership, communication, and organisational skills
• Experience in mental health rehabilitation
• Previous senior nurse, clinical lead, or deputy management experience
• Leadership or management qualification (or willingness to complete one)
• Experience supporting CQC inspections or service improvement initiatives

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.