Clinical Lead - Neighbourhood Mental Health Team
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 7 Clinical Lead within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams in Chichester and Bognor. The post holder will provide clinical and managerial leadership, overseeing patients with complex needs and ensuring robust discharge planning. They will support inpatient services in achieving timely discharges and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to provide care in appropriate environments. The role involves active involvement from admission to discharge and follow-up for new admissions to SPFT Acute Hospitals and ECR beds.
Essential criteria
- Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Knowledge/Experience
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in relevant clinical practice
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
- Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Knowledge/Experience
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in relevant clinical practice
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Lead - [contact details removed] Team
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
We are seeking a Band 7 to join us as a Clinical Lead working across Chichester and Bognor
The role will be based in the Chichester and Bognor Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams and will facilitate the smooth and consistent transfer of clients between acute and community services and between other care groups.
- To attend all acute/community meetings such as Crisis Team MDT meeting, ward risk huddles/bed meetings, ward rounds, discharge planning meetings, zoning meetings.
- Be allocated as Lead Practitioner to all new admissions to SPFT Acute Hospitals and ECR beds who are not known to the service and be actively involved in care from admission to discharge and for 4 - 6 weeks after discharge, then to either discharge to primary care, signpost to other agencies, refer to Pathfinders or request allocation from the team. To liaise effectively with carers and families and link in with Acute Day Services, Havens, Staying well service.
- To link in with Lead Practitioners in teams who have clients in hospital and to facilitate liaison with ward where required. Liaison with discharge co-ordinators, clinical bed managers
- Attend transition meetings with CAMHS and Perinatal services and make decisions on whether referrals are appropriate
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