Assistant Clinical Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Clinical Lead on Bracken Ward within the acute older peoples Inpatient Mental Health Services. The role involves leading creatively, improving patient and family/carer experience, and motivating the team for continuous improvement. Key areas of focus include creating a safe culture, quality and safety agendas, and meeting key performance indicators. The successful candidate will provide clinical expertise and guidance to staff.
Key responsibilities
- Demonstrate a high standard of care to patients and contribute to a safe and developing culture.
- Provide clinical expertise and guidance to inpatient ward staff.
- Ensure the service meets guidance and quality standards set locally, regionally, and nationally.
- Ensure high standards of documentation, care planning and risk assessments are met and maintained.
- Provide relevant training and education as required/requested by the service.
- Monitor and analyse care provision through audits, reviews and engagement and provide leadership on maintaining and improving standards.
Essential criteria
- RMN
- Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC Register
- Assessment, planning, formulation, and evaluation of patient's psychological difficulties.
- Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs.
- Experience of supervising staff
Desirable criteria
- Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience
- Involvement with innovation in Nursing Practice
- Experience of doing audits
- A minimum of 2yrs post qualification working in a mental health inpatient setting.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Clinical Lead
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity within the acute older peoples Inpatient Mental Health Services for an Assistant Clinical Lead on Bracken Ward at Airedale Centre for Mental Health.
We are looking for someone who is prepared to lead creatively, committed to improving patient and family and carer experience, and who will lead and motivate the team to strive for continuous improvement through the development of pathways with across Mental Health Services and with partner organisations in the acute care, voluntary and community sectors.
Areas of focus will include creating a safe and caring culture, quality and safety agendas, safer staffing, meeting key performance indicators, roster management, lessons learnt and enabling development of the team.
Closing Date: 20th September 26
Shortlisting Date: 21st September 26
Interview Date: 29th September 26 (Subject to change)
Main duties of the job
To demonstrate a high standard of care to patients and contribute to a safe and developing culture.
To provide clinical expertise and guidance to inpatient ward staff.
To ensure the service meets guidance and quality standards set locally, regionally, and nationally.
To ensure high standards of documentation, care planning and risk assessme
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