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Band 7
Full-time

Clinical Lead

Mersey Care NHS Foundation TrustSouthport General and Formby Hospital, Town Lane Kew, Southport, PR8 6PN, United Kingdom£49,387 - £56,515Closes 17/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
03/09/2026
Closes
17/09/2026

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Role summary

This role is for a Clinical Lead to head the Southport CORE24 service, focusing on urgent mental health care. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team providing emergency mental health assessments in A&E and liaison services to hospital wards. The position involves leadership, service development, and collaboration with acute Trust figures to improve mental health care delivery. It requires a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement in urgent mental health services.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead a multidisciplinary team to provide effective assessment and treatment for service users with mental health issues.
  • Provide responsive, emergency assessments within the A&E Department and mental health liaison to hospital wards.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways.
  • Participate in the recruitment, selection, and induction of new staff.
  • Ensure effective communication processes are established and maintained within the team.
  • Deputise for the Operational Manager and undertake delegated responsibilities as required.

Essential criteria

  • Relevant professional qualification - RMN / Occupational Therapist
  • Significant evidence of post registration experience, in relevant service areas.
  • Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups.
  • Understanding of Adult safeguarding issues
  • Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
  • Evidence of audit's undertaken and outcomes.
  • Demonstrates ability and Knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
  • Evidence of excellent clinical record keeping
  • Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment.
  • Maintained development of clinical leadership skills.
  • Undertaken a leadership programme.
  • Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
  • Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources

Desirable criteria

  • NMP Qualification
  • Completed course/module research methods
  • Experience, of presentations at local, regional, national level.
  • Experience of providing supervision to others, and experience in a leadership role.
  • Competent in using databases and spread sheets
  • Evidence continued leadership development

Useful to know

Band 7 pay context

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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Job summary

We are looking for a Clinical Lead that is committed, innovative, and has the vision and leadership skills to lead our Southport CORE24 service.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team working to ensure that Southport General and Formby hospital is supported in the effective assessment and treatment of service users with mental health issues. This will include providing responsive, emergency assessments within the A&E Department as well as mental health liaison to the wards.

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about urgent mental health care, with a desire to continually improve what we do.

Main duties of the job

In this position you will play a key role in leadership and continued development of the service, working closely with the leadership team as well as developing relationships with key figures from the acute Trust.The role will include:

Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways

Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team.

Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.

Support the formulation and implementation of clinical and operational practices and procedures.

Participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of new staff

Assist in the management and coordination of all services delivered to the service user

Ensure effective processes of communi

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