Clinical Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Clinical Lead on Silk Ward, a 15-bed mixed gender Dementia Assessment Unit in Macclesfield. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership, support the Ward Manager, and ensure high standards of patient care. It involves working with a multi-disciplinary team, undertaking audits, and managing risk in dementia care.
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse RMN or RNLD
- Evidence of Continued Professional development
- 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
- Significant experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Supervision experience
- Working with service users with severe mental health problems utilising user/carer involvement.
- Secure services experience
- NMC Registered Nurse RMN or RNLD
- Evidence of Continued Professional development
- 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.
- Knowledge of the MHA and MCA
- Significant experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Supervision experience
- Working with service users with severe mental health problems utilising user/carer involvement.
- Secure services experience
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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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Lead
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
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.
Silk Ward :: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (cwp.nhs.uk)
Main duties of the job
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.
1. Source of expertise for clinical practice for the care team. Able to demonstrate, through personal skills and achievement, a high level of patient care, using processes such as role modelling and supervision.
2. To undertake audit of evidence-based interve
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