Clinical Team Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Team Lead to work in a crisis and home treatment service in the Surrey Heath and Northeast Hants area. The role involves providing senior clinical and managerial leadership, overseeing referrals, assessments, allocations, and discharges to ensure high standards of patient care. You will drive service governance, manage operational functions, provide staff supervision and development, and collaborate with various healthcare partners to ensure seamless care pathways. The post holder will also support triage and rapid response elements of the service.
Essential criteria
- NMC/AHP professional registration
- Evidence of postgraduate education and training i.e. PGDip, MSc etc
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Mentorship, management or leadership training
- Relevant clinical and leadership experience at Band 6, including supervision of staff
- Clinical Experience in assessment/crisis services.
- Delivering therapeutic interventions.
- Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, the post holder must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.
- NMC/AHP professional registration
- Evidence of postgraduate education and training i.e. PGDip, MSc etc
- Evidence of Mentorship, management or leadership training
- Relevant clinical and leadership experience at Band 6, including supervision of staff
- Clinical Experience in assessment/crisis services.
- Delivering therapeutic interventions.
- Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, the post holder must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £51,657 – £58,785 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 10d
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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Team Lead
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
We are excited to share an opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Team Lead.
The role involves working in our hub located in Frimley and providing a crisis and home treatment service for all emergency, urgent and routine referrals in the Surrey Heath and Northeast Hants area. We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Clinical Team Lead to be part of and lead the service, providing senior clinical and managerial leadership. You will be accountable for the day-to-day management of the service, overseeing referrals, assessments, allocations and discharges to ensure a high standard of patient care.
Working closely with the Service Manager, you will drive service governance through audit, quality-improvement initiatives and performance-data audit, and ensure compliance with CQC standards.
You will support the management of operational functions such as incident investigations, complaints and escalations. You will provide supervision, appraisals and professional development for the team, and oversee recruitment, induction and training.
You will collaborate with inpatient wards, community mental health teams, primary care, social services and voluntary partners to ensure seamless care pathways and drive service improvement.
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