Clinical Practice Lead

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated Registered Nurse to join the inpatient teams at the City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health as a Band 6 Clinical Practice Lead. This is a key clinical leadership role, providing senior nursing presence, shift co-ordination and complex decision-making support within a busy inpatient environment. You will deputise for the Ward Manager, provide clinical supervision and professional guidance to junior staff, and play a central role in maintaining high standards of evidence-based, least restrictive care for our service users. We are looking for a confident, compassionate leader who is committed to improving outcomes for people experiencing severe mental illness and who can support the ongoing development of a safe, therapeutic ward environment., As Clinical Practice Lead, you will:

• Provide senior clinical leadership and shift co-ordination, ensuring safe and effective care delivery across the ward
• Deputise for the Ward Manager, supporting operational and clinical decision-making in their absence
• Lead on complex risk assessment and management, including decisions relating to enhanced observation, seclusion, restraint and rapid tranquilisation, in line with Trust policy and least restrictive practice principles
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship and professional development support to junior and student nurses
• Support the delivery of a service user-centred, multidisciplinary approach to care, ensuring individual, cultural and physical health needs are met
• Contribute to audits, incident reviews, and Quality Improvement initiatives, helping to embed learning into everyday practice
• Support compliance with the Mental Health Act, Trust policies, and professional (NMC) standards across the ward
• Act as a positive role model, promoting a culture of openness, safety and continuous learning within the team
  
  East London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top-performing mental health and community health trusts in the country, rated "Outstanding" by the CQC. We provide mental health, community health and primary care services to a population of over 1.5 million people across East London, Bedfordshire and Luton.
Our values -- We Care, We Respect, We Are Inclusive -- sit at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to Quality Improvement, staff development and reducing health inequalities, and we actively promote a culture where service users, carers and staff from all backgrounds feel genuinely heard and valued. Joining ELFT means access to excellent training and development opportunities, a strong culture of clinical and managerial supervision, and the chance to be part of a Trust that is genuinely invested in improving outcomes for the diverse communities we serve.