Clinical Team Leader - Community Mental Health | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will work as a Team Leader in the Hub with duties including:

• To coordinate referrals and transfers of care
• Be responsible for the supervision of staff & their case load.
• Manage a small caseload
• Support coordination of duty
• Develop and maintain close professional relationships with different teams both within Westminster and external partners
• Supports clinical governance processes, including reviewing Datix incidents and contributing to serious incident investigations under PSIRF.
• Ensure staff practice in a safe, appropriate and professional way with service users and their carers.
• Attend professional practice forums
• Chair clinical and team meetings as appropriate
• Represent the CMHH at various meetings
• Provide senior support to the Team Manager
• To assist the team to be compliant with KPI and monitor electronic records
• Supports staff appraisal, supervision, induction, training and ongoing team development.
Queens Park and Paddington CMHH is an established team with a friendly, supportive culture and a visible management structure committed to learning and development. At Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust, supervision, reflective practice and professional growth are part of everyday life. You will receive monthly clinical supervision, an annual appraisal with a personal development plan and access to a broad suite of internal and external training opportunities. We provide structured career pathways such as preceptorship and revalidation support and celebrate achievement through Hidden Gem and annual awards ceremonies. Our generous benefits package, among the best in London, includes health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and a cycle to work scheme. CNWL is recognised nationally and internationally for high quality, innovative care; our experts contribute to national health strategy and our models of practice are adopted abroad. We champion staff wellbeing, encourage ideas for service improvement and actively support career progression through trust wide leadership and culture change programmes. We're looking for a confident, proactive Clinical Team Lead who thrives on both hands-on practice and broader service development. You'll carry a small but complex caseload while providing professional and clinical leadership to your multi-disciplinary team, mentoring staff, coordinating inductions and training, and fostering a supportive, learning-focused culture. You will drive the design and implementation of community pathways that emphasise recovery, skill-building and prevention, working collaboratively with the QPP senior leaders to translate strategic priorities into everyday practice. Collaboration is at the heart of this role: you'll partner with inpatient wards, Home Treatment Teams, primary care, social services and voluntary sector organisations to ensure seamless, person-centred transitions across the care pathway. In addition, you'll champion quality improvement through audit, data-driven reviews and innovation projects, all underpinned by a commitment to compassionate, inclusive care.

The role is suitable for a qualified clinician with experience working in the community and for someone seeking to develop their leadership and management skills., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .