North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Clinical Lead

The closing date is 16 July 2025

Job summary

Clinical Lead - Band 6 - Ward 4, Harplands Hospital

There is an exciting opportunity to work as a Clinical Lead within Ward 4, Harplands Hospital.

NSCHT deliver a shared care service on Ward 4 which strives to deliver a high quality health & social care service that promotes social inclusion & independence for people with mental health and physical health problems. The team is multi-disciplinary, comprising nurses, medical staff, a physiotherapist and an occupational therapist.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of care and for the supervision of others who are carrying out all aspects of the caring process. The post-holder will assist in setting and maintaining standards of care, will participate in maintaining effective management of the team and unit and will also maintain effective integration with the multi-disciplinary team and assist with the facilitation of a collaborative approach to patient focussed care.

There is scope to develop the clinical lead post to work across the ward and the community settings. To enhance integrated care, acting as a bridge between the ward and community team, offering practical and clinical experience in both environments.

The post-holder will act as a reliable role model for junior staff.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Date posted

02 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-AUC-7286919

Job locations

Harplands Hospital

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act at all times in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional Conduct.

To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust policies and other national bodies.

To participate in the assessment of care needs and the development implementation and evaluation of individual care plans.

To provide specialist advice to other members of staff and act as a role model.

In conjunction with the Ward Manager, to take responsibility for setting, maintaining and evaluating standards of care throughout the 24 hour period.

To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementation of patient care.

To ensure that care activities are research based and in keeping with changes in the field of activity.

To contribute to the development of ideas and innovative practice.

To initiate and participate in departmental audit as requested by the WardManager.