Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Band 6 Clinical Team Lead

The closing date is 30 December 2025

Job summary

There is one post on Shearwater PICU, which is a 7 bedded female psychiatric intensive care unit. It is unique, in that it is the only female ICU within NHFT.

There is also one post on Sandpiper Female Acute Adult Mental Health ward.

The main role of the posts is to support patients in an acute stage of illness, or those presenting with complex emotional needs.

The clinical team leader will need to lead and manage a team, ensuring high quality care is being delivered whilst patient and staff safety and wellbeing is being maintained. The clinical team lead will be expected to undertake risk assessments and formulate decisions based upon these.

They will need to play an active part in decision making, working alongside the MDT to formulate individual care and treatment plans, whilst also communicating effectively with the wider professionals involved with that person's care.

They will be involved with supporting the team, in their professional development, completing supervision, and appraisals, and will assist the ward manager in supporting the team, and completing relevant tasks to their role.

As clinical team leader, there is an expectation that support should be offered to other areas within the unit, and part of their duty will be to be the clinical team leader on call.

This role requires flexibility, personal resilience, ability to work under pressure and an ability to empathise with and support people who have complex needs.

Main duties of the job

They will need to lead with professionalism and working alongside NHFT's leadership behaviours and values.

Lead, coordinate and support the team to carry out clinical duties ensuring delivery of high-quality intensive support and care

Support the Ward Manager and Service Manager in the management and administration of the Unit.

Support and encourage professional and personal development of staff

Support the team to work with service users to achieve their recovery goals and improve their quality of life.

Be a key participant in the Multidisciplinary assessment and admission of individuals to the ward, being active in the care and treatment planning and decision making

To assist the team in completing risk assessments, and care planning around risk

Participate in the nominated Clinical Team Lead rota for the St.Mary's Hospital site

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

16 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG603-MH

Job locations

Welland Centre

St Marys Hospital

London road, Kettering

NN15 7PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical team leader on Shearwater Female Psychiatric intensive care unit and Sandpiper Female Acute Adult Mental Health Ward

-Supporting individuals who have a severe and enduring mental health illness, or with complex emotional needs

-Supporting individuals with risk management, whilst focusing on interventions to reduce risk- the empathise being on using least restrictive practices where safe and appropriate

-Leading the nursing team, and supporting other areas within the unit

-Undertaking audits, projects, and other tasks which focuses on professional development

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical team leader on Shearwater Female Psychiatric intensive care unit and Sandpiper Female Acute Adult Mental Health Ward

-Supporting individuals who have a severe and enduring mental health illness, or with complex emotional needs

-Supporting individuals with risk management, whilst focusing on interventions to reduce risk- the empathise being on using least restrictive practices where safe and appropriate

-Leading the nursing team, and supporting other areas within the unit

-Undertaking audits, projects, and other tasks which focuses on professional development

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

oRMN or RN Dip/HE (Mental Health). or RGN with 18 months Mental Health Inpatient exp o o
Experience post registration for 18 months minimum.
Experience of Adult Acute inpatient nursing ( in past 18 months).

Desirable

oPrevious experience in the Supervision and Assessment of students o
Current experience of working at the Welland Centre
extensive previous exp of working with female patient groups

Skills and abilities

Essential

oAble to work collaboratively within a team structure. oFlexible with regard to shift work. oHigh clinical standards. oLeadership/management skills

Desirable

oAble to teach/supervise staff. oIT skills

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

oRMN or RN Dip/HE (Mental Health). or RGN with 18 months Mental Health Inpatient exp o o
Experience post registration for 18 months minimum.
Experience of Adult Acute inpatient nursing ( in past 18 months).

Desirable

oPrevious experience in the Supervision and Assessment of students o
Current experience of working at the Welland Centre
extensive previous exp of working with female patient groups

Skills and abilities

Essential

oAble to work collaboratively within a team structure. oFlexible with regard to shift work. oHigh clinical standards. oLeadership/management skills

Desirable

oAble to teach/supervise staff. oIT skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Welland Centre

St Marys Hospital

London road, Kettering

NN15 7PW

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Welland Centre

St Marys Hospital

London road, Kettering

NN15 7PW

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)