Clinical Lead - Hockley House
The closing date is 27 July 2025
Job summary
We are looking for a Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Allied Health Professional, Psychologist, or Psychotherapist with current registration (appropriate to the job role) to lead in providing specialist trauma-informed mental health support, including multiagency consultation, assessments, risk, and care planning, for young people with complex difficulties that are placed in a Specialist Hampshire Residential Home, Hockley House.
You will work with Specialist CAMHS, to implement therapeutic care plans and support residential staff to use Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) skills to provide trauma informed parenting and practice, to support young people with complex trauma to feel safe. As a Lead you will provide supervision to Mental Health workers and contribute to mental health training and implementation of therapeutic parenting for all residential staff.
Main duties of the job
- In partnership with CAMHS, to take a daily lead on clinical matters for young people, and development of policy relating to therapeutic care practice.
- To provide clinical leadership.
- To support all staff in the implementation of trauma informed care through using PACE to build relationship, help understand what is behind behaviours and help young people feel safe.
- Offer specialist mental health consultation and advice to all staff.
- Assess and manage ongoing risks as identified during a young person's stay in the home, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with them and their carers.
- To lead on the implementation of care plans
- To be part of recruitment and selection process of staff.
- To be aware of Local Authority and Trust policies and protocols within own registering body and the Trust Strategy/ Local Authority Strategy
- To supervise clinical team members and offer group supervision/reflective practice to all staff.
- To be part of own discipline/CIC group for ongoing support and development.
- To ensure staff within service area are compliant with their regulatory body's regulations.
- To take a lead on audits within the team to ensure clinical staff are undertaking mandatory training as indicated.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
Our Trust continues to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
Details
Date posted
09 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
348-CFS-8508
Job locations
Hockley House
Hayter Gardens
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 7QU
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hockley House
Hayter Gardens
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 7QU
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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