Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Inpatient Practice Lead

The closing date is 04 November 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 Practice Lead based at the Cedars in Exeter supporting 2 acute adult mental health wards. This will be a 12 month fixed term/ secondment post from January/ February 2026.

The Clinical Practice Lead is responsible for ensuring compliance with quality & safety standards within their assigned clinical pathways / teams. They will ensure that all individuals receiving care and treatment from DPT services do so in line with Trust strategic objectives (safe, timely, personalised, and sustainable and recovery focused) and are safeguarded from any harm.

Main duties of the job

Promote a recovery model that empowers users of services to be at the forefront of decision making and ownership of their care and treatment.
Champion dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect
Prioritise demand and allocate/delegate accordingly
Work flexibly
Lone working at times
Quality improvements and audits
Compliance with CQC standards
Managing complaints and compliments
Learning from experience
Practice education
Advanced clinical delivery and leading others in their clinical practice through training, supervision, coaching and mentoring
Applying quality improvement methodology to solve service delivery problems with qualified solutions

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

Our values

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.

Date posted

21 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,809 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-25-0811

Job locations

The Cedars

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5SN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A professional mental health qualification to degree level or equivalent Post Graduate qualification relevant to specialism- RMN
Leadership or quality improvement qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant years post qualifying work in inpatient mental health, including significant experience working in a band 6 role
Clinical supervision and mentoring experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with large groups who may be antagonistic and/or distressed. This will apply to persons who use the service and their carers/relatives and professional staff group.
Excellent leadership skills with the ability to lead change and motivate staff.
Ability to support junior staff: professionally and academically, promoting their personal growth and developing their competencies.
Ability to interpret research and apply to practice.
Risk Assessment and Management.
Able to produce well written reports.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A professional mental health qualification to degree level or equivalent Post Graduate qualification relevant to specialism- RMN
Leadership or quality improvement qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant years post qualifying work in inpatient mental health, including significant experience working in a band 6 role
Clinical supervision and mentoring experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with large groups who may be antagonistic and/or distressed. This will apply to persons who use the service and their carers/relatives and professional staff group.
Excellent leadership skills with the ability to lead change and motivate staff.
Ability to support junior staff: professionally and academically, promoting their personal growth and developing their competencies.
Ability to interpret research and apply to practice.
Risk Assessment and Management.
Able to produce well written reports.

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.