Clinical Lead

Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a 12 month fixed term or secondment Clinical Lead role within Northumberland Early Intervention in Psychosis Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic practitioner to develop their clinical and leadership skills while supporting the team to provide a sustainable recovery journey with our service users, their families and carers.

The post holder will demonstrate experience and ability in multiagency working, service development and have an understanding of the NHS Long Term Plan and Community Transformation.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible and accountable for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and efficient care to Service users as allocated within the service.
• To be responsible and accountable for the delivery of effective and high quality evidence based treatment within the service.
• Provide clinical advice, leadership and supervision to staff.
• Contribute to Appraisal and Personal Development of staff.
• Identify and organise the delivery of appropriate clinical training, in order to ensure the highest standard of evidence based clinical interventions are provided.
• Demonstrate clinical excellence in relation to clinical reasoning and decision making when managing complex cases.
• Lead on and ensure robust and timely Clinical Audit
• Lead on team development and other practitioner performance where/if applicable.

About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 10th September 2026

Closing date : 24th September 2026

We welcome your application.

Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Excellent communication skills and liaison skills
• Organisational and time management skills.
• Leadership skills/delegation, IT Skills.

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Knowledge & Experience of the Recovery Model.
• Proven track record of providing professional leadership within clinical services.
• MDT working.
• Clinical supervision and Application.
• Casework Management.
• Facilitation of Personal Development Planning in others.
• Adherence to Health and Safety policies.

Desirable

• Knowledge of data systems.
• Experience of Positive Clinical Risk Taking and WRAP.

Education & Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
• Mentor /teaching qualification
• Relevant Clinical Training and post graduate Qualification

Desirable

• Therapy qualification in CBT or Family Therapy
• Formal clinical supervision qualification.
• Teaching Qualification.

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).

Employer details
Employer name
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Greenacres
Ashington
NE63 8BL
United Kingdom

Employer's website
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Manager
Katie Dytham
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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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.