Clinical Lead Nurse - CMHT

Job summary
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.

An opportunity has arisen for a key position of Clinical Lead Nurse for the Community Mental Health Team in the Kendal and South Lakes area.As a Nurse Clinical Lead within the Community Mental Health Team, you will be an experienced and motivated registered Mental Health Nurse.

The role of the Community Mental Health Team is to provide assessment and community- based interventions, which is undertaken in partnership with referred individuals and focusses on individual needs, self-determination and recovery.

As a Nurse Clinical Lead you will support the team with professional and clinical leadership, promoting a culture of learning and person centred care, whilst promoting the Trust values.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking expert assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
• Supervising and teaching professionals from the multi-disciplinary teams, qualified and unqualified staff.
• Working in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes.
• Providing clinical leadership and support to the Team Leader in ensuring a high quality cycle of care.
• Providing clinical assurances to effective caseload management within community teams.

About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Details
Date posted: 10 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 351-BAY1012-SRP-A
Job locations: Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal, LA9 7RG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with NMC.
• Post-registration experience and/or evidence of formal courses and training at post graduate diploma level.
• Mentorship Course, including Clinical Supervision Training.

Knowledge / Experience
Essential

• Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating specialist programmes of care and risk management plans.
• Evidence of improving service delivery in line with evidence based practice.

Skills / Competencies
Essential

• Up to date and relevant knowledge of evidence based practice, e.g. NICE Guidance.
• Knowledge of regulatory bodies and the requirements associated with this in terms of standards of service delivery, e.g. CQC.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, e.g. Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act.

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).

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