Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for the position for a Clinical Lead, within Gateshead East Community Treatment Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic person to develop their clinical and leadership skills while supporting to develop services across the adult treatment pathways. This is an exciting time as we move towards the transformation of community services in line with the Community Mental Health Framework, with a greater focus on holistic care and the needs of the whole person, linking in with community and voluntary service partners, primary care services and the local authority to support 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 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 designated pathway.
• To be responsible and accountable for the delivery of effective and high quality evidence based treatment packages within the Pathway.
• 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 based on care pathway packages.
• 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.
• The post holder will be expected to join the Point of Contact rota which does include the occasional weekend and evening shifts.

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.

Details
Date posted: 14 July 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: 263-CCG26-251-LB
Job locations: Keegan Court, Gateshead, NE10 8DX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 14th July 2026
Closing date : 28th July 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. Adherence to Health and Safety policies.
• Casework Management.
• Facilitation of Personal Development Planning in others.
• Experience of CBU based Model of Care Provision.
• Experience of working within a multi- disciplinary team using the CBU based approach.
• Care Packages and Pathways Clustering

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 (i.e. CBT / 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: Keegan Court, Gateshead, NE10 8DX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Manager
Melissa Baynes
melissa.baynes@cntw.nhs.uk
07812397126