Job summary
The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) Clinical Lead provides clinical and professional leadership within a multidisciplinary team delivering specialist mental health services to adults with complex and enduring mental health needs. The post holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, recovery-focused and person-centred care that promotes wellbeing, independence and positive outcomes for service users and carers.

Working alongside the Team Manager and wider leadership team, the Clinical Lead will provide expert clinical leadership, support complex decision-making, oversee risk management processes and maintain oversight of clinical standards across the service. The role includes supporting staff development, promoting evidence-based practice and ensuring compliance with professional, organisational and statutory requirements.

The post holder will play a key role in the transformation of community mental health services, supporting the implementation of the Neighbourhood Mental Health Model, pathway development and integrated working with health, social care and voluntary sector partners. The Clinical Lead will lead quality improvement and clinical governance activities while championing recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches to care.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical and professional leadership within the CMHT, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and recovery-focused care. Offer expert advice and guidance on complex clinical presentations, risk management, assessment, formulation and care planning.
• Support and develop multidisciplinary staff through supervision, coaching, mentorship and professional leadership. Promote evidence-based, trauma-informed and strengths-based practice throughout the service.
• Lead and contribute to clinical governance activities, including audit, quality improvement, service evaluation and the implementation of lessons learnt from incidents, complaints and feedback. Support workforce development through recruitment, appraisal, competency development and succession planning.
• Support the implementation of the Neighbourhood Mental Health Model by working collaboratively with primary care, social care, voluntary and community sector organisations and other partners to improve integration and access to services.
• Lead pathway development and service redesign initiatives to improve patient flow, transitions of care and service effectiveness. Monitor quality, performance and outcomes, implementing improvements where required.
• Maintain an appropriate clinical caseload and deputise for the Team Manager or senior leaders as required, contributing to the delivery of Trust and Directorate objectives.

About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Apply through our website for more information.

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Details
Closing date: 03 November 2026
Band: Band 7
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 338-8378795-26

Employer contact details
Senior Clinical Lead: Drew Brace, drew.brace@nhs.net, 01482344571

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