# Clinical Practice Lead

**Company**: East London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: Permanent
**Salary**: £47951.00 to £56863.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and innovative Registered Nurse to join our ward teams as Clinical Practice Lead. You will join the management teams on our inpatient psychiatric wards in the mental health unit.

The Clinical Practice Lead will support the Clinical Nurse Manager with 24-hour operational responsibility and accountability for the provision and management of high-quality nursing care and for the treatment of service users within the inpatient service area.

Key responsibilities:

- Coordinate and deliver safe, person-centred, recovery-focused nursing care to service users with complex mental health needs

- Organise clinical activities and workloads, ensuring effective use of resources and continuity of care

- Provide clinical leadership, guidance, and supervision to junior staff

- Promote the prevention and reduction of restrictive practices through trauma-informed care, positive engagement, de-escalation, and least restrictive approaches

- Contribute to individualised care plans, risk assessments, and positive behaviour support strategies

- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, service users, carers, and external agencies

The salary for this role is £47,951 to £56,863 per annum.

We are looking for someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for complex patients, and knowledge of risk management and supervision processes.

## Skills

### Required
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- Mentorship certification
- Completion of Preceptorship
- Relevant training
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for complex patients
- Knowledge of risk management and supervision processes

### Nice to have
- Years of Experience
- Supporting and supervising students and junior staff
- Role knowledge

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