Clinical Lead Barking and Dagenham Mental Health & Wellness Team | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 plus HCAS per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 October 2025 |
| Location: | Barking, IG11 9LX |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7485407/395-BD079-25 |
Summary
The opportunity has arisen for 2 clinical leads (Band 7) to join the Barking and Dagenham Mental Health and Wellness teams (West and North).
The successful candidate will be a strong team player with at least three years post qualifying experience in a mental health setting. The post holder will deputise for the team manager and be able to autonomously oversee clinical systems and staff. It is essential that applicants have excellent organisational skills and are competent with using computer programmes and databases.
Experience of undertaking assessment of complex case, including risk formulation .
Experience of undertaking complex evidence based interventions that manage high risk.
Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills working with service users and staff within a demanding multi-disciplinary environment.
Ability to provide clinical supervision and undertake appraisal and performance reviews with staff.
Able to deputise for the team manager and work autonomously when appropriate.
The B&D Mental Health Teams are evolving into the mental Health and Wellness Team in the Community Mental health Transformation. The focus is very much on a team approach with ensuring co production with service users.
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
We are kind.
We are respectful.
We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15%of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time
Assist the Team Manager in the delivery of recovery orientated interventions and evidence based practice by working with a caseload and supervising staff.
Oversee clinical systems within the team.
Attend meetings and forums as required by the team manager.
Work with other seniors on a rota basis to oversee new and urgent referrals to the team.
Please see the attached job description and person specification
for more information about this role and working at North East
London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this
when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the
criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as
possible as some posts close early to limit the number of
applications.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable
to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility
under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic
salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not
included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI
during the recruitment process
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025