Clinical Team Leader/Physical Health Lead | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	24 Rhagfyr 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£44,485 - £52,521 per annum incl HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	23 Ionawr 2026
Lleoliad:	Uxbridge, UB8 3NN
Cwmni:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7693765/333-G-HM-0751

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We are looking for an enthusiastic person who is keen to make improvements in Mental Health services, through initiatives and quality improvement projects. The role will include working with our band 5 nurses, nurse associates, healthcare support workers and medical team to improve the current physical health care in place for patients. In addition to increasing the knowledge and skills of the ward staff.

You would be working to ensure Physical Health checks are being carried out for patients on admission and as routinely as needed. You would then be working on new initiatives and quality improvement projects with guidance from the Ward Manager.

Oak Tree Ward is a 17 bedded Older Adult Mental health ward. We are a service for those mainly over the age of 70 (Although we are an ageless service), those living with cognitive impairment, or those with a high frailty score over 6.

We treat people living with: Anxiety, Alzheimer's, Bi-polar, Depression, Parkinson, Personality disorders, schizophrenia and other mental health illnesses.

The successful applicant would work both day and night shifts on a rota schedule.

The successful applicant can expect their role to include the following:
• Act as the designated lead for physical health on the ward.
• Ensure patients receive timely and comprehensive physical healthassessments, including on admission, during weekly reviews, and prior todischarge.
• Quality Improvement & Assurance-Lead and support ward-based physical health improvement initiatives.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to staff on physical health issues and clinical decision-making.
• Cascade learning from training, incidents, and good practice.
• Support safe and effective use of tools such as NEWS2, ECGs, blood tests,VTE, and cardiometabolic screening.

Receive a monthly supernumerary day in which will be expected to:
• Monitor compliance with mandatory physical health checks and escalate deficiencies promptly.Audit documentation, observations, and escalation actions, and support the development of improvement plans.Participate in service level or Trust-wide Physical Health meetings

Physical Health Leads will complete a tailored training package including:
• Physical health assessment skills
• NEWS2 competency training
• Physical health deterioration and escalation
• Phlebotomy (where appropriate)
• ECG recording and interpretation
• Cardiometabolic health training
• Trauma-informed physical healthcare approaches

And bring back this learning to the ward staff.



As part of CNWL, you will join an organisation that values innovation, staff wellbeing, professional development and collaborative working. For the last four years the Trust has given all staff their birthday off as an extra day’s leave; a day for you and to do something for you. The Trust respects that not all colleagues celebrate or recognise birthdays as a celebration. If this applies to you, please just take a day for yourself.

We expect you to showCOMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better

We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.

We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.

We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIPand behave in a way that shows that you recognise the importance of working collaboratively with all who come into contact with this service.

Patient Safety

Band 6 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services, by reporting and escalating concerns, completing routine audits.

Complete training on Datix- and review Datix's where required.

Clinical Outcomes

Band 6 nurses often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services

Patient Experience

Band 6 nurses contribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing

Supporting yourself and others

All services and teams in the Trust should be able to demonstrate that they are meeting the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards of care. Band 6 nurses are expected to be Clinical Leaders and play an active role in ensuring that the team understands the CQC standards and what individual team members do to help achieve those standards.






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