Clinical Team Lead | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2026 |
| Location: | Bedford, MK40 2NT |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7831755/363-BED7831755 |
Summary
Clinical Team Lead – Bedford Adult Community Mental Health Service
As the Clinical Lead (Mental Health Nursing) for the team you will be responsible for the day to day management and leadership of the team, working alongside the Clinical Lead (Social Work) and with the Operational Manager to ensure safe and effective implementation of service developments relevant to the team. You will be responsible for ensuring safe and effective management of operations in the team, while providing clinical leadership specifically with regards to the Moderate to Severe Mental Health.
As well as the day to day leadership of the team, you will also be responsible for supporting clinical staff to take complex decisions regarding the planning and development of programmes of care.
Your role will be to ensure the service provided by the team is well organised, evidence based, recovery focused, socially inclusive and person centered, with clear clinical outcomes.
You will be required to work closely with the Operational Manager and Assistant Director to develop the team in line with commissioner requirements and Trust objectives, consulting all key stakeholders, and positively reinforcing the expectations of the organisation through collaborative and dynamic management and leadership that is both supportive and encouraging in nature to enable the team to adapt to key changes smoothly. You will have a lead role in the development of core team policies and local operating procedures.
You will have deputy management responsibility for continually improving the quality and performance of the team.
For a full summary please refer to the attached job description.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the attached job description and person specification
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Mar 2026