Head of Mental Health Clinical Services (Nursing)
| Posting date: | 08 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £63,983.00 to £72,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £63983.00 - £72962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2026 |
| Location: | South Shields, NE32 5NN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0170-26-0021 |
Summary
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Operational Clinical Leadership Across the System Provide visible, accessible senior clinical leadership across providers, PCNs and partner organisations. Actively lead and influence clinical decision-making in complex, high-risk, or unclear situations Ensure alignment of clinical practice, thresholds, and expectations across services. Support teams to operate with confidence, clarity and defensible decision-making. 2. Cross-Organisational Clinical Collaboration Lead effective multi-agency working across multiple providers including clinical, social care and VCSE teams. Provide clinical leadership in situations involving: Shared care complexity Disputed responsibility Fragmented pathways Act as a senior clinical point of resolution where there is ambiguity, risk, or system tension. Strengthen interfaces between organisations, reducing gaps, duplication and risk. 3. Clinical Oversight, Risk and Escalation (More operational) Provide active oversight of high-risk cases and system risk themes, not limited to retrospective review. Intervene where required to stabilise risk, clarify ownership and support safe decision-making. Ensure that escalation processes are: Understood Consistent Actively used across organisations Identify and address variation in practice across PCNs/providers. 4. Safeguarding and System Escalation Leadership Provide senior clinical leadership in safeguarding across organisational boundaries. Support resolution of inter-agency disagreements and escalation challenges. Contribute to and lead system-level learning from safeguarding and risk themes. Participate directly in complex case discussions where clinical authority is required. 5. Clinical Governance Across a Multi-Provider System Ensure consistent governance frameworks across all providers contributing to the service. Align supervision, clinical accountability, and scope of practice across roles (including ARRS) Provide credible clinical assurance into PCNs, providers and ICB structures. Translate governance into practical, operational expectations for teams. 6. Service Development and System Design Provide senior clinical leadership into service design across organisations, not just advisory input. Ensure new models are: Clinically safe Operationally deliverable Aligned across providers Identify system gaps, duplication, and emerging need across the lifespan. Shape solutions that work across organisational boundaries, not within silos