Clinical Lead Nurse (mental health)

Clinical Lead Nurse (mental health)
Position: Clinical Lead Nurse (mental health)
Location: Lancashire
Salary: Up to £45,000 p/annum depending on experience + enhancements
Contract: Full time, permanent

MediTalent are seeking a Clinical Lead Nurse (mental health) to work for our client - a leading healthcare provider to work in their specialist residential centre based in the Lancashire area.

As a Clinical Lead Nurse (mental health), you will play a critical role in providing support, assessment, and interventions to promote mental health and create a positive work environment.

You will hold a lead role in the management of patients and will be integral in helping shape the service and relevant best practice management pathways.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Lead/manage junior members of staff


• Supporting patients who have a mental health need in our inpatient units, throughout their pathway, from pre-admission through to onwards discharge


• Complete risk assessments and provide advice on mental capacity assessments


• Demonstrate safe clinical judgement in evaluating, interpreting and documenting the outcomes of mental health nursing

The right candidate will:

• Have a valid NMC


• Be a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN)


• Have experience in a mental health role


• Leadership abilities: you'll manage larger teams, requiring strong people-management skills.


• Manage challenging or disturbed behaviour, provide advice on medication and participate in discharge planning for inpatients who will require mental health support.

Benefits & Salary

• Competitive salary up to £45,000 p/annum + enhancements


• 25 days holiday & bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing with service


• Your birthday off!


• Enhanced sick & maternity pay


• Flexible working opportunities


• Career development and training


• Pension programme


• And much more…

Please apply or for more information please call / text Carly on 07587697411.