Clinical Lead: Sponsorship Available

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Urgent Care Hub is expanding and we are looking for another Band 6 Clinical Lead to join the team, helping to manage the mental health beds across Somerset.

The Urgent Care Hub operates 9am-5pm, 7 days per week. The team currently consists of a Team Manager, a clinical lead, 2 clinical assistants, a housing lead and an administrator.

The Hub accepts all requests for admission to hospital, discusses the role and expectations of the admission before identifying the most appropriate bed for the patient. The team is in daily liaison with all wards, home treatment teams and other agencies including the voluntary sector, to ensure that potential barriers or delays to discharge are kept to a minimum. The aim is to ensure that patients will have a reduced length of stay, leading to lower bed occupancy levels and ensuring that patients receive ongoing care within the community setting.

We are looking for someone who is motivated with a “can do” and flexible attitude. This may include working alongside Home Treatment Team (HTT) and/or ward staff or acting individually in making sometimes difficult decisions.

Team members must have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisation skills. They must be flexible, creative and responsive to managing the changing needs of the service which will be challenging at times. There are clearly defined escalation pathways for support from management to resolve clinical issues in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

  • Coordinate all requests for psychiatric admissions and identify the most appropriate bed based on clinical need.

  • Monitor and manage bed availability and patient flow across inpatient units.

  • Collaborate closely with wards, Home Treatment Teams, local authorities, voluntary sector partners and other stakeholders to minimise delays and support early, safe discharge.

  • Provide day-to-day clinical and managerial supervision to Band 4 Clinical Assistants.

  • Maintain accurate records on the RiO system and ensure all communications and decisions are appropriately documented.

  • Deputise for the Team Manager in their absence.

  • Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives within the Urgent Care Hub.

  • Engage in audit, clinical governance and staff development activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN, DipSW, OT or similar mental health professionalCommitment to Continuing Professional Development.

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience working at band 5 or equivalent in community/Inpatient mental health services.Experience of appraising and managing others performance and work quality.

Desirable

  • Experience at investigating and resolving complaintsExperience at investigating untoward events and recognising lessons to be learntExperience at deputising for Team Manager

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act.Leading and managing others and delegating appropriatelyEvidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skillsWillingness to travel across the Trust.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 28 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit somersetft.tal.net.