Clinical Lead – Urgent Mental Health Wirral: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a full time Clinical Lead within our First Response Services in Wirral based with our Liaison Psychiatry Team.

The successful applicant will be expected to work across Urgent Care Mental Health First Response Services, which will include Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Liaison Services, Street Triage Services, Liaison and Diversion Services and the Crisis Line.

This post is part time 34.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

To support the Team Manager in delivering a high-quality mental Health Service for clients of the Adult Mental Health Services, Wirral.

To provide clinical leadership within the team and management support, deputising for the Team Manager in their absence.

The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary framework, providing training and staff development, specialist assessment, clinical support and time limited intervention to service users.

The post holder will act as a source of expertise and point of contact within the team and demonstrate highly specialised communication skills and problem-solving abilities when prioritising risk.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A relevant Social Work, Nursing or Allied Health Professional (e.g. Occupational Therapy) degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Current registration with a nationally recognised professional body relevant to the professional qualification held e.g. GSCC for Social workers, HPC for Occupational Therapists etc.
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience.

Desirable

• Masters level qualification or equivalent short courses and/or experience.
• Teaching qualification or significant experience.

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

• Excellent communication skills: – working with staff – working with patients and carers – working with general practice – presentations – written reports – understanding and ability to interpret, research and facilitate staff to implement evidence-based practice.
• Proven ability to challenge current practices and freedom to make change in light of evidence-based recommendations
• Knowledge, understanding and the ability to interpret and implement local and national policy direction relevant to practice.
• Proven experience of clinical audit, skill and knowledge required to facilitate staff to undertake clinical audit.
• Knowledge and experience of moving staff through the change management process.
• Empowering staff to manage and support change
• Demonstrable effective clinical leadership with knowledge, understanding and application of leadership theories.
• Relevant clinical expertise to support and facilitate clinical development and innovation
• Evidence of sound information technology skills.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the development of professional roles
• Successfully managed projects that demonstrate ability to communicate and implement change.
• Demonstrable and proven understanding and experience of the clinical and corporate governance agenda
• Knowledge and experience of facilitation of reflective practice for staff and personal reflective practice.
• Demonstrable ability and experience in motivating and empowering others to change roles and in leading practice development.

Trust Values

Essential

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C’s: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

Closing Date: 23 August 2026