Senior Clinician- The Health Based Place of Safety: Sponsorship Available

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Band 7 Senior Clinician – Place of Safety

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Clinician to our centralised Place of Safety service within North London NHS Foundation Trust.

The Place of Safety operates as a specialist, 24/7 service providing assessment and care for individuals detained under Section 136. As a centralised service for the Trust, it works closely with The Police, the Mental Health Crisis Assessment Line, and ED’s.

The Senior Clinician will be an experienced acute crisis practitioner, demonstrating strong clinical decision-making skills and providing visible, consistent leadership within the service. They will be based at the Place of Safety and will act as the Clinician in Charge for each shift, ensuring the effective day-to-day management of the unit.

Key responsibilities will include overseeing patient flow, managing and responding to incidents, maintaining patient and staff safety, and leading on complex mental health assessments. The post holder will also play a key role in coordinating care, supporting staff through clinical supervision, and ensuring that high standards of care are maintained in line with the specialist nature of the service.

In addition, the role will support effective working across the wider system, liaising with key stakeholders including Police, LAS, Emergency Departments, and the pan-London network, ensuring a responsive and well-coordinated service at all times.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Hospital Division to support clinicians and managers in developing quality mental health services, whilst meeting the Trusts Clinical Governance standards.

The role involves the provision of clinical expertise, professional leadership, educational/research as well as operational managerial responsibilities. The post holder will ensure that there is senior clinical presence as part of a 24-hour roster, ensure high standards of care and will provide coaching to staff around best practice.

As such, therefore, the post holder must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse or have substantial experience in an acute setting.

The post holder will work in collaboration with service users and carers; ensuring nursing and professional practice is guided by the principles of least restrictive care outcomes, recovery and good clinical practice. Act as an exemplar and professional role-model in embracing core values of dignity, respect, care and compassion.

Please review the Job Description document.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Diploma or degree leading to professional registered qualification in Mental Health or equivalent qualification/ experience
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development
  • Extensive knowledge base in provision of mental health services and preferred treatment methods
  • Experience of working with service users in acute mental health crises

Leadership

Essential

  • Experience in liaison or community setting
  • Significant post qualifying experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to communicate both verbal and written form at a high level and complex case management skills
  • Evidence of leadership skills
  • Excellent risk assessment Skills

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).

Closing Date: 8 November 2026

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