Clinical Manager - Community Mental Health Services

Are you an RMN or RNLD who has experience working in a community setting (CMHT, Crisis, RAID, SPA or CAMHS etc)? Are you looking for a well-paid, full-time role with a private provider where you are based fully remotely with travel to site as required? I have got the perfect opportunity!

My client are an exceptional operator-run provider with deep knowledge of the sector, a CQC rating of GOOD and a vision of the market through the lens of expertly-skilled and experienced professionals.

My client are rapidly expanding their mental health community services and require a field-based Clinical Manager to bring strong clinical governance oversite, detailed mental health insight and a thrust and drive to ensure the service gives its clients the best experience of life and continues to grow.

The Role

Reporting into senior clinical leadership, you will lead the day-to-day clinical and operational delivery of a regional portfolio of care packages. The role is field-based and varied, blending strategic oversight with practical, on-the-ground involvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the delivery and ongoing quality of community-based care packages across the region
• Providing clinical supervision, mentoring and performance support to frontline staff including support workers, nurses and Allied Health Professionals
• Conducting clinical assessments, developing person-centred care plans and risk assessments, and ensuring care is delivered in line with regulatory and best-practice standards
• Acting as a key point of contact for families, commissioners, case managers and multidisciplinary professionals, building trusted, long-term working relationships
• Supporting package mobilisation by participating in shifts during set-up phases to embed standards, model good practice and ensure continuity of care
• Contributing to service improvement, governance, audit activity and the development of new packages as the regional portfolio grows

About You

You will be a confident clinical leader with a strong community-based background and the operational mindset to manage a dispersed, package-based service.

Essential:

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or RNLD with active NMC registration
• Demonstrable experience working in community-based mental health or complex care settings
• Proven leadership experience, including line management, supervision and team development
• Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, safeguarding and CQC requirements
• Experience of care planning, risk assessment and multidisciplinary working
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Based in or near London and the South East Home Counties, with willingness and flexibility to travel across the region at short notice
• Strong communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills
• Flexibility to participate in care delivery during package mobilisation when required

Thank you for taking the time to read the job description, please only apply if you are already based in the UK with full working rights, have an RMN or RNLD qualification, a full UK driving license and access to own car.

We look forward to speaking with successful applicants!