Location: Dawlish, EX7 0NR
Salary: £38862.00 to £46580.00
Date posted: 14th July 2025
Closing date: 27th July 2025
Clinical Team Leader
Job Description:
- Are you someone looking to start a career in one of the UKs most respected mental health trusts?
- Would you like to do a job that makes a difference every day?
Are you looking for something completely new, different, exhilarating and challenging? Do you want great job satisfaction working within a motivated team? If are you an experienced & resilient clinical practitioner within mental health services then look no further.
We are seeking a Band 6 Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse to join us within our Secure Inpatients Wards at Langdon Hospital.
- 2 x substantive 37.5 hour per week posts available
- 1 x 37.5 hour per week fixed term (Ending on 12/08/2026) post available
You will quickly become part of a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team where you'll be using your skills and experience to deliver a package of care to people on our ward that helps them on their road to recovery. We passionately believe that with our help, people can improve their mental health to recover independence and return to their local community.
We are looking for someone who can lead by example and demonstrate good collaborative working, placing emphasis on the Recovery Model.
If you are looking to relocate to the fabulous county of Devon we have a relocation package that may be suitable for you.
Main duties of the job
- As a Clinical Team Leader you will be committed to ongoing service and clinical development inclusive of service user / carer involvement.
- Providing clinical leadership to nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality individualised person centre standards of care are delivered to all patients.
- You will deputise for the Ward Manager and support them to ensure the safe and effective running of the ward.
- Ensure the effective supervision and development of staff
- To work and act as a key member of the team, supporting each patient with achieving their planned outcomes
- To act as the lead nurse in the assessment, implementation of care through to point of discharge
- To take charge of clinical area
- To adopt a flexible approach to hours of duty, in order to meet the needs of the service over a 24 hour period.
- To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Contact information:
Ward Manager
Gemma Fellows
01626884624
