Clinical Lead

We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000 for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated Band 6 Clinical Lead to recruit at Ancora House, the in-patient child and adolescent mental health service. Ancora House has 2 inpatient wards, Coral and Indigo, providing person-centered acute care for young people aged 14-18.

You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team and will be required to work on a rotational shift basis, which includes days, nights, and twilight shifts. The post offers the successful applicant the exciting opportunity to join this team in providing the highest quality of care for our service users. Ancora House is based on the Countess of Chester Health Park Site approximately 1.5 miles from Chester city centre.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Ward Manager and the MDT in delivering a high quality Mental Health Service for young people.
• Providing clinical leadership within the ward team to promote a high standard of patient care.
• Providing management support, deputising for the Ward Manager in their absence.
• Acting as a source of expertise within the ward and wider hospital.

The individual must be able to demonstrate an understanding and application of the 6 C’s in practice: Care; Compassion; Competence; Communication; Courage and Commitment.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, welcoming applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP. Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Hudson, Job title: Ward Manager, Email address: Nicola.hudson9@nhs.net, Telephone number: 01244 397335.

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100.