Clinical Lead

Join to apply for the Clinical Lead role at Everyturn Mental Health. We’re thrilled to be launching a brand-new residential service in Beckenham, developed in partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. This marks an exciting milestone as we expand Everyturn’s services into London for the very first time. Our new 12-14 bed CQC registered service will provide specialist, clinically led community rehabilitation for people with complex mental health needs, delivering 24/7 clinical support in a safe, therapeutic, and recovery-focused environment. We’re now looking for an experienced and values-driven Clinical Lead to help establish, shape, and guide this service from the ground up. This is a rare and meaningful opportunity to influence a brand-new model of life-changing care, provide exceptional clinical leadership, and make a lasting impact on people’s recovery journeys.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure the needs of service users and their carers are assessed and met, providing person-centred, outcomes-focused care with dignity and accuracy.
• Maintain timely, high-quality patient records in line with all clinical and regulatory standards.
• Lead and support the staff team to ensure effective deployment of resources, achievement of targets, and strong team wellbeing.
• Oversee safe medication management, offering clinical guidance aligned with professional, medical, and nursing standards.
• Coach, mentor, and support student and newly qualified nurses, fostering professional growth and high clinical standards.
• Identify and manage clinical risks proactively, implementing measures to reduce and mitigate potential harm.
• Contribute to and monitor the service budget, identifying efficiencies that support financial sustainability.
• Use service user feedback to drive meaningful improvements to care and service delivery.
• Conduct regular audits of clinical practice, review incidents and near misses, and report findings to the Quality and Safety team.
• Address and manage team conflict constructively, promoting a respectful and supportive working environment.
• Deputise for the Service Manager when required, ensuring continuous leadership and clinical oversight.
• Undertake any reasonable duties to support the organisation and maintain high standards of care.

What You’ll Have

• NMC First Level Registered Nurse with significant post-registration experience.
• Knowledge of complex mental health conditions, behaviours that challenge, and safe medication management.
• Experience supporting service users with high clinical needs and delivering positive outcomes.
• Strong clinical decision-making, risk management, and safeguarding knowledge.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team leadership skills.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and supporting staff development.
• Ability to investigate complaints and implement practical solutions.
• Strong organisational, time‑management, and IT skills (MS Office, CRM).
• Commitment to CPD, reflective practice, and upholding Everyturn’s values of compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and innovation.

What We Offer In Return

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years’ service) and the option to purchase or sell days.
• Enhanced pension.
• Wagestream – ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay.
• Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme, including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and counselling sessions; shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card.
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary.
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer!

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+, Black, Asian and minority ethnic, menopause and neurodivergent communities.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.