Clinical Lead Referral and Assessment Hub in Manchester

Clinical Lead Referral and Assessment Hub

Band 7

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

Site: Central Park Town Manchester

Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (Yearly)

Closing 07/07/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are continuing to develop our referral and assessment hub and are looking to recruit a B7 Clinical Lead to support referrals, assessments and clinical leadership within the hub.

Referrals will be triaged by a member of the team, and a decision will be made on the onward journey for that service user.

You may provide assessments for the team and will complete those assessments at that designated base or at a venue agreed with the service user and carer.

This post is a full time position (37.5 hours per week) and the working hours will be 9am - 5pm, five days per week. The post is based at Central Park Hub although the post holder will be expected to travel across the Borough to attend satellite clinics.

This post includes participation in the Bronze on call rota.

Main duties of the job

• Manage and oversee the triaging of all referrals coming into the referral and assessment hub.
• Provide an onward journey for service users not appropriate for Community Services.
• Complete assessments for those requiring specialist mental health services under Community Mental Health Team.
• Complete assessment for those inpatients who may require a secondary service upon discharge.
• Provide line management where required.
• Link in with MDT and attend weekly meetings.
• Develop and maintain relationships and pathways with other services.
• Promote awareness of the role of the referral and assessment hub within local service area/team, GP practices and the wider community.
• Support service management in conjunction with the team manager.
• Work with team managers to support policy and service improvement and development.
• Support service user, carer and stakeholder involvement.
• Promote a culture of learning, education and professional development.
• Champion quality assurance by establishing quality standards relating to the service user and carer experience, implementing Divisional Action Plans and undertaking complaint investigations.
• Adhere to safeguarding principles for children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and local reporting procedures, ensuring junior staff compliance.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are aspir ing to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities we serve and are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under‑represented groups, such as BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

Other requirements

• Able to travel around the Trust footprint.
• Ability to work over 24‑hour, 7‑day‑a‑week team, to facilitate line management and support practitioners.
• Participate in the Bronze on call rota subject to agreement.

Skills and abilities

• Understand all Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Understand the Trust’s Strategic Goals and how they can support them.
• Understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, equality and Diversity, and dignity in care and work policies and principles.
• Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date.
• Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons.
• Contribute to the control of risk and report any incident, accident or near miss.
• Protect service users, visitors, and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections.
• Take responsibility for own learning and development.

Knowledge

• Offer advice and consultation to members of the multi‑disciplinary team based on solid clinical experience of mental health nursing.
• Support the Team Managers and other Senior Practitioners / Professional Leads in the daily operation of the Teams.
• Lead on the implementation of the Trust‑wide Strategies across the Directorate.
• Facilitate a culture of lifelong learning, including involvement in the process of Individual Development and Personal Review (IDPR), and Personal Development Plans.
• Participate in and ensure provision of Clinical Supervision, both as supervisee and supervisor, and an understanding of the Knowledge, Skills Framework under Agenda for Change.
• Promote a learning environment for students.
• Ensure compliance with policy, procedure, and protocol, in consultation with the Team Managers, other Senior Practitioners and Professional Leads.
• Participate in multi‑agency meetings e.g., Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Child Protection.
• Understand the Clinical Governance agenda and provide professional representation in local groups supporting consultation and implementation.
• Full understanding of the Care Programme Approach including the needs and rights of Carers.
• Understanding of current national policy and initiatives in relation to severe and enduring mental health issues.
• Good knowledge of assessment and triage of referrals.

Experience

• Post registration experience of working in a multi-disciplinary Home Treatment team or other mental health community services.
• Evidence of post registration specialist training and development.
• Experience of participating in audit and an understanding of implementing Action plans relating to the outcome of audits.
• Knowledge of requirements under the Care Programme Approach including the needs of carers and the mental health Minimum Data Set.
• Previous experience in a clinical leadership role.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification and current registration (Qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker).
• Post registration training relevant to mental health/leadership/management.

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks. Further information on the checks required can be found on the NHS Employers website.

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment.