Clinical Team Lead - ECU in Hull

Job summaryBand 7 Clinical Team Lead for Humber's new 6 bedded Female Enhanced Care Unit (ECU)An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Clinical Team Lead to head up our new Female Enhanced Care Unit (ECU ). This is a key leadership role where you will support a skilled multidisciplinary team and play an important part in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care to women with complex mental health needs as part of our new women's pathway.Our Female ECU will provide specialist care for women experiencing acute and complex mental health. The unit supports patients who require enhanced engagement, intensive therapeutic input, and a structured environment to support recovery.Main duties of the jobWe are committed to providing care that is safe, trauma-informed, and person-centred, recognising the unique needs of women within mental health services.As Clinical Team Lead, you will be pivotal in the recruitment, selection and development of your clinical team.As a new service, the drivers will balance a therapeutic and medical model and you will support and influence the implementation, training and delivery of this.You will clinically and operationally lead the new ECU team.As part of this role you will join the acute and urgent care leadership team, with access to senior and peer support from mental health inpatient services and the wider Mental Health division -unplanned care.As part of the inpatient leadership team, there is an expectation to provide senior Band 7 duty cover on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holiday Mondays across the wider unplanned adult and older adult inpatient services. This currently equates to approximately one in every 15 weekends (around four weekends per year), with time off in lieu taken during the week. This role is supported by the weekend multidisciplinary team (MDT), which provides cover for all inpatient areas to facilitate urgent MDT discussions. The service is led by the Band 7 on duty alongside an inpatient Responsible Clinician (RC) or Approved Clinician (AC), both operating on a rota basis.About usWe are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our websiteWe are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.Find out more and search live jobs.DetailsDate posted26 August 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary 49,387 to 56,515 a year Per annum ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number338-8024428-26-AJob locationsTownend Court298 Cottingham RoadHullHU6 8QGUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification Job description Job responsibilitiesFor further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person SpecificationPerson Specification Qualifications and Knowledge EssentialLive register or equivalent professional registration relevant to the postFull understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service areas within community health services , e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion, Safeguarding AdultsGood IT skills e.g. knowledge of word and excelDesirableAccredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced levelEvidence of policy implementation and developmentKnowledge of managing delegated budgets Experience EssentialEvidence of post -registration professional practiceEvidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participationBe able to effectively Chair meetingsDesirableExperience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishingAbility to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multiprofessional and multi -agency partnerships skills and Competencies EssentialAble to demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, carers and at all levels of staff/managers in the organisationWorking knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage othersAbility to effectively commute between all various Trust sitesAbility to lead/motivate staff to embrace changeDesirableAble to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge EssentialLive register or equivalent professional registration relevant to the postFull understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service areas within community health services , e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion, Safeguarding AdultsGood IT skills e.g. knowledge of word and excelDesirableAccredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced levelEvidence of policy implementation and developmentKnowledge of managing delegated budgets Experience EssentialEvidence of post -registration professional practiceEvidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participationBe able to effectively Chair meetingsDesirableExperience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishingAbility to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multiprofessional and multi -agency partnerships skills and Competencies EssentialAble to demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, carers and at all levels of staff/managers in the organisationWorking knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage othersAbility to effectively commute between all various Trust sitesAbility to lead/motivate staff to embrace changeDesirableAble to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locallyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameHumber Teaching NHS Foundation TrustAddressTownend Court298 Cottingham RoadHullHU6 8QGUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameHumber Teaching NHS Foundation TrustAddressTownend Court298 Cottingham RoadHullHU6 8QGUnited KingdomEmployer's website