Mental Health Clinical Lead Holywood, Northern Ireland
£45,000£51,480 per annum | Full-Time | Days Only
Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse ready to take the next step in your career and make a real difference through clinical leadership?
We are currently recruiting for a Mental Health Clinical Lead in Holywood, Northern Ireland, offering an excellent opportunity for a motivated and clinically experienced nurse to take on a key leadership role within a care home setting.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health professional who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care, supporting staff development and ensuring the highest standards of clinical practice.
The full-time position offers a days-only working pattern, combining clinical leadership and administrative responsibilities with hands-on support for the nursing and care team.
The Role
As Mental Health Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in promoting excellent standards of mental health care, providing clinical guidance to the team and ensuring residents receive safe, compassionate and individualised support.
You will lead by example, helping to create a positive care environment where residents’ dignity, wellbeing, independence and mental health needs remain at the heart of everything the team does.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing clinical leadership, guidance and support to nursing and care staff.
- Promoting safe, compassionate and person-centred mental health care.
- Supporting residents with complex mental health needs, ensuring care is tailored to their individual circumstances.
- Overseeing care planning, risk assessments and regular reviews to ensure changing needs are identified and addressed.
- Maintaining clinical oversight of medication management and safe clinical practices.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, clinical governance standards and best-practice guidance.
- Leading and contributing to clinical audits, quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Mentoring, coaching and supporting staff to develop their clinical knowledge and confidence.
- Working collaboratively with residents, families, GPs and multidisciplinary professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
- Promoting a supportive, inclusive and therapeutic care environment for both residents and staff.
About You
To be considered for this opportunity, you will need:
- Current NMC registration with a valid PIN.
- Registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN).
- At least one year’s post-registration nursing experience.
- Strong clinical knowledge and experience in mental health care.
- Excellent clinical judgement, communication and decision-making skills.
- The ability to lead, motivate and support a multidisciplinary care team.
- A sound understanding of care planning, risk management, safeguarding and clinical governance.
- A genuine passion for improving residents’ mental health, wellbeing and quality of life.
Previous senior nursing or clinical leadership experience would be advantageous, particularly within a mental health, nursing home or similar care setting.
What’s on Offer?
- Competitive salary of £45,000£51,480 per annum, depending on experience and the agreed package.
- Full-time employment.
- Days-only working pattern.
- A varied leadership role combining clinical oversight, team support and hands-on involvement in care delivery.
- The opportunity to mentor staff and influence standards of mental health care.
- A rewarding position where you can make a meaningful difference to residents, families and the wider care team.
- The opportunity to develop your career within a clinical leadership role in Holywood, Northern Ireland.
Interested?
If you’re an experienced Mental Health Nurse looking for your next career move and would welcome the opportunity to lead, inspire and support a dedicated care team, I’d love to hear from you.
Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion to find out more about this Mental Health Clinical Lead opportunity in Holywood.
JoelPrincipal Healthcare Recruitment Consultant
Skills:Nursing Adult Nursing General nursing Nursing home Dementia patients Care and nursing Clinical supervision
Benefits:Parking Paid Holidays Pension Fund Meal Allowance / Canteen
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