Clinical Practice Lead

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To coordinate and deliver safe, person-centred, recovery-focused nursing care to service users with complex mental health needs, working autonomously within professional scope of practice. To organise clinical activities and workloads, ensuring effective use of resources and continuity of care. To provide clinical leadership, guidance and supervision to junior staff, promoting professional development and high standards of practice. To promote the prevention and reduction of restrictive practices through trauma-informed care, positive engagement, de-escalation and least restrictive approaches. To ensure any restrictive interventions are necessary, proportionate, lawful and compliant with Trust policies, with appropriate monitoring, documentation and post-incident review. To contribute to individualised care plans, risk assessments and positive behaviour support strategies that promote recovery, dignity, safety and service-user involvement. To support evidence-based practice, clinical governance, safeguarding, incident management and continuous quality improvement. To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, service users, carers and external agencies to support effective communication, patient flow and discharge planning. To promote service-user rights, equality, inclusion and professional accountability in accordance with the NMC Code and relevant legislation. To maintain ongoing professional development through supervision, appraisal, training and reflective practice.