Clinical Lead, Coalway Lane

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Coalway Lane service in Gateshead as a Clinical Lead.

You will be responsible for assisting the Service Manager in organising and developing service provision, including staffing, budget allocation and expenditure, resources, support networks and public relations within and relating to the service. You will also provide support to the Service Manager in providing leadership to the staff team and organising care and services.

About Coalway Lane

Coalway Lane is a 20 bed, purpose-built, 24-hour specialist Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery service in Swalwell, Gateshead. Our main purpose is to support people with complex mental health problems to live well and independently in the community. Coalway Lane work with people to understand and manage their mental health condition, as well as to develop and practice the skills which are important to live a satisfying life.

Our team of mental health nurses and support workers are passionate about what they do and we specifically select our staff not just for their skills, but for their personal qualities such as warmth, optimism, and a natural desire to help others.

Successful candidates will be joining a team of up to 10 Mental Health Staff Nurses and 10 Support Workers, led by a Service Manager and 2 x Clinical Team Leads.

This is an exciting time to join the team with the recent re-provision of 4 of our beds to accommodate short stays for people in mental health crisis. The aim is to work in partnership with the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment team, offering support to avoid a hospital admission.

We work in the least restrictive way and collaborate closely with the individual and other professionals to offer just enough support, so that people can take the risks they need to in order to reach their potential, flourish in life and transition into a community setting.

Facilities-wise, if you were to walk past the service, you probably wouldnt notice that they are CQC-registered nursing services. They are both groups of detached houses, with staff annexes nearby and the houses are fully furnished with all modern conveniences. Also all residents have their own key to the front door and to their bedroom.

About the role

• Manage the needs of service users and their carers to ensure delivery (inclusive of all required patient records) meets all relevant quality standards and is person centred, outcomes focussed and protective of individual service users dignity are at the core of the way Everyturn delivers services.
• Manage a team of up to 10 staff ensure the effective and efficient deployment of resources to achieve agreed outcomes and targets.
• Monitor spending on agreed budget and achieve efficiencies where necessary to support financial sustainability in your area.
• Identify and escalate any risk as appropriate to mitigate and reduce risks.
• Coach and Mentor student nurses and newly qualified nurses to support with individual development.
• Provide administration and dispensing of medication under the direction of medical and nursing professionals and/or manufacturers guidelines to support clients/patient needs.
• Provide auditing of the service on a regular basis including providing reports on incidents raises / near misses to the Governance team to support with regulations and quality of the area.

About you

• NMC First Level Registered Nurse
• Significant experience of working with people with complex mental health needs
• Significant post registration experience
• Demonstrable experience of meeting agreed performance targets in a service demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Demonstrable experience of working with people who have experienced mental health problems
• Demonstrable experience in robust risk management processes

What we offer in return

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
• Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and 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

Here at Everyturn Mental Health 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC First Level Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Significant experience of working with people with complex mental health needs
• Significant post registration experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Everyturn Mental Health

Address

Coalway Nursing Home

4 Coalway Lane North

Swalwell

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE16 3EY

Employer's website

https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/ (Opens in a new tab)