Job summary
37.5 hours per week. At the Specialist Outreach Recovery Team (SORT)
we are a new service working with people who experience complex psychosis. We
have ambitious plans to develop the team, this includes a much bigger emphasis
on recovery within the community. We aim to enhance our team with a Practice
lead who shares our vision of excellent recovery service delivery.
Community mental health services are changing
the way services are delivered as part of the national community mental health
transformation.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be instrumental in leading and developing new models of care. We are looking for a practitioner with the skills and experience to support the development and nurturing of our team, will work to transform the delivery of recovery principles within the community and integration with the MDT. You will have a range of clinical leadership and managerial responsibilities as a senior member of the team.
People open to the newly formed service will experience severe and enduring mental illness and historically struggle to engage with other services. We are looking for someone who can drive the team towards supporting people in the best way possible and overcome some of the challenges associated with this.
The successful candidate will support the team manager in providing clinical and managerial support, building an excellent team culture and helping to develop resilience, share knowledge and expertise within the team. As a senior member of the team, you will be part of the management structure, working collaboratively with the Team Manager, OT Lead, Psychology and Doctors.
You will work proactively to reduce gaps in service provision, ensuring that people are at the centre of service delivery andwill need to evidence creativity, be dynamic and proactive.
Informal enquires to:Liz Fox on 01752 435382 or via NHS mail.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Specialist Outreach
Recovery Team, (SORT), is a multi
disciplinary team who proactively provide a range of evidence based interventions,
including therapies and recovery
orientated support for those with a diagnosis of a complex psychosis with the
community . The role of B7 Practice Lead has been developed as part of the
evolving provision of the Community Mental Health Framework.
The Practice Lead role is designed
to complement the Clinical Team Manager role and contributes to the Senior
Leadership Teams decision making forums across the Specialist Outreach Recovery
Team to enhance the quality of service provision in all domains. The role has a particular focus on
team/staff development in relation to outcomes for patients.
The Practice Lead is responsible
for:
Supporting the team to meet CQC standards, using the
KLOE guidance to collate evidence and lead on the development and
implementation of action plans to both maintain and improve standards of care.
Supporting SORT to achieve their performance
targets. The Practice Lead will be able to analyse and interpret data to ensure
early identification of any potential performance issues and develop action
plans to address these.
Contributing to the senior leadership meetings
promoting positive inter-disciplinary relationships and supporting the culture
of psychological safety and positive continuous learning/development
opportunities within the team
Ensuring that clinicians work within Livewell
Southwest policies, and ensure that practice standards are high and the team
adhere to professional registration requirements.
Providing clinical leadership and advice to staff ensuring
the flow of service users through the system and promoting implementation of
evidence based practice in line with NICE guidelines. This will involve both
direct and indirect clinical work with staff and service users, including consultation,
coaching, live supervision and caseload supervision. The post holder will
manage a reduced complex clinical caseload.
The implementation of new initiatives across the
service, leading the change management process, with consideration to the effective
management and allocation of resources. This will include workforce planning,
development of workforce competencies and training packages to support this as
required.
Implementing the service audit plan: leading on
audits and the development of action plans to ensure adherence to targets, to
maintain effective safe practice and high quality care across the service.
Leading on investigations including complaints,
SIRIS and HR investigations.
Representing the teams and organisation in multi
agency forums and meetings as required.
Deputising for the Senior Clinical Lead &
Operational Manager when required
There may be a
requirement in the future to act as part of the out of hours on-call rota for
mental health
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Specialist Outreach
Recovery Team, (SORT), is a multi
disciplinary team who proactively provide a range of evidence based interventions,
including therapies and recovery
orientated support for those with a diagnosis of a complex psychosis with the
community . The role of B7 Practice Lead has been developed as part of the
evolving provision of the Community Mental Health Framework.
The Practice Lead role is designed
to complement the Clinical Team Manager role and contributes to the Senior
Leadership Teams decision making forums across the Specialist Outreach Recovery
Team to enhance the quality of service provision in all domains. The role has a particular focus on
team/staff development in relation to outcomes for patients.
The Practice Lead is responsible
for:
Supporting the team to meet CQC standards, using the
KLOE guidance to collate evidence and lead on the development and
implementation of action plans to both maintain and improve standards of care.
Supporting SORT to achieve their performance
targets. The Practice Lead will be able to analyse and interpret data to ensure
early identification of any potential performance issues and develop action
plans to address these.
Contributing to the senior leadership meetings
promoting positive inter-disciplinary relationships and supporting the culture
of psychological safety and positive continuous learning/development
opportunities within the team
Ensuring that clinicians work within Livewell
Southwest policies, and ensure that practice standards are high and the team
adhere to professional registration requirements.
Providing clinical leadership and advice to staff ensuring
the flow of service users through the system and promoting implementation of
evidence based practice in line with NICE guidelines. This will involve both
direct and indirect clinical work with staff and service users, including consultation,
coaching, live supervision and caseload supervision. The post holder will
manage a reduced complex clinical caseload.
The implementation of new initiatives across the
service, leading the change management process, with consideration to the effective
management and allocation of resources. This will include workforce planning,
development of workforce competencies and training packages to support this as
required.
Implementing the service audit plan: leading on
audits and the development of action plans to ensure adherence to targets, to
maintain effective safe practice and high quality care across the service.
Leading on investigations including complaints,
SIRIS and HR investigations.
Representing the teams and organisation in multi
agency forums and meetings as required.
Deputising for the Senior Clinical Lead &
Operational Manager when required
There may be a
requirement in the future to act as part of the out of hours on-call rota for
mental health
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist (with a minimum of 3 years experience in secondary mental Health)
- Post graduate diploma / degree level study related to health/social care or equivalent worked experience relevant to the role
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years-experience in a senior clinical role with experience of managing a team of staff
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Evidence of transferable clinical, risk management and managerial skills at a senior level
- Extensive Clinical experience in mental health care, crisis management and positive risk taking
- Knowledge of recovery principles
- Knowledge and experience of trauma informed practice.
Desirable
- To have experience at senior level of both acute and inpatient and community teams
- To have worked within an acute inpatient setting
- Previous deputy team manager experience
- Budget management experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist (with a minimum of 3 years experience in secondary mental Health)
- Post graduate diploma / degree level study related to health/social care or equivalent worked experience relevant to the role
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years-experience in a senior clinical role with experience of managing a team of staff
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Evidence of transferable clinical, risk management and managerial skills at a senior level
- Extensive Clinical experience in mental health care, crisis management and positive risk taking
- Knowledge of recovery principles
- Knowledge and experience of trauma informed practice.
Desirable
- To have experience at senior level of both acute and inpatient and community teams
- To have worked within an acute inpatient setting
- Previous deputy team manager experience
- Budget management 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.
Applications 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
Applications 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).
