Job responsibilities
The development of & ensuring compliance with quality & safety standards within their assigned clinical/professional pathways this will include MDT meetings, risk management & governance.
To be instrumental in the ongoing development of the MHST 3 Core Functions of the Operation manual.
To be a clinical/professional leader, undertaking clinical/professional practice (providing brief clinical risk & mental health assessment, formulation & short-term contingency planning for young people presenting in mental health crisis)
Workforce planning including oversight of workforce competencies and development.
Participating in & completing audit & audit action plans
Complying with CQC standards
NICE standards where applicable
Recognising training needs in the team & supporting/arranging provision
MHA requirements & MCA requirements
Keeping up to date with national drivers of change & engaging proactively
Ensuring that staff work within Livewell Southwest Policies and ensure that practice standards are high & the team adhere to professional registration requirements.
- SCOPE & RANGE
The scope of this role is to develop & implement the Mental Health Support Team 3 Core Functions across schools in Plymouth and support the manager in ensuring the standards are held and practitioners are supported in their roles
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Practice Quality & Workforce Development
Take the lead, in consultation with services , in being responsible for the coordination of multi-disciplinary team working & engagement in service delivery in line with practice standards.
Ensuring the safety & effectiveness of the service through the implementation of effective risk management, governance & assurance systems
Support the Team Manager & Operational Management Team in the development of the workforce.
Personal Professional Duties
Role model clinical/professional leadership
Practice in a way that actively minimises dependency & promotes recovery.
Communicate information in a way that makes it relevant & understandable for service users & carers, working to the principles of the services policy implementation guidelines & practice in line with the standards & values.
Ensure a duty of care to service users who are entitled to receive safe & competent care/support. The service users wishes, feelings, values & beliefs should be taken into consideration as well as the views of the people close to them.
Take personal accountability for your own practice. This means that you are answerable for your actions & omissions, regardless of advice or directions from another professional
Ensure that you remain professionally competent by participating in your own & others clinical/professional supervision.
Demonstrate specialist knowledge & skills, not only relating to the care of mental health patients, but also in-depth knowledge of the roles and functions of other professionals across the services.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Responsible for updating their own practice, knowledge & skills within their sphere of practice including Organisation mandatory training.
Expert Knowledge of working within a mental health service and those children SEND needs; Neuro typical children and those with learning disabilities, &/or other relevant experience that is transferable.
Knowledge of Policy & Legislation.
Knowledge of Mental Health & Mental Health Service delivery.
Analytical & Judgement Skills
The post holder will provide mental health care & other interventions in the setting most appropriate.
Ability to match need with available skills & resources.
Emergency judgements & clinical/professional decision making as team lead.
Supervision, advice, guidance to others about complex individuals/situations.
To receive information & balance risk to patient & organisation, formulating plans accordingly & communication to the wider health community.
Planning & Organisational Skills
Ability to meet targets & provide information on a regular basis to enable the organisation to perform as expected.
Responsibility for ensuring there is appropriate co-ordination of each shift ensuring allocation of work with the available skill mix. Prioritising & delegation skills will be required.
Ensure that relevant team members take a lead in clinical/professional meetings ensuring all patients are reviewed & decisions & plans are put into action & represent the patients views.
Attend Multi-disciplinary meetings for the protection of users, carers, staff & public e.g. Adult Protection, Case Conference Child Protection, Risk Management.
Clinical/Professional Responsibilities
The post holder is accountable for the direct patient care/support always provided by the service.
Ensure there are appropriately skilled clinicians/professionals available.
Work as part of the team in a clinical/professional capacity where appropriate
Take a lead role in supporting the team in the identification of risk and the formulation of risk management plans.
Ensure that the team plan follow up care/support if indicated.
Collaborate with other Teams & Services in the provision of care/support for young people & children
Responsibilities for Human Resources
When required responsibility for the organisation, provision & monitoring of clinical/professional supervision within the service in accordance with the Organisation Policy.
When required responsibility for the organisation, provision & monitoring of appraisals within the Service in accordance with the Organisation Appraisal Policy.
Responsibility for ensuring that team members are up to date with mandatory training.
Responsibility for Research & Development
Responsibility for all clinical audit & evaluation of the pilot which will ensure high levels of clinical effectiveness.
Responsible for Organisational audit initiatives.
Freedom to Act
The post holder will be individually accountable for their practice in accordance with their Registering body.
The post holder is clinically/professional responsible for the care/support provided.
The post holder will actively participate in line management supervision.
Responsibility for People Management
The post holder will support in the delivery of line management to the team.
The post holderwill ensure that the team access clinical/professional supervision and CPD.
The post holderwill be a primarily clinical/professional leader & will be very visible in this role.
Responsibility for administration
Responsible for the organisation of all record keeping within the team & to ensure records reach standards appropriate to all codes of practice & policy.
Responsible for individual recording of clinical/care records & monitoring the quality of data provided by other team members.
Responsible for electronic records contacts & monitor the standard of work of junior staff.
Maintain accurate, timely paper & electronic records. Responsibility for the safe storage of in accordance with Organisation Policy.
Maintain own electronic diary as per Organisation policy.
Responsible for the ongoing improvement in data entry quality ensuring that records meet National Mental Health Minimum Data set requirements.
Responsibility for people who use our services.
No direct responsibility for service users but needs to develop the service with due regard to the needs of children young people and families who may use this service.
Responsibility for implementation of policy &/or service developments
Responsible for the on-going practice development of MHST .
Adhere to national, local & Department of Health Policies where appropriate.
COMMUNICATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS
The Senior Lead along with the Organisation will provide high quality interventions to eligible children & young people post holder will ensure that services are provided within National, Local & practice guidelines so that:
Quality of life for the people most in need is maintained & improved.
All services are provided effectively & efficiently within current national direction & relevant legislation, to include the protection of vulnerable Adults & Children.
Detailed confident verbal information sharing on behalf of the organisation to & from Police & other agencies where appropriate with regard to matters of risk, mental ill health, risk, & as when appropriate.
Ability to appropriately communicate information whilst negotiating positive changes or new service developments.
Confident in managing conflict between individuals when required.
Ability to negotiate a positive outcome from complaint investigations.
The ability to receive information, analyse & formulate professional judgements.
