Clinical Team Lead

Job summary

Are you an established Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Nurse or Practitioner looking to work in the community? Intensive Community Support Dementia team would like to hear from you! The community role covers North and West Dorset, being a driver is essential for this role, pool cars are available.

As one of the Clinical Team Leaders you will be supporting patients in a specialist service in which Community Mental Health Teams can refer to when a patients behaviour becomes more challenging. We offer high quality interventions to help patients in their own environment, this could be either a care/residential home or in their own private home. You will work with CMHT's, social care and other agencies to benefit patients and support carers while patients are under our care and signpost for ongoing support. You will be highly motivated and confident in clinical decision-making. You will undertake shift management ensuring the smooth running of the team, using resources effectively.

This role is a full-time post, we would welcome part time applicants with a minimum of 30 hours. ICSD is a 7 day a week service, 07:30-20:00. We work on a rota basis 07:30 -15:30/12:00 - 20:00 covering weekends at enhanced pay! There is scope to discuss what days are worked at interview stage. We promote hybrid working, including remote working and base working at Forston Clinic, Dorchester.

Any queries or informal visits, please contactdhc.icsd.westreferrals@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

An understanding of MHA, MCA and safeguarding legislation is essential.

Undertake assessments, nurse reviews, manage a small group of patients, triage referrals as they come in and take turns with other CTLs in coordinating shifts.

Contribute to and be responsible for implementing any service changes as guided by the National Dementia Strategy and embrace the Recovery Agenda as it is developed and applied to Organic services.

ICSD is a 'virtual ward' and senior nursing staff must be able to process information in a variety of ways accurately and quickly.

You will be required to undertake a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course, and it is a condition of your employment that you successfully complete all aspects of this course; if this is not achieved you will not be able to commence working in the post.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.