Job summary
Are you ready to step into a leadership role and inspire an inpatient AHP team to thrive?
This is a brand-new role within our friendly inpatient team at Wedgwood House for a Band 7 Allied Health Professional Clinical Team Lead. This exciting opportunity will allow an experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist with a background in both physical and mental health to deliver recovery-focussed care.
We are looking for a flexible and dynamic candidate who has excellent clinical and leadership skills who wants to make a real impact on patient outcomes.
You will lead an expanding team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and support staff across two adult acute mental health wards and an older people ward, who deliver clinically effective, evidenced based treatment and interventions to groups and individuals. You will balance team management with retaining some clinical work, particularly in complex cases.
Wedgwood House is an exciting and innovative place to work with ambitions to improve patient experience at all levels. For example, it boasts a unique therapy garden which offers a place of recovery and reflection as well as a hub for therapeutic horticultural activities.
Main duties of the job
You will provide leadership to a therapy team within the multidisciplinary team context. You will have a high degree of autonomy, with a key role in supporting the development of skills of staff across the inpatient wards. You will also be contributing to service and policy development within the service.
Ensure a responsive, high-quality service is provided to patients, their families and carers within the clinical environment and maintain compliance with key performance indicators.
Provide line management supervision to the AHP team including recruitment, development and supervision. Provide clinical supervision to AHPs within crisis team should need arise.
Provide specialist clinical input across the service including support for complex cases. You will work with adult inpatients and older people who have organic (Dementia) frailty and functional presentations such as psychosis, anxiety and mood disorders. You will have the opportunity to use your physical health training alongside the ability to communicate and engage with service users living with complex mental and physical health needs including frailty and work to tackle health inequalities.
Role model and foster strong working relationships between the AHP and the MDT, to ensure that care is integrated and results in the best possible outcomes for service users.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be working with a diverse multidisciplinary team and have regular support from local AHP leads. It is an exciting time for AHPs at NSFT following a significant investment to increase the number of posts and profile of AHPs in mental health, which includes significant AHP leadership to support you in this role.
If you are ready to take on this rewarding leadership opportunity and play a key role in shaping the future of AHP provision in mental health, we would love to hear from you! We welcome informal discussions, and visits, prior to application or interview.
(HPCP registration is required)
The trust supports the professional development and welfare of all staff. You will be supported with regular supervision and have various opportunities to undertake training aligned with your professional interests and career pathway.
The successful applicant will be encouraged to join and actively contribute to our Allied health professional networks. These provide support to develop your service and provide opportunities to connect with other AHPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be working with a diverse multidisciplinary team and have regular support from local AHP leads. It is an exciting time for AHPs at NSFT following a significant investment to increase the number of posts and profile of AHPs in mental health, which includes significant AHP leadership to support you in this role.
If you are ready to take on this rewarding leadership opportunity and play a key role in shaping the future of AHP provision in mental health, we would love to hear from you! We welcome informal discussions, and visits, prior to application or interview.
(HPCP registration is required)
The trust supports the professional development and welfare of all staff. You will be supported with regular supervision and have various opportunities to undertake training aligned with your professional interests and career pathway.
The successful applicant will be encouraged to join and actively contribute to our Allied health professional networks. These provide support to develop your service and provide opportunities to connect with other AHPs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree or postgraduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
- Evidence of leading service development within in a mental health setting
- Collaborative working between services and working in partnership with statutory and voluntary services
Desirable
- Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment.
Skills
Essential
- Establish performance management team structures and systems
- Competent ICT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree or postgraduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
- Evidence of leading service development within in a mental health setting
- Collaborative working between services and working in partnership with statutory and voluntary services
Desirable
- Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment.
Skills
Essential
- Establish performance management team structures and systems
- Competent ICT skills
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
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).
