Job summary
Specialist Learning Disabilities Directorate
Band 7: Clinical Team Lead for the Community Learning Disabilities Team (CLDT) (South Staffordshire)RNLD or Relevant Professional Qualification
We are seeking a highly motivated, person centred individual with excellent clinical leadership, management and communication skills, to job share with our existing Clinical Team Lead for the CLDT in South Staffordshire. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, dynamic, caring, compassionate and fully committed to multi-disciplinary working.
This Clinical Lead role, offers the opportunity to help lead the delivery of effective, responsive and person centered care for people with learning disabilities with complex physical and/or mental health needs in the beautiful county of Staffordshire.The CLDT provides specialist multi-disciplinary support in the community for people who have learning disabilities. The successful applicant will have experience of working with people with learning disabilities who have complex needs; including needs relating to their physical health, mental wellbeing, autism and whose behaviour challenges services. The ideal candidate will be somebody who is passionate about providing high quality service to people with learning disabilities in community settings and someone who can work creatively to secure good outcomes, embracing the values shared by this friendly and supportive team. Experience of co-production would be welcomed.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership and clinical advice to staff working within the CLDT's and to provide clinical leadership within the CLDT.To support nurses in complex case management and ensure the provision of appropriate clinical and managerial supervision and to provide operational supervision none nursing members of the Community Learning Disability Team
To ensure there is accountability regarding the community caseload and current waiting list. To liaise closely with Clinical Nurse Specialists to provide seamless service across the Specialist LD directorate.
To find out more about us and for an informal discussion please contact:
Mary Fairgrieve -Operational LeadMary.fairgrieve@mpft.nhs.ukOrCalum Stronach - Head of Specialised Services Calum.stronach@mpft.nhs.uk
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Provide clinical leadership and clinical advice providing a visible point of call for staff to go to regarding clinical and operational issues.
To provide support with operational supervision to members of the community learning disability team.
To ensure there is accountability regarding the community caseload and current waiting list.
To help define the role and parameters around community nursing.
To support the team in complex case management.
To provide a constructive clinical lead to ensure that MDT decision making is in line with clinical.
Processes i.e. Duty and Intake ensuring all service users referred have a health coordinator.
To manage clinical and operational performance issues for the CLDT and work supportively with other Professional leads cross the Directorate to ensure a seamless service.
To assist the team to implement clinical processes in line with the Clinical Strategy.
To lead on clinical audit and service improvement as required for the CLDT.
Work closely with the Head of Nursing and other professional leads to address and progress any issues highlighted.
To ensure the quality of care received by people with learning disabilities is appropriate to meet their needs highlighting gaps where necessary.
To possess a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983, and its revisions and amendments in working practice, considering Responsible Commissioner Guidance.
To possess a good working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, including DOLS and its interface with the Mental Health Act 1983.
To support the implementation of the CPA approach within the directorate and attend reviews with other professionals from within health & social care to ensure health needs of service users are identified and met appropriately.
To assist with the interface between the Intensive Support Team (IST), Intensive Health Outreach Team (IHOT), Specialist Community LD services and teams, primary and secondary health-care and family or residential homes in relation to individual service users care.
Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Provide clinical leadership and clinical advice providing a visible point of call for staff to go to regarding clinical and operational issues.
To provide support with operational supervision to members of the community learning disability team.
To ensure there is accountability regarding the community caseload and current waiting list.
To help define the role and parameters around community nursing.
To support the team in complex case management.
To provide a constructive clinical lead to ensure that MDT decision making is in line with clinical.
Processes i.e. Duty and Intake ensuring all service users referred have a health coordinator.
To manage clinical and operational performance issues for the CLDT and work supportively with other Professional leads cross the Directorate to ensure a seamless service.
To assist the team to implement clinical processes in line with the Clinical Strategy.
To lead on clinical audit and service improvement as required for the CLDT.
Work closely with the Head of Nursing and other professional leads to address and progress any issues highlighted.
To ensure the quality of care received by people with learning disabilities is appropriate to meet their needs highlighting gaps where necessary.
To possess a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983, and its revisions and amendments in working practice, considering Responsible Commissioner Guidance.
To possess a good working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, including DOLS and its interface with the Mental Health Act 1983.
To support the implementation of the CPA approach within the directorate and attend reviews with other professionals from within health & social care to ensure health needs of service users are identified and met appropriately.
To assist with the interface between the Intensive Support Team (IST), Intensive Health Outreach Team (IHOT), Specialist Community LD services and teams, primary and secondary health-care and family or residential homes in relation to individual service users care.
Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RNLD or equivalent professional qualification (AHP).
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at working at Band 6 or above.
Desirable
- Experience in leadership.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of Mental Health, Physical Health.
- Positive Behaviour Support and Applied Behaviour Analysis.
Desirable
- Knowledge of commissioning Specialist Learning Disability services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RNLD or equivalent professional qualification (AHP).
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at working at Band 6 or above.
Desirable
- Experience in leadership.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of Mental Health, Physical Health.
- Positive Behaviour Support and Applied Behaviour Analysis.
Desirable
- Knowledge of commissioning Specialist Learning Disability services.
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).
