Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Team Leader

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Job summary

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and driven B6 Clinical Team Leader for Health Based Place of Safety at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford.

The assessment suites provide a place of safety for people detained by the police under section 136 of the Mental Health Act. The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting these people during their time in the suite, being involved in the assessment process and ensuring they are discharged from the suite safely with an appropriate plan of care in place. This involves multi agency working, paramedics, the police, ward staff and the wider MDT.

As part of the role there will be an expectation to provide clinical leadership to the team. The post holder will be expected to offer clinical advice for service users, carers, staff and other professionals and to demonstrate advanced competence in highly complex decision making, assessment and management of clinical needs.

Main duties of the job

To assess the care needs, develop & implement plans of care for those who are experiencing acute mental health deterioration or who are in a state of mental health crisis.
To lead the team when on shift.
To provide clinical interventions that are in line within the policies, protocols, and clinical procedures of the Trust.
To work as part of a team providing a patient centred, accessible, and responsive assessment service that is safe, supportive and competent for people who experience acute mental health problems.
Provide management supervision to junior members of the team.
To undertake managerial duties in the absence of the team manager.

Patterns of working will include covering a 24/7 rota including bank holidays

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

10 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year includes 5% Fringe HCAS, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-5426952-WAA

Job locations

Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford

GU2 7LX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Membership of Professional Body (NMC)
RMN Diploma/Degree/Masters

Experience

Essential

Extensive post qualification experience working with people within a mental health setting i.e. acute inpatient ward/forensic or HBPoS.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Membership of Professional Body (NMC)
RMN Diploma/Degree/Masters

Experience

Essential

Extensive post qualification experience working with people within a mental health setting i.e. acute inpatient ward/forensic or HBPoS.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).