Job summary
This is an exciting for a band 7 Clinical Lead to join the West Lancashire (WL) Home Treatment TeamThe WL Home Based Treatment Team offer 24 hour support to service users, and their families/carers, who are suffering from mental health concerns that would otherwise require admission to an acute in patient environment. There is a strong focus on a recovery model and effective risk management to provide quality care in a community setting.
The WL Home Based Treatment Team are always striving towards excellence in service delivery and ensuring that the Trust values are achieved. The successful applicant will be dynamic and forward thinking with the ability to work as part of a Team and in partnership with local services.
Main duties of the job
There will be an expectation that the successful applicant will have the ability to work flexible shift pattern across 7 days a week, to provide clinical support, upskill and guidance to junior members of the nursing team including the completion of formal clinical supervision reviews in accordance with the Trust policy
Successful applicants will be provided with a full induction and appraisal to formulate a Personal Development Plan and to identify training and development needs.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with Post-registration experience and/or evidence of formal courses and training at post graduate diploma level
- Clinical Supervision Training
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant demonstrable post qualification experience at Band 6 level, or equivalent, working in a mental health / specialist setting or equivalent
- Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating specialist programmes of care and risk management plans
- Evidence of successful mentoring and/or supervision of junior members of staff including students
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of improving service delivery in line with evidence based practice
- Demonstrable experience of effective multi-disciplinary team working
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills
- Ability to lead effective and sustainable change
- Ability to develop, implement and evaluate specialist programmes of care and risk management plans
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with Post-registration experience and/or evidence of formal courses and training at post graduate diploma level
- Clinical Supervision Training
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant demonstrable post qualification experience at Band 6 level, or equivalent, working in a mental health / specialist setting or equivalent
- Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating specialist programmes of care and risk management plans
- Evidence of successful mentoring and/or supervision of junior members of staff including students
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of improving service delivery in line with evidence based practice
- Demonstrable experience of effective multi-disciplinary team working
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills
- Ability to lead effective and sustainable change
- Ability to develop, implement and evaluate specialist programmes of care and risk management plans
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
