Job summary
To ensure there are effective systems that supports the provision of high quality care and treatment to an identified group of patients.
Foster a learning care environment that teaches, develops, and supports staff to fulfil their role requirements.
To manage and organise work as required.
Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence based practice for service users with complex needs, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user individual needs, Trust objectives and professional guidance.
Lead on creating an environment that promotes critical reflection to improve care outcomes utilising evidence based practice and embedding QI.
Develop ways in which to receive service user and partner feedback and adapt service provision accordingly.
Ensure that high quality care provision with highly complex service users and groups is provided.
Main duties of the job
- Ensure and develop service user centred multi-disciplinary approach to care
- Develop the systems, staff skills, and abilities to provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in keeping with evidence based practice.
- Lead in direct care to complex service users or groups of service users and role model to junior staff.
- Developing a learning environment and opportunities for staff to obtain specialist guidance relevant to complex care or clinical speciality
- Ensuring that a high standard of practice is maintained in relation to the detention of mentally ill clients under the Mental Health Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Ensuring that least restrictive practices are promoted within individual care.
- Ensure that the team develops and implements specialist programmes of care which could include individual and group interventions.
- Ensure that care reflects individual and cultural needs
- Ensuring that all practices are within the guidelines set out by the NMC and other professional groups and are in accordance with Trust policies.
- Knowledge of complex safeguarding issues and input into management processes
- Ensure care pathway issues are addressed in the best interest of the service user and carers
- Ensure that the ward environment is pleasant, clean, comfortable and suitable for its use at all times liaising with other departments as necessary.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure and develop service user centred multi-disciplinary approach to care
- Develop the systems, staff skills, and abilities to provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in keeping with evidence based practice.
- Lead in direct care to complex service users or groups of service users and role model to junior staff.
- Developing a learning environment and opportunities for staff to obtain specialist guidance relevant to complex care or clinical speciality
- Ensuring that a high standard of practice is maintained in relation to the detention of mentally ill clients under the Mental Health Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Ensuring that least restrictive practices are promoted within individual care.
- Ensure that the team develops and implements specialist programmes of care which could include individual and group interventions.
- Ensure that care reflects individual and cultural needs
- Ensuring that all practices are within the guidelines set out by the NMC and other professional groups and are in accordance with Trust policies.
- Knowledge of complex safeguarding issues and input into management processes
- Ensure care pathway issues are addressed in the best interest of the service user and carers
- Ensure that the ward environment is pleasant, clean, comfortable and suitable for its use at all times liaising with other departments as necessary.
- Ensure that the service provides holistic care that incorporates excellence in physical health care management and address any deficits
Additional skills, knowledge intervention might include non-medical
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure and develop service user centred multi-disciplinary approach to care
- Develop the systems, staff skills, and abilities to provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in keeping with evidence based practice.
- Lead in direct care to complex service users or groups of service users and role model to junior staff.
- Developing a learning environment and opportunities for staff to obtain specialist guidance relevant to complex care or clinical speciality
- Ensuring that a high standard of practice is maintained in relation to the detention of mentally ill clients under the Mental Health Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Ensuring that least restrictive practices are promoted within individual care.
- Ensure that the team develops and implements specialist programmes of care which could include individual and group interventions.
- Ensure that care reflects individual and cultural needs
- Ensuring that all practices are within the guidelines set out by the NMC and other professional groups and are in accordance with Trust policies.
- Knowledge of complex safeguarding issues and input into management processes
- Ensure care pathway issues are addressed in the best interest of the service user and carers
- Ensure that the ward environment is pleasant, clean, comfortable and suitable for its use at all times liaising with other departments as necessary.
- Ensure that the service provides holistic care that incorporates excellence in physical health care management and address any deficits
Additional skills, knowledge intervention might include non-medical
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Evidence of Leadership / Management Training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a clinical lead in a mental health environment at band 7 level or above
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and working with a multidisciplinary teams
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills with complex service users and their care
Other
Essential
- Motivate team to providing the highest standards of care in a changing service
Other
Essential
- Flexible working patterns in line with service needs
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Evidence of Leadership / Management Training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a clinical lead in a mental health environment at band 7 level or above
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and working with a multidisciplinary teams
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills with complex service users and their care
Other
Essential
- Motivate team to providing the highest standards of care in a changing service
Other
Essential
- Flexible working patterns in line with service needs
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).
