Job summary
Clinical Team Lead - Bedford Adult Community Mental Health Service
As the Clinical Lead (Mental Health Nursing) for the team you will be responsible for the day to day management and leadership of the team, working alongside the Clinical Lead (Social Work) and with the Operational Manager to ensure safe and effective implementation of service developments relevant to the team. You will be responsible for ensuring safe and effective management of operations in the team, while providing clinical leadership specifically with regards to the Moderate to Severe Mental Health.
As well as the day to day leadership of the team, you will also be responsible for supporting clinical staff to take complex decisions regarding the planning and development of programmes of care.
Your role will be to ensure the service provided by the team is well organised, evidence based, recovery focused, socially inclusive and person centered, with clear clinical outcomes.
You will be required to work closely with the Operational Manager and Assistant Director to develop the team in line with commissioner requirements and Trust objectives, consulting all key stakeholders, and positively reinforcing the expectations of the organisation through collaborative and dynamic management and leadership that is both supportive and encouraging in nature to enable the team to adapt to key changes smoothly. You will have a lead role in the development of core team policies and local operating procedures.
Main duties of the job
You will have deputy management responsibility for continually improving the quality and performance of the team.
For a full summary please refer to the attached job description.
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
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Professional - Mental Health Nurse, with current registration with NMC.
- oEvidence of post registration continue professional development, qualifications or equivalent experience
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oNurse mentor
- oNurse Prescriber
- oAMHP
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience of working within a community mental health setting as a registered Mental Health Nurse and case load management
- oPrevious experience of managing others and functioning as a team member
- oPrevious experience of Management and Clinical Supervision of others, including annual appraisal
- oPrevious experience of organisational change
- oPrevious experience of service development, quality improvement and of bringing innovation and new ideas to practice
- oPrevious experience of working within the NHS and with senior allied professionals, internal and external stake holders
- oPrevious experience delivering therapeutic interventions such as PSI/ CBT etc.
- oThe ability to assertively engage resistant service users with complex clinical needs & associated risks
Desirable
- oCrisis and Mental Health inpatient practice
Skills
Essential
- oComputer literacy
- oExcellent organisational skills - able to prioritise own work and manage own time.
- oExcellent oral and written communication and presentation skills and the ability to meet tight timelines
- oExcellent skills of conflict resolution, negotiation and facilitation
- oActs upon service user and carer feedback and information to improve the way things are done taking personal responsibility for resolving
- oAbility to build relationships and negotiate satisfactory outcomes with internal and external Stakeholders.
- oAnticipates and takes action in order to create and seize opportunities to avoid crises taking an overview of complex situations to generate new perspectives - 'thinks outside the box' identifies and implements quick wins where possible
- oAbility to review and analyse complex data and recommend a course of action and objectives and motivate staff to achieve them.
- oEuropean Computer Driving Licence(ECDL) and mobility to work across multiples settings in the locality
Knowledge
Essential
- oExcellent knowledge of current and relevant local and national agendas that impact upon community mental health services and the wider health and social care system and the ability to understand and disseminate this knowledge to others.
- oSound knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and NICE guidance in relation to mental health community services and the ability to ensure that evidence based practice with clear clinical outcomes is embedded into practice
- oVery good understanding of of the Mental Health Act (1983/ 2007/ 2014/5), Care Act (2014), relevant national standards, No Health without Mental Health (2011) and other relevant national policies
- oDemonstrate a knowledge base for substance misuse and associated risks
Personal Attributes (demonstrable)
Essential
- oSelf aware demonstrating a consistent inclusive leadership style focused on achieving the best results and overcoming obstacles
- oTakes action to enable teams to achieve maximum contribution, communicates vision, direction, and outcomes clearly, motivating others to achieve.
- oAbility to work independently and as part of a team and able to both/influence and work across professional boundaries
- oTakes specific action to improve team or individual performance intervening promptly and constructively to support.
- oAbility to communicate positive expectations of the organisation to teams in a enabling and supportive manner
- oAbility to remain calm under pressure, motivate others and be flexible and adaptable to change
- oDemonstrates they care and values others, able to acknowledge and reward good work, celebrating team and individual success
- oDevelop team spirit and inclusivity and respect for each other
- oAbility to lead on the effective management of organisational change in order to promote team resilience, retention and emotional intelligence
Other
Essential
- oKeeps up to date with activities of the organisation
- oAble to demonstrate a commitment to self-development
Additional Requirement
Essential
- oCar driver essential and be able to travel between Trust sites throughout the County
- oFull driving license
- oFlexible working according to the needs of the service and to support work/life balance and improving working lives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Professional - Mental Health Nurse, with current registration with NMC.
- oEvidence of post registration continue professional development, qualifications or equivalent experience
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oNurse mentor
- oNurse Prescriber
- oAMHP
Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience of working within a community mental health setting as a registered Mental Health Nurse and case load management
- oPrevious experience of managing others and functioning as a team member
- oPrevious experience of Management and Clinical Supervision of others, including annual appraisal
- oPrevious experience of organisational change
- oPrevious experience of service development, quality improvement and of bringing innovation and new ideas to practice
- oPrevious experience of working within the NHS and with senior allied professionals, internal and external stake holders
- oPrevious experience delivering therapeutic interventions such as PSI/ CBT etc.
- oThe ability to assertively engage resistant service users with complex clinical needs & associated risks
Desirable
- oCrisis and Mental Health inpatient practice
Skills
Essential
- oComputer literacy
- oExcellent organisational skills - able to prioritise own work and manage own time.
- oExcellent oral and written communication and presentation skills and the ability to meet tight timelines
- oExcellent skills of conflict resolution, negotiation and facilitation
- oActs upon service user and carer feedback and information to improve the way things are done taking personal responsibility for resolving
- oAbility to build relationships and negotiate satisfactory outcomes with internal and external Stakeholders.
- oAnticipates and takes action in order to create and seize opportunities to avoid crises taking an overview of complex situations to generate new perspectives - 'thinks outside the box' identifies and implements quick wins where possible
- oAbility to review and analyse complex data and recommend a course of action and objectives and motivate staff to achieve them.
- oEuropean Computer Driving Licence(ECDL) and mobility to work across multiples settings in the locality
Knowledge
Essential
- oExcellent knowledge of current and relevant local and national agendas that impact upon community mental health services and the wider health and social care system and the ability to understand and disseminate this knowledge to others.
- oSound knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and NICE guidance in relation to mental health community services and the ability to ensure that evidence based practice with clear clinical outcomes is embedded into practice
- oVery good understanding of of the Mental Health Act (1983/ 2007/ 2014/5), Care Act (2014), relevant national standards, No Health without Mental Health (2011) and other relevant national policies
- oDemonstrate a knowledge base for substance misuse and associated risks
Personal Attributes (demonstrable)
Essential
- oSelf aware demonstrating a consistent inclusive leadership style focused on achieving the best results and overcoming obstacles
- oTakes action to enable teams to achieve maximum contribution, communicates vision, direction, and outcomes clearly, motivating others to achieve.
- oAbility to work independently and as part of a team and able to both/influence and work across professional boundaries
- oTakes specific action to improve team or individual performance intervening promptly and constructively to support.
- oAbility to communicate positive expectations of the organisation to teams in a enabling and supportive manner
- oAbility to remain calm under pressure, motivate others and be flexible and adaptable to change
- oDemonstrates they care and values others, able to acknowledge and reward good work, celebrating team and individual success
- oDevelop team spirit and inclusivity and respect for each other
- oAbility to lead on the effective management of organisational change in order to promote team resilience, retention and emotional intelligence
Other
Essential
- oKeeps up to date with activities of the organisation
- oAble to demonstrate a commitment to self-development
Additional Requirement
Essential
- oCar driver essential and be able to travel between Trust sites throughout the County
- oFull driving license
- oFlexible working according to the needs of the service and to support work/life balance and improving working lives.
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).
