Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Specialist Dementia and Frailty Service (SDFS) in West Essex as the Clinical Team Leader. The West Essex area is a culturally diverse locality covering the beautiful Essex locality, the area covers both urban and rural geography.
Please note that being a car driver with a valid UK driving licence is essential for this post.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for and provide effective leadership for the SDFS Multi-Disciplinary Team providing a high quality service.
You will deliver on the key areas, co-ordinate and lead team functioning with particular focus on:
Management of referrals, allocations and monitoring the delivery of high quality care
KPI performance monitoring and management
Line management and supervision of clinical staff
Clinical Leadership
As the post holder you will be able to demonstrate:
Experience and enthusiasm in working closely and developing relationships with senior medical, nursing and social care and other allied health care staff as well as voluntary sector colleagues.
Experience of managing and supervising staff.
Ability to empathise with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved.
Ability to work under pressure and ability to contain and manage the stress of others and oneself.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills through working alongside our well established MDT and accessing specialist training.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
Benefits:
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- Day One Flexible Employer, the Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have theopportunity for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to discuss this exciting opportunity please contact liz.carlisle@nhs.net in the first instance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to discuss this exciting opportunity please contact liz.carlisle@nhs.net in the first instance.
Person Specification
Knowledge/ Education/ Qualific
Essential
- RMN or equivalent professional qualification
- Non-medical Independent nurse prescriber or willing to undertake training towards qualification
- Identification of a Dementia Syndrome or willing to undertake training towards qualification
- Qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Knowledge of Safeguarding issues and child protection requirements/legislation and how these apply to the role
- Ability to empathise with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Keyboard and computer literacy skills
- Car driver or able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- In depth knowledge of wider policy and service issues relating to mental health
- Management qualification or willingness to work towards
Desirable
- In-depth knowledge of community mental health services
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Ability to assess clinical situation quickly and use initiative
- Experience in of working closely and developing relationships with senior medical nursing social and clinical staff
- Experience in developing relationships and working in partnership with statutory agencies at a management level
- Experience of managing and supervising staff
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively through formal presentation to others
- Negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations, including the resolution of complaints which may involve diffusion of hostility and aggression
- Skills in motivating staff
- Experience of service user and carer initiatives and engagement
- Excellent communication skill with ability to write high level reports to a variety of audiences
- Ability to ensure that teams or colleagues are supported to achieve targets
- An understanding and positive regard for the needs and rights of people with mental health problems and their carers
- Ability to empathise with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Keyboard and computer literacy skills
- Car driver or able to travel efficiently throughout the area
Desirable
- Experience of leading teams
- Extensive knowledge and experience of human resources practice, policies and procedures
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience of social care management
- Facilitation skills
- Advanced keyboard skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and ability to contain and manage the stress of others and oneself
- Ability to frequently sustain periods of prolonged concentration for data analysis, report writing etc
- Ability to balance competing priorities
- Ability to manage unpredictable work patterns and changing deadlines
- Ability to deal with exposure to highly distressing situations
- Ability to contain the emotional impact of working with people with mental health problems
- Evidence of user focus in the development, organisation, delivery and evaluation of care
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Fitness Analysis as appropriate
- Current driving licence
- Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
- Ensures that the organisational values of open, compassionate and empowering are demonstrated by self and others every day and that any matters of concern are addressed in a timely way, either directly; or raised with the relevant Line Manager; or through the relevant processes within the Trust as appropriate
Person Specification
Knowledge/ Education/ Qualific
Essential
- RMN or equivalent professional qualification
- Non-medical Independent nurse prescriber or willing to undertake training towards qualification
- Identification of a Dementia Syndrome or willing to undertake training towards qualification
- Qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Knowledge of Safeguarding issues and child protection requirements/legislation and how these apply to the role
- Ability to empathise with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Keyboard and computer literacy skills
- Car driver or able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- In depth knowledge of wider policy and service issues relating to mental health
- Management qualification or willingness to work towards
Desirable
- In-depth knowledge of community mental health services
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Ability to assess clinical situation quickly and use initiative
- Experience in of working closely and developing relationships with senior medical nursing social and clinical staff
- Experience in developing relationships and working in partnership with statutory agencies at a management level
- Experience of managing and supervising staff
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively through formal presentation to others
- Negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations, including the resolution of complaints which may involve diffusion of hostility and aggression
- Skills in motivating staff
- Experience of service user and carer initiatives and engagement
- Excellent communication skill with ability to write high level reports to a variety of audiences
- Ability to ensure that teams or colleagues are supported to achieve targets
- An understanding and positive regard for the needs and rights of people with mental health problems and their carers
- Ability to empathise with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Keyboard and computer literacy skills
- Car driver or able to travel efficiently throughout the area
Desirable
- Experience of leading teams
- Extensive knowledge and experience of human resources practice, policies and procedures
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience of social care management
- Facilitation skills
- Advanced keyboard skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and ability to contain and manage the stress of others and oneself
- Ability to frequently sustain periods of prolonged concentration for data analysis, report writing etc
- Ability to balance competing priorities
- Ability to manage unpredictable work patterns and changing deadlines
- Ability to deal with exposure to highly distressing situations
- Ability to contain the emotional impact of working with people with mental health problems
- Evidence of user focus in the development, organisation, delivery and evaluation of care
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Fitness Analysis as appropriate
- Current driving licence
- Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.
- Ensures that the organisational values of open, compassionate and empowering are demonstrated by self and others every day and that any matters of concern are addressed in a timely way, either directly; or raised with the relevant Line Manager; or through the relevant processes within the Trust as appropriate
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).
