Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen and we are looking for a
Band 7 Practice Lead who can bring the skills, experience and enthusiasm
required to effectively lead and manage others in order to meet the needs of
people referred to the Home Treatment Service.
The Home Treatment Team Practice Leader is responsible
for ensuring compliance with quality & safety standards within their
assigned clinical pathways / teams. They will ensure that all individuals
receiving care and treatment from DPT services do so in line with Trust
strategic objectives (safe, timely, personalised, and sustainable and recovery
focused) and are safeguarded from any harm.
Main duties of the job
- Promote a recovery model that empowers users of services to be at the forefront of decision making and ownership of their care and treatment.
- Champion dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect
- Prioritise demand and allocate/delegate accordingly.
- Lone working at times
- Quality improvement and audit
- Compliance with CQC standards
- Managing complaints and compliments
- Learning from experience
- Practice education
- Advanced clinical delivery and leading others in their clinical practice through training, supervision, coaching and mentoring
- Applying quality improvement methodology to solve service delivery problems with qualified solutions
Additional Responsibilities
- All practice leads will hold a portfolio of LDU responsibilities these will include: ensuring the quality and triangulation of provider compliance assessment tools and responsibility for updating and monitoring risk registers.
- They will also take responsibility for key practice development projects across the directorate as assigned by the Head of Practice and Professions.
- e.g. safeguarding, complaints, assurance.
Personal and professional qualities
- Transformative leadership skills
- Passion and enthusiasm for both evidenced and values based practice
- Compassionate leader
- Strong role model
- Confidence
- Willingness to learn and pass on knowledge
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for the job role which gives of the criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for the job role which gives of the criteria.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive professional knowledge acquired through clinical practice in Home Treatment or other acute care pathway care provision underpinned by training at degree level/diploma level specialist training or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of the impact of crisis on mental health difficulties
- Evidence based practice
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Good knowledge of current NHS and Social Care Policy
- Evidence of CPD
- Understand the Principles of Governance, particularly in relation to their Service area
Desirable
- To be fully aware of and cascade current changes relating to Government Legislation (i.e. Transforming Community Services).
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Health/Social care Professional
- Post graduate diploma / degree level study related to health/social care or equivalent worked experience relevant to the role
Desirable
- Teaching/Assessing course such as mentorship module or equivalent
- Recognised Management qualification/course e.g. ILM course or leadership, management modules, core management study days, in house courses (HR, budgets, appraisals, staff performance, sickness) OR significant management experience that is relevant to the role
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- Additional courses relevant to Crisis work and Home treatment speciality
Experience
Essential
- At least 12 months experience in a senior clinical role with experience of managing a team of staff
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Evidence of transferable clinical, risk management and managerial skills at a senior level
- Extensive Clinical experience in Mental Health care, crisis management and positive risk taking
Desirable
- Senior management experience
- Experience of managing a high level of risk
- Performance management
- To have experience at senior level of working within either acute community or inpatient
- Previous deputy team manager experience
- Budget management experience
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive professional knowledge acquired through clinical practice in Home Treatment or other acute care pathway care provision underpinned by training at degree level/diploma level specialist training or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of the impact of crisis on mental health difficulties
- Evidence based practice
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Good knowledge of current NHS and Social Care Policy
- Evidence of CPD
- Understand the Principles of Governance, particularly in relation to their Service area
Desirable
- To be fully aware of and cascade current changes relating to Government Legislation (i.e. Transforming Community Services).
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Health/Social care Professional
- Post graduate diploma / degree level study related to health/social care or equivalent worked experience relevant to the role
Desirable
- Teaching/Assessing course such as mentorship module or equivalent
- Recognised Management qualification/course e.g. ILM course or leadership, management modules, core management study days, in house courses (HR, budgets, appraisals, staff performance, sickness) OR significant management experience that is relevant to the role
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- Additional courses relevant to Crisis work and Home treatment speciality
Experience
Essential
- At least 12 months experience in a senior clinical role with experience of managing a team of staff
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Evidence of transferable clinical, risk management and managerial skills at a senior level
- Extensive Clinical experience in Mental Health care, crisis management and positive risk taking
Desirable
- Senior management experience
- Experience of managing a high level of risk
- Performance management
- To have experience at senior level of working within either acute community or inpatient
- Previous deputy team manager experience
- Budget management experience
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).
