Job summary
Provide a clinical/practice overview and input into the team. The post holder will provide a senior clinical and day to day managerial leadership role within the service. The post holder will be an integral part of the leadership/ management structure, developing practice, practitioners & team functioning.
Main duties of the job
Responsible with the Clinical Lead for managing and developing staff from a range of professions by providing regular work supervision and appraisal.
Be a positive role model to promote a conducive working environment.
Responsible with the Clinical Lead and Leadership Team for developing effective team working.
Responsible for the development of evidence-based practice within the service.
Responsible with the Clinical Lead for ensuring that the service adheres to care pathways and service wide systems and processes for the delivery of health and social care
Responsible for the development of service policies and protocols in conjunction with other senior practitioners and managers across the service.
Responsible with the Clinical Lead for ensuring effective systems and governance structures to support the effective delivery of care.
Have a good understanding of the issues related to Safeguarding and be able to work collaboratively with the relevant safeguarding managers within the trust
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Advise others of the role and function of the service.
Provide specific clinical and professional advice to a broad range of professionals.
Maintain close working relationships with professional leads.
Develop and maintain a professional interface with other services.
Establish and develop positive partnerships with primary care professionals and related community mental health services.
Develop and maintain clinical standards within the service in keeping with both local and national policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Advise others of the role and function of the service.
Provide specific clinical and professional advice to a broad range of professionals.
Maintain close working relationships with professional leads.
Develop and maintain a professional interface with other services.
Establish and develop positive partnerships with primary care professionals and related community mental health services.
Develop and maintain clinical standards within the service in keeping with both local and national policy.
Person Specification
Technical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge of local and national policy related to mental health
- Be competent and confident, to provide expertise, advice and clinical and managerial leadership and role modelling to the teams they are working with
- Comprehensive knowledge of mental health act and other relevant legislation
Desirable
- Knowledge of importance of Physical Heath assessments and audits and the impact on service users.
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation processes
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oExperience of working as a Registered Nurse or Social Worker at B6 level
- oBe educated to degree level or equivalent
- oEvidence of continued professional development, including in leadership and management
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of supervising staff
- oAbility to demonstrate a high level of skill and expertise in effective decision making whilst exposed to distressing and highly emotional situations.
- oExperience of mental health work in a community setting
Desirable
- oExperience of working with a culturally diverse population
- oInvolvement in audit or evaluation
Other
Essential
- oLeadership skills and the ability to direct and motivate staff
- oAbility to effectively prioritise workload and work on own initiative
- oAbility to work in collaboration with service users and carers
Desirable
- oCar owner/driver (desirable)
Person Specification
Technical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge of local and national policy related to mental health
- Be competent and confident, to provide expertise, advice and clinical and managerial leadership and role modelling to the teams they are working with
- Comprehensive knowledge of mental health act and other relevant legislation
Desirable
- Knowledge of importance of Physical Heath assessments and audits and the impact on service users.
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation processes
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oExperience of working as a Registered Nurse or Social Worker at B6 level
- oBe educated to degree level or equivalent
- oEvidence of continued professional development, including in leadership and management
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of supervising staff
- oAbility to demonstrate a high level of skill and expertise in effective decision making whilst exposed to distressing and highly emotional situations.
- oExperience of mental health work in a community setting
Desirable
- oExperience of working with a culturally diverse population
- oInvolvement in audit or evaluation
Other
Essential
- oLeadership skills and the ability to direct and motivate staff
- oAbility to effectively prioritise workload and work on own initiative
- oAbility to work in collaboration with service users and carers
Desirable
- oCar owner/driver (desirable)
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).
