Clinical Team Manager - MindMate Support Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The post holder will be responsible for delivery, leadership and management of a clinical team within a specialist service area. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate team performance and delivery, ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to organisational, professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing new and innovative service developments within their sphere of practice responding to emerging knowledge and techniques.

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical

1.1. Maintain clinical credibility demonstrated through undertaking clinical practice at a frequency agreed with senior management team/head of service in the relevant field.

1.2. Practices as an autonomous clinician to support service delivery, responding to social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues in line with the values and agreed model within the service

1.3. Works to standards of proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies

2. Management

2.1. Responsible for ensuring the delivery of the clinical pathways appropriate to field of work

2.2. Manage the allocated budget for the team and support senior managers/head of service to manage the overall service budget where appropriate

2.3. Responsible for the performance and management of a clinical team within a specific service area and within line management structure specific to service area

2.4. Delegate, organise and prioritise resources autonomously to ensure the safe delivery of the service and making judgements in complex situations e.g. unexpected service demands

2.5. Ensures that all team and individual objectives are clearly defined within the wider Directorate framework and in line with Trusts objectives, using the appraisal process as a vehicle for this.

2.6. Takes responsibility for their own and others health and safety in the working environment.

2.7. Makes complex judgements by analysing and interpreting a wide variety of information and data sources to compare options and to take action as appropriate.

2.8. Ensures the effective and efficient use of resources e.g. staff, supplies to maintain the team establishment and comply with the service delivery model

2.9. Deliver information to the team and other services, teams or agencies using a variety of means

2.10. Promotes and represents service at a strategic and clinical level

2.11. To comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code for staff with a direct care delivery role

3. Leadership

3.1. Ensures that a professional service and image is maintained at all time, thereby acting as a role model to all staff

3.2. Provides and receives complex, sensitive or contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication

3.3. Provides a leadership style which is underpinned by strongly held values around equality, diversity and openness; effectively builds and maintains relationships with direct reportee(s) and other key individuals across the organisation.

3.4. With senior managers/head of service, develops new and innovative service delivery models in order to meet current and future demand

3.5. Demonstrates leadership and innovation in contexts which are unfamiliar, complex, and unpredictable that require solving problems involving many interacting factors

3.6. Demonstrates resilience when responding to challenge, change and complex or difficult situations

3.7. Demonstrates clinical leadership, initiative and creativity in developing projects inspiring others to be positive in their contribution to continuous improvement

3.8. Clearly articulates the expected clinical standards of the service, monitors and identifies where standards are not met and takes action to address

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the specialist clinical field
• Experience in the supervision and management of other staff
• Experience of analysing data, writing reports, and presenting to various groups
• Experience of leadership and team building in practice

Desirable

• Working in community or primary care based teams
• Experience of educational systems
• Experience of change management

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional degree or diploma in relevant field
• Appropriate statutory professional body registration

Desirable

• Leadership and/ or management qualification
• Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or experience to an equivalent level

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Theoretical and clinical knowledge appropriate to service area and profession
• Highly complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations
• Workload management including delegation of tasks and team leadership
• Change management skills
• Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback and support others to develop
• Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation and with patients and their carers

Desirable

• Evidence of research projects and/or clinical audit relevant to clinical area
• Knowledge of people governance policies and procedures
• Evidence of clinical leadership

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Park Lane Campus

Woodhouse

Leeds

LS3 1AA

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)