Mental Health and Safeguarding Lead

Job responsibilities

1. Clinical/Operational Management

1.1. Utilises advanced specialist knowledge covering a range of procedures and underpinned by relevant broad-based knowledge, experience and competence to provide care for patients with complex needs

1.2. Provide operational leadership and line management of their defined service area taking into account issues impacting internally and externally; proactively seeking creative solutions and sharing learning openly.

1.3. Lead multi-discipline work streams; the post holder will propose, develop and implement clinical and/or strategic policies and/or service developments; contributing to the planning and management of impacts on other disciplines, services or agencies including integration agendas across the local health and social care economy. Assess and assimilates local health needs, leading service development to ensure long term objectives are met

1.4. Manage the budget for the service and support the Clinical Director to ensure that the PCN budget is spent in accordance with the PCN DES Specification. Takes responsibility for their own and others health and safety in the working environment including compliance with health and safety standards throughout the area of responsibility

1.5. Ability to make highly complex judgements, including in new or unfamiliar situations by analysing and interpreting a wide variety of complex information and data sources to compare options and to take action as appropriate (this may be clinical or non-clinical judgements).

1.6. Deliver information to the team and other services, teams or agencies using a variety of means ensuring that communication networks are robust and fit for purpose. Promotes and represents service at a strategic and clinical level both internal and external to the organisation

1.7. Provides and receives highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information where there may be barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using persuasive, motivational or negotiating skills.

1.8. Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of compliments and complaints.

1.9. Responsible for ensuring all developments align to the clinical pathways already established in the system, and the correct links are made to ensure fluid and joined up working.

1.10. Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self care, involvement and empowerment

1.11. Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of compliments and complaints

1.12. Works to standards of advanced proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a highly specialist standard

1.13. Acts as a highly specialist expert source of information and support for other professionals and agencies related to their field of speciality.

1.14. Has the position as Named Lead for safeguarding in the PCN and will ensure that training is kept up to date for all Nurse and GPs.

1.15. This role will establish a Childrens and Young Persons Social Prescribing service in the PCN. They will be the Clinical Lead for this service and be responsible for the operational delivery of this service.

2. Management

2.1. Provide operational leadership and line management of their defined area taking into account issues impacting internally and externally; proactively seeking creative solutions and sharing learning openly.

2.2. Lead multi-discipline and multi-agency work streams; the post holder will propose, develop and implement clinical and/or strategic policies and/or service developments; contributing to the planning and management of impacts on other disciplines in the PCN

2.3. Ensures the effective and efficient use of resources in the PCN.

2.4. Delegate, organise and prioritise 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 PCN.

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

2.7. Ability to make highly complex judgements, including in new or unfamiliar situations by analysing and interpreting a wide variety of complex information and data sources to compare options and to take action as appropriate (this may be clinical or non-clinical judgements).

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

2.9. Promotes and represents service at a strategic and clinical level both internal and external to the organisation

2.10. Provides and receives highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information where there may be barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using persuasive, motivational or negotiating skills.

2.11. Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of compliments and complaints.

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 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 PCN.

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

3.4. Demonstrates a highly specialist knowledge of professional roles and responsibilities in order to explore and develop new and innovative methods of service delivery in order to meet current and new demand

3.5. By demonstrating highly developed change management behaviours, the post holder will lead complex projects, which may impact on own or other services, in order to implement key strategies and quality standards

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

3.7. Clearly articulates the expected clinical standards of the service, monitors and identifies where standards are not met and takes action to address holding people to account where necessary

3.8. Ability to represent the PCN at relevant local or regional clinical forums.

4. Learning and Development

4.1. Undertakes any training required to develop and maintain their proficiency in new and emerging techniques within the clinical and operational area and demonstrate competence within professional body requirements

4.2. Reflects on and evaluates own practice and identifies areas of development by setting appropriate objectives via appraisal and clinical supervision

4.3. Devises, delivers and leads specialist training and development programmes within team and to other services, teams or agencies

4.4. Provides expert advice related to clinical specialism to other practitioners, agencies and individuals

4.5. Ensures appraisals for direct reportees are undertaken in accordance with policy; manages performance which falls below standard in accordance with the appropriate HR policies and processes seeking support from appropriate others where required.

4.6. Shares good practice and promotes the organisation through presentation, publication and submission for relevant awards

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Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

• Knowledge of national and local nursing / health policy framework. Knowledge of clinical pathways and experience of integration. Knowledge of local services. Such as: School Clusters, CAMHS and social services Integrate into a PCN multidisciplinary team.
• Refer children/families onto appropriate services outside primary care. Advanced knowledge of relevant current issues in health and social care, ethics and innovation and application in practice.
• Demonstrates awareness of limits to knowledge base.
• Leads the implementation of clinical governance, service development and quality measures in practice.
• Knowledge of current research and/or clinical audit methodology.

Transport

Essential

• Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job (it is unlikely that public transport will meet this requirement). Reasonable adjustments can be considered in accordance to the Equality Act.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the specialist clinical field of Children and Young peoples Mental Health and Safeguarding.
• Leadership and management experience at a senior level.
• Successful project management experience.
• Budget Holder experience.
• Experience of change management.
• Strong experience of clinical governance, safety, audit, setting standards.
• Excellent leadership, communication, influencing and negotiating skills. Substantial post-registration experience ideally several years, including experience in senior leadership and supervisory role.
• Experience of prescribing ADHD medication - has appropriate qualifications.
• Can perform one-off interventions to help families on long waiting lists e.g. behaviour management, sleep issues, child-adult transition periods, gender dysphoria.
• Can work independently to run a clinic without supervision.
• Experience of Child safeguarding to be the named lead in the PCN, and will provide training to the PCN staff and act as the lead for advice. Evidence of leadership & people management: leading teams, managing staff, overseeing performance, supervising others.
• Experience in service development, policy, governance, quality improvement, change management.
• Experience of Cross sector working and integration.

Desirable

• Leading integration projects using a co-production approach.
• Leading research and development activities.
• Experience in the teaching and training of others to a specialist in a variety of settings e.g. clinical, academic.

Practical & Intellectual Skills

Essential

• Advanced assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation skills appropriate to clinical area (if appropriate to job role).
• Performs highly specialised tests / procedures / diagnostics relevant to clinical role to an advanced level (if appropriate to job role).
• Highly complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations.
• Advanced workload management including delegation of tasks and the day-to-day leadership across a range of teams/services.
• Competent IT skills in order to collect and interpret data, present reports and compile presentations in a range of contexts.
• Advanced verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to patients / carers and managing conflict when appropriate.
• Advanced risk assessment skills Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback and support others to develop.
• Develop and lead complex clinical audit within clinical area.
• Able to co-ordinate and implement research and development activities across area of responsibility relevant to clinical area locally and nationally.

Qualifications

Essential

• First level nursing qualification (registration RMN or RSCN or HV or RNLD) with related CAMHS experience.
• Non-medical prescriber with appropriate NMC registration.
• Professional registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council.
• Post graduate learning to Masters level or similar in relevant field. Minimum 5 years of experience.
• Evidence of current continued professional development in this area. Leadership and management qualification.
• Appropriate statutory professional body registration.
• Must be willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties including extended role activities if relevant.
• Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards.

Desirable

• Specific CPD modules relevant to specialist field.

Attitude and Behaviour

Essential

• Able to demonstrate clear and inspiring clinical, professional and operational leadership internally and externally behaving as a role model at all times.
• Displays care, compassion, sensitivity and responsiveness to other peoples feelings and needs.
• Able to work as part of a team, co-operating to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate appreciating the value of diversity in the workplace. Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation and with patients, their carers and the general public.
• Able to work under pressure, dealing with peaks and troughs in workload managing unpredictable service demands.
• Positive and flexible attitude to dealing with change; able to respond to the changing needs of the patient in an appropriate and timely manner; willing to change and accept change and to explore new ways of doing things and approaches.
• Highly motivated and reliable.
• Has a strong degree of personal integrity; able to adhere to standards of conduct based on a culture of equality and fairness.
• Demonstrates values consistent with those of the Trust.

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).