Clinical Lead Sequoia Therapeutic Community

Job responsibilities

Work as an integral member of the Complex Emotional Needs pathway, attending meetings and contributing to the ongoing development of the pathway.

Work directly into Sequoia Therapeutic Community, providing both direct line management to the Therapists within the team and contribute to direct delivery of evidence based therapies namely Mentalisation Based Therapy.

To work alongside senior clinicians of the service to ensure that the treatment programme is delivered, monitored and evaluated, including group work as required.

To be committed to effective team working and to the coherent delivery of the evidence-based treatment model for Mentalisation-Based Therapy.

To promote a high standard of patient care.

To work within the Trusts policies and standards set out in the Community Mental Health Teams and Complex Emotional Needs Operational Policies.

Provide high level and complex professional clinical support, advice, guidance and instruction as requested and required by the multi-disciplinary team.

Build and maintain effective relationships with appropriate staff across organizational boundaries as needed within the role.

Provide direct and indirect supervision to the team members as needed.

Support staff on the management of complex cases as needed.

Communicates information to senior managers, Navigo board, staff, commissioners and external agencies as required.

Maintain close liaison with a wide range of health care professionals regarding referral criteria and assessments for admissions and involvement in MDTs in considering alternatives where the Therapeutic Community may not be the most appropriate service.

Communicate information in a way that makes it relevant and understandable for service users and carers, considering the possible need to overcome significant barriers to understanding when dealing with patients suffering from mental disorder.

Promote and develop high standards of clinical care and staff performance, leading by example and through supervision and training.

Identify and periodically review the skill mix required to deliver all aspects of care within the service and the necessary support staff to ensure continuity efficiency and effectiveness.

Have an ongoing awareness of high clinical risk situations, advising clinicians on actions to be taken to respond to risk.

Investigate complaints, grievances and performance issues taking remedial action as necessary.

To work closely with Workforce and HR in managing the staff team, including maternity, flexible working, sickness, performance and other issues taking the lead in dealing with these and communicating effectively with those involved.

Coordinate clinical assessments relating to referrals made to the TC and liaison between practitioners.

To lead by example in working with service users within the service.

Coordinate student placements.

To be responsible for the provision of high quality care.

Implement and review care plans and ensure they are of the required standard.

Accountable for service delivery

Provide assurance that standards are maintained for medicines management in accordance with agreed trust policies and procedures, local procedures and NMC guidelines.

Ensure the team actively minimises dependency and promotes recovery and independence.

Provide assurance of compliance with best practice including NICE guidelines.

To ensure Therapeutic Community as a service within the Complex Emotional Needs pathway develops and functions within National standards set by Department of Health and continues to develop based on up to date best practice guidance.

Interpret, write and review organisational and service specific policies when needed in order to ensure the service and all staff are compliant

Accountable for Audit within the service and involvement with Audits within Navigo as required

Set service KPIs in collaboration with the senior manager for Rehabilitation

Involvement with and ensure compliance with CQUINs

Ensure the training needs of all staff are met within agreed resources, within training plan (mandatory and others).

Responsible for leadership of the team

If applicable, comply with requirements of professional code of practice

Provide assurance that clinical and managerial supervision are provided for all staff

Ensure high standards of record keeping

Ensure compliance with requirements of mental health act and mental capacity act

Provide business and management reports as requested

Lead with the recruitment of staff members, looking at working with volunteers, peer support workers and apprenticeship schemes ensuring staff recruited have suitable experience and skills

Ensure all new staff receive a comprehensive induction to enable safe practice.

Responsible for ensuring sickness monitoring, annual leave and rotas are managed and completed appropriately.

Lead on quality improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered health professional registration
• Nurse
• Occupational Therapist
• Social Worker
• AHP
• Psychologist

Desirable

• Management experience/qualification
• Teaching experience/qualification
• Mentorship/supervisor qualification
• Mentalisation Based Therapy Training Accreditation
• Eye Movement Desensitising and Reprocessing Training Accreditation

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
• Up to date knowledge of policy and procedure as it relates to service area with the ability to contribute to development of local policies.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and values of clinical supervision.
• Ability to demonstrate competence in accurate record keeping.
• Commitment to anti discriminatory practice, with knowledge and understanding of cultural and equal opportunities issues.
• Commitment to continuous professional Demonstrable experience of working with adults with mental health problems in a variety of community settings.

Desirable

• Previous experience in supervisory role.
• Undertaken recognised Leadership/Management course.

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Car driver.
• Ability to work unsupervised and deal with crisis situations.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in case management with:sound clinical judgement.
• Broad knowledge base with commitment to evidence based practice.
• Risk management skills.
• Awareness of clinical governance and quality assurance issues as they relate to.
• Demonstrable experience of working with adults with mental health problems in a variety of community settings.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
• Experience of inter-agency working.
• Experience of working with clients with Complex Emotional Needs associated with a diagnosis of personality disorder.
• Experience of the use of a variety of therapeutic tools.
• Experience and skills in risk assessment and management.
• Experience in case management with sound clinical judgement
• Broad knowledge base with commitment to evidence based practice.
• Awareness of clinical governance and quality assurance issues .

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of research audit.
• Experience of change management.

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).