Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced mental health professional ready to lead and inspire a team to provide exceptional care? Look no further! Holford ward is seeking a dedicated Clinical Lead to guide our team towards excellence in patient care and treatment.
We are a dedicated team working within a recovery-focused service, committed to providing exceptional care to our patients. As a key member of our in-patient multi-disciplinary team, you'll play a vital role in coordinating, delivering and maintaining high-quality clinical care.
Holford ward provides psychiatric intensive inpatient care. We also have provision to accept patients from prison or other mental health services. We provide assessment and intensive acute treatment for detained individuals in the most disturbed phase of their mental illness, whose capacity for self-control and associated risks cannot be therapeutically managed on a general open acute ward.
You may be required to work in other areas of the Trust to meet service needs.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Lead, you'll provide support to the ward manager and clinical leadership to the ward team and you'll lead the clinician management of patients to ensure that high standards of nursing care are achieved and maintained.
Additionally, you'll identify, provide and supervise therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability to patients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries and take a lead on a range of interventions available, whilst ensuring that evidence-based practice is adopted and maintained. You'll also be responsible for the administration of prescribed medication in line with Trust policy and drug administration standards.
You'll maintain personal clinical expertise as required by the needs of a changing service and statutory bodies.
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, continuing professional development and regular informal conversations around career progression, annual recognition awards to celebrate and recognise our colleagues achievements throughout the year and not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
We work hard to make sure that inclusion is part of everything we do. We know that true inclusion means we're able to provide the best care for our patients and provide a fulfilling career for all our colleagues.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London - there is truly something for everyone!
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
We have six active and impactful colleague networks. These networks provide a safe space for colleagues to share their experiences and learn from one another, but also influence change across our trust:
- Multicultural Network
- Women's Network
- Armed Forces' Network
- LGBTQ+ Network
- Lived Experience Network, for colleagues living with disabilities
- Autistic Colleague Network
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To adhere to all practice standards implemented by the Trust.
- To ensure that all clinical and risk assessments are completed and reviewed in line with Trust policies on data collection.
- To maintain working knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to mental health and learning disabilities.
- To work within and manage the legal and professional frameworks relating to consent, capacity, deprivation of liberty and the Mental Health Act.
- To ensure that systems are used to incorporate Essence of Care, any other adopted models of quality assurance and clinical governance into everyday practice
Professional
- To be aware of, and act in accordance with, Trust policies and procedures, ensuring that changes and additions are adhered to and adopted locally.
- To utilise the Trusts personal development review process in order to identify personal and professional development needs
Managerial
- To assist in the implementation and monitoring of all Trust policies and procedures and local protocols on the ward and ensuring that clinical practice standards are adhered to and implemented.
- To deal with complaints in accordance with Trust policies and procedures
Developmental
- To actively develop and participate in the Trust performance and developmental planning process.
- To ensure clinical practice undergoes lifelong learning and development through PDR.
- To actively be involved in the development and delivery of training.
- To be responsible for own development and contributes to the development of others in a manner that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
- To collaborate in a positive and constructive way with national and Trust developments.
- To undertake appropriate developmental opportunities, agreed by the Ward Manager, to improve individual or service needs.
Please see the attached job description for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To adhere to all practice standards implemented by the Trust.
- To ensure that all clinical and risk assessments are completed and reviewed in line with Trust policies on data collection.
- To maintain working knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to mental health and learning disabilities.
- To work within and manage the legal and professional frameworks relating to consent, capacity, deprivation of liberty and the Mental Health Act.
- To ensure that systems are used to incorporate Essence of Care, any other adopted models of quality assurance and clinical governance into everyday practice
Professional
- To be aware of, and act in accordance with, Trust policies and procedures, ensuring that changes and additions are adhered to and adopted locally.
- To utilise the Trusts personal development review process in order to identify personal and professional development needs
Managerial
- To assist in the implementation and monitoring of all Trust policies and procedures and local protocols on the ward and ensuring that clinical practice standards are adhered to and implemented.
- To deal with complaints in accordance with Trust policies and procedures
Developmental
- To actively develop and participate in the Trust performance and developmental planning process.
- To ensure clinical practice undergoes lifelong learning and development through PDR.
- To actively be involved in the development and delivery of training.
- To be responsible for own development and contributes to the development of others in a manner that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
- To collaborate in a positive and constructive way with national and Trust developments.
- To undertake appropriate developmental opportunities, agreed by the Ward Manager, to improve individual or service needs.
Please see the attached job description for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification and registration eg RMN
Desirable
- Relevant teaching and assessment qualification
- NVQ assessor/verifier
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
- Sound knowledge of Mental Health Act
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working with the relevant client group in a multi-agency service, presenting complex and sensitive information to large groups of people
- Ability to demonstrate and evidence post-qualifying experience
Desirable
- Evidence of taking lead in projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification and registration eg RMN
Desirable
- Relevant teaching and assessment qualification
- NVQ assessor/verifier
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
- Sound knowledge of Mental Health Act
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working with the relevant client group in a multi-agency service, presenting complex and sensitive information to large groups of people
- Ability to demonstrate and evidence post-qualifying experience
Desirable
- Evidence of taking lead in projects
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).
