Job summary
The Broxtowe and Hucknall Local Mental Health Team provide secondary mental health support for clients within their home or within clinics. The team consists of Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Community Mental Health Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Practitioners, Health Improvement Workers, Support Workers, Employment Specialists, a Clinical Lead and a Team Leader, all supported by an Admin Team. The post will be managing the clinical team and ensuring the team delivers a high quality service to our clients, considering staff wellbeing and performance.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit an enthusiasticfull time Clinic Lead.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a motivated team to enhance the responsiveness and effectiveness of community services for adults aged 18 and over who are experiencing a range of mental health difficulties.
We are looking for a qualified Nurse or AHP who has a high level of commitment to working collaboratively with services both internal and external to the organisation. Applicants should have significant clinical experience and knowledge, to inform and support the clinical care pathways within the LMHT's. You will be responsible for the day to day management of the Clinical Staff within the LMHT to ensure patients/carers and families receive timely and evidence based services that meet agreed performance targets and national guidance, also considering staff wellbeing and service development.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
This role requires an individual with a relevant clinical qualification and current professional registration.
Experience in the management of people and services in the health sector.
To lead and co-ordinate a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to meet the needs of the defined patient group.
To ensure delivery of the service specification and any required KPIs, ensuring service development.
Strong links are required with other internal and external teams and services.
This role requires the maintenance of direct clinical contact, in the supervision and management of the clinical team.
The post will have responsibility across the Broxtowe and Hucknall locality.
You will need to be highly motivated, have positive effective interpersonal and management skills.
A commitment to promote recovery orientated practice and to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
An enthusiastic and motivated individual to support service change within the directorate.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role requires an individual with a relevant clinical qualification and current professional registration.
Experience in the management of people and services in the health sector.
To lead and co-ordinate a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to meet the needs of the defined patient group.
To ensure delivery of the service specification and any required KPIs, ensuring service development.
Strong links are required with other internal and external teams and services.
This role requires the maintenance of direct clinical contact, in the supervision and management of the clinical team.
The post will have responsibility across the Broxtowe and Hucknall locality.
You will need to be highly motivated, have positive effective interpersonal and management skills.
A commitment to promote recovery orientated practice and to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
An enthusiastic and motivated individual to support service change within the directorate.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains professional registration with appropriate professional body.
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
- Leadership Courses
- Management of change Courses
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
- Specialist and area specific experience
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
- Clinical supervision skills
- IT skills
Desirable
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of community mental health care.
- Knowledge of management theories
Training
Essential
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Desirable
- Experience of delivery of training
- Experience of management of change.
- Experience of development of training
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains professional registration with appropriate professional body.
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
- Leadership Courses
- Management of change Courses
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
- Specialist and area specific experience
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
- Clinical supervision skills
- IT skills
Desirable
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of community mental health care.
- Knowledge of management theories
Training
Essential
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Desirable
- Experience of delivery of training
- Experience of management of change.
- Experience of development of training
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
