Clinical Team Leader - Community Adult - £3K Welcome Bonus

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Management

The Clinical Team Leader role is responsible for the operational management of a range of aspects of service delivery within the team.

Responsible for the line management of identified staff within the team, to include CPD, performance management, staff appraisals and relevant HR issues.

Responsible for the proactive recruitment of new staff and maintaining delegated staff wellbeing / retention.

Responsible for the effective use of the delegated aspects of the team budget.

To lead the development of effective mental health care pathways within the team.

Lead / support service evaluation and audit systems.

Responsible for the review / development of service wide policies and protocols.

Support the establishment of partnerships and networks with key stakeholders

Deputise for Deputy Service Manager as required

Clinical

You will be accountable for own professional actions.

Effective personal planning and organisation of daily work-load.

Flexible working and manage own working time effectively and accordingly to service demands.

Practice autonomously in making clinical judgements, identifying alternative courses of action,

Managing and providing a high quality of care.

Maintain respectful, effective professional interpersonal relationships with others.

To attend all mandatory training as required by the Trust and to undertake further training and updating as required to carry out the role.

Initiate, create and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and carers, ensuring that practice is patient centred.

Promote the involvement of patients and carers in the development of the care pathway.

Ensure that all patients are given full explanation on their care pathway / treatment options and no decision is taken forward without their consent.

Undertake surveys and audits.

Regularly be involved in various research studies where the opportunity arises.

**This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified nurses**

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent, or HCPC registered

Desirable

• Ongoing professional development working towards degree level
• Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
• ILM certificate in management or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including staff management/supervisi on experience
• Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
• Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development
• Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Competent assessment skills, relevant to profession
• Effective analytical and decision-making skills
• Care planning skills
• Competent and effective treatment skills
• - Able to effectively prioritise own work load

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
• Build on / develop further knowledge of psychosocial interventions
• Build on / develop further specialist knowledge of health promotion and recovery
• An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Haymills House

Station Road East

Stowmarket

IP14 1RF

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)