Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for the position of a Clinical Lead within South Tyneside Community Treatment Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic person to develop their clinical and leadership skills while supporting to develop services across the adults pathway.
We are looking for a Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with relevant experience within secondary care mental health services. The successful candidate will also be part of the collective leadership teams across South CBU.
This is an exciting time as we move towards the transformation of community services in line with the Community Mental Health Framework, with a greater focus on holistic care and the needs of the whole person, linking in with community and voluntary service partners, primary care services and the local authority to support a sustainable recovery journey with our service users, their families and carers.
The post holder will demonstrate experience and ability in multiagency working, service development and have an understanding of the Long term plan and community transformation.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible and accountable for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and efficient care to Service users as allocated within the designated pathway.
To be responsible and accountable for the delivery of effective and high quality evidence based treatment packages within the Pathway.
Provide clinical advice, leadership and supervision to staff.
Contribute to Appraisal and Personal Development of staff.
Identify and organise the delivery of appropriate clinical training, in order to ensure the highest standard of evidence based clinical interventions are provide based on care pathway packages.
Demonstrate clinical excellence in relation to clinical reasoning and decision making when managing complex cases.
Lead on and ensure robust and timely Clinical Audit
Support the team managers with team development and other practitionerperformance where/ if appropriate.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 27th September 2022
Closing date : 14th October 2022
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 27th September 2022
Closing date : 14th October 2022
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills/delegation.
- Excellent communication skills and liaison skills
- Evidence of working under pressure
- Experience of working in MDT
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team using a community based approach.
- Coordinating and supporting staff in the day to day provision of clinical services.
- Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required.
- Experience and ability to provide clinical supervision for evidence based practice
Desirable
- experience of working with families / carers
- experience of auditing and implementing action plans where required
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification 1st level nurse (RMN, RNMH, RNLD) or equivalent.
- Mentor /teaching qualification
Desirable
- Therapy qualification (i.e. CBT / Family Therapy)
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills/delegation.
- Excellent communication skills and liaison skills
- Evidence of working under pressure
- Experience of working in MDT
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team using a community based approach.
- Coordinating and supporting staff in the day to day provision of clinical services.
- Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required.
- Experience and ability to provide clinical supervision for evidence based practice
Desirable
- experience of working with families / carers
- experience of auditing and implementing action plans where required
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification 1st level nurse (RMN, RNMH, RNLD) or equivalent.
- Mentor /teaching qualification
Desirable
- Therapy qualification (i.e. CBT / Family Therapy)
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).
