Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Clinical Effectiveness Lead to work across 2 older adult inpatient units. As part of our service transformation, Humber have expanded bed capacity for older adults to better meet demand and provide a safer, single sex environment for people who require admission to mental health settings. Mill View Lodge is a 9 bedded female acute admission unit for people aged 65 and older with a functional mental health diagnosis. Maister Court is a 5 bedded male acute admission unit for people aged 65 and older with a functional mental health diagnosis.
Main duties of the job
As Clinical Lead you will assume leadership for the development and delivery of clinical services for both units working closely with Team Leader, Service Manager, Modern Matron, Deputy Charge Nurses and the wider staff team which comprises several disciplines.
In return you will be well supported by senior colleagues, a wide and diverse MDT structure and a growing network of innovative and experienced inpatient senior clinical leadership across the Unplanned Mental Health Division. There will be opportunity for you to further develop your own professional interests to clinically enhance this pivotal new role.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users.
To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our Trust website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You will join our team of over 2,800 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We're extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a crucial part of the MDT, you will have advanced clinical knowledge and skills to ensure people who use the service receive excellent, safe, and holistic care. The Clinical Lead will work closely with colleagues in the Older Peoples Crisis Teams to ensure the availability of beds and promoting optimal patient flow through the acute services when appropriate to individual needs. The Clinical Lead will head up the development of Clinical Models and intervention on both units promoting best practice and evidence-based care.
You will be able to demonstrate passion for older peoples care and an ambition was excellent care and meaningful patient journey. There will be the expectation to deliver clinical supervision to junior colleagues and support with revalidation, appraisals will be completed jointly with the Team Leader with a focus on staff development.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a crucial part of the MDT, you will have advanced clinical knowledge and skills to ensure people who use the service receive excellent, safe, and holistic care. The Clinical Lead will work closely with colleagues in the Older Peoples Crisis Teams to ensure the availability of beds and promoting optimal patient flow through the acute services when appropriate to individual needs. The Clinical Lead will head up the development of Clinical Models and intervention on both units promoting best practice and evidence-based care.
You will be able to demonstrate passion for older peoples care and an ambition was excellent care and meaningful patient journey. There will be the expectation to deliver clinical supervision to junior colleagues and support with revalidation, appraisals will be completed jointly with the Team Leader with a focus on staff development.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification
- Educated to post registration/graduate diploma level or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience
Desirable
- Prepared to undertake or hold a recognised non-medical prescribing qualification, if required
- Advanced/expert clinical/practice qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusiono
- Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts out of own area of work/responsibility
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Knowledge of change management processes
Desirable
- Advanced/expert understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Evidence of policy implementation and development
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning
- Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
- Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
Desirable
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
- Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification
- Educated to post registration/graduate diploma level or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience
Desirable
- Prepared to undertake or hold a recognised non-medical prescribing qualification, if required
- Advanced/expert clinical/practice qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusiono
- Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts out of own area of work/responsibility
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Knowledge of change management processes
Desirable
- Advanced/expert understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Evidence of policy implementation and development
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning
- Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
- Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
Desirable
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
- Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
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).
