Job summary
If you are an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Nurse (RMN), we are looking for you to join the Mental Health Triage and Assessment Team, based in Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. We are seeking the right individual who can strive to deliver high-quality clinical interventions, and wants to further advance the way we provide care to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Our Mental Health Triage and Assessment Team has recently moved into the planned care division and with this change we have improved our clinical pathways and brought closer integration between the assessment team and our community mental health services. Alongside the ongoing work of the community mental health transformation, this makes it an exciting time to join the team as the Clinical Lead.
We are seeking candidates with significant mental health experience, over a range of settings, who are eager to be involved in the ongoing development of the service. If you're looking to expand your skills and experience, can think innovatively and lead on meaningful change, this role would be ideal for you.
- A chance to be at the forefront of innovation
- A progressive and pioneering service model, which responds to the needs of the community
- Bridging the gap and delivering mental health care in a new way
- Leading a team of multidisciplinary clinicians
- Comprehensive development opportunities
- Flexible working creating a great work/life balance
- Join to be part of our highly motivated and skilled team
Main duties of the job
As the Clinical Lead, you will work alongside the Team Manager, under the supervision of the Service Manager and Senior Clinical Lead. The team consists of registered clinicians and administrative staff, whom you will provide day to day support to.
You will work closely with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, to develop the service and support the approach of 'No Wrong Door'. Additionally, you will commit to key drivers of 'Trauma Informed Care' and reducing the need for multiple assessments. You will work closely with your peers across the community mental health provision, to identify challenges and ways to address them. You will be responsible for development of clinical pathways and ensuring high quality triage and assessment is being undertaken through the use of appropriate audit and review of patient feedback.
Additionally, this role will continue to have a large direct clinical component, and you will be expected to carry out holistic assessments as part of your clinical role. You will be able to work flexibly and have the opportunity to work from home as a percentage of your time but will be required to work from site at other times.
- Provide direct clinical care
- Provide clinical leadership
- Work in new systems
- Utilise your specialist skills and develop new ones
- Provide seamless care transitions
- Put the patient at the centre of everything you do
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 & Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of patients and service users.
To find out about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You'll join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives daily. We're extremely proud of our Trust community, knowing you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.
We are committed to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them, ensuring they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area
- 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
- Be a member of a recognised professional body and hold a current professional registration
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
Desirable
- Specialist/advanced understanding/application of relevant managerial and leadership aspects of the service area
- Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and audits within identified clinical area.
- Prepared to undertake or hold a recognised non-medical prescribing qualification, if required
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held
- Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning
Desirable
- A breadth of clinical and professional practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Requirement of frequent concentration e.g. staff support complex case assessments/care plans. The work will be unpredictable
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area
- 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
- Be a member of a recognised professional body and hold a current professional registration
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
Desirable
- Specialist/advanced understanding/application of relevant managerial and leadership aspects of the service area
- Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and audits within identified clinical area.
- Prepared to undertake or hold a recognised non-medical prescribing qualification, if required
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held
- Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning
Desirable
- A breadth of clinical and professional practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Requirement of frequent concentration e.g. staff support complex case assessments/care plans. The work will be unpredictable
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
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
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).
