Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking Clinical Lead (RNMH,RMN,RNLD) with leadership experience to join the PSYPHER- Early Intervention for Psychosis (EIP) team.
The role will focus on providing expert clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team, delivering care to people aged between 14-65 experiencing their first episode of psychosis.
The Clinical lead will join the established leadership team to contribute to the ongoing development of the service.
Your role will include:
- An opportunity to be at the forefront of service development.
- Delivering mental health care using recovery focused methods.
- Leading a team of specialist multidisciplinary clinicians.
- Working alongside our highly motivated and skilled team.
We are seeking candidates with significant mental health experience, who are eager to be involved in the ongoing development of the service.
If you are passionate about recovery focused care, can think innovatively and lead on meaningful change, and you're looking to expand your skills and experience, this role would be ideal for you.
Main duties of the job
As the Clinical Lead, you will work alongside the Team Manager, under the supervision of the Service Manager. The role will focus on coordinating comprehensive, recovery focused assessments and interventions ensuring adherence to national standards and evidence based practices.
The role will also involve using your advanced clinical and leadership skills to provide support and advice to the MDT, whilst working with complex cases and providing specialist supervision to colleagues within the team.
You will be responsible for supporting the development of clinical pathways and ensuring high quality of care through the use of audit and review feedback from clients, their families and carers.
You will, amongst other things:
- Provide direct clinical care
- Provide clinical leadership
- Work in developing systems of practice
- Utilise your specialist skills and knowledge to contribute to service development
- Oversee transfer of care and liaise with multi agency colleagues
- Promote person centred practice and involvement of families and carers
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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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
- An accredited leadership qualification or be able to demonstrate advanced leadership and management skills
- Detailed understanding of clinical governance.
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
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Ability to commute between the various sites
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
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
Desirable
- Evidence 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
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
- An accredited leadership qualification or be able to demonstrate advanced leadership and management skills
- Detailed understanding of clinical governance.
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
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Ability to commute between the various sites
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
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
Desirable
- Evidence 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
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).
