Job summary
Chichester CRHTT Discharge Team Lead post - Fixed Term 6 months and could be extended to 1 year, 3 days a week total of 22.5 hours a week.
A great opportunity has arisen for a Fixed Term CRHTT Discharge Team Lead in the Chichester Crisis Home Treatment Team Leader to work within Urgent Care Service.
Main duties of the job
The Discharge Team leader is an integral member of the urgent care team responsible for working within urgent care services and acute in-patient teams as the point of contact for supported discharge, referrals and assessments. They will carry out psychosocial assessments, including risk assessment, formulation of a clinically appropriate onward plan of care liaising with in-patient wards, CRHTT, community teams, carers and patients and other agencies.
About us
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trusthas teaching status and is developing into one of the country's leading teaching mental health trusts.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will attend regular multi-disciplinary meetings with acute in-patient teams discussing patients and those suitable for supported discharge. They will support the flow of patients through acute services and ensure complex discharge pathways are identified at the earliest opportunity.
The Discharge Team Leader role is to review Coastal patients at Oaklands ward Chichester and within outlying SPFT in-patient beds and extra-contractual beds liaising with in-patient units and community teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will attend regular multi-disciplinary meetings with acute in-patient teams discussing patients and those suitable for supported discharge. They will support the flow of patients through acute services and ensure complex discharge pathways are identified at the earliest opportunity.
The Discharge Team Leader role is to review Coastal patients at Oaklands ward Chichester and within outlying SPFT in-patient beds and extra-contractual beds liaising with in-patient units and community teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional in Healthcare
Desirable
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional in Healthcare
Desirable
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
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).
