Job summary
Please note the 2024/25 pay award stated is due to be reflected in pay from October 2024, with any arrears due paid in November 2024.
Based in the Derby City area, the successful candidate will lead a busy Clinical team and work alongside Clinical Leads, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist and an administrators; amongst others.
Our well established MDT offers a high quality assessment and home treatment service as an alternative to hospital admission, to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. Working in partnership with patients, families and existing service providers, the team offers a range of interventions and approaches aimed at emphasizing hope and optimism, and developing personal strengths to help achieve recovery. The remit brings us into contact with patients with a range of mental health, social, psychological and situational difficulties from the diverse population of Derbyshire.
We are looking for an individual who shows compassion, who is engaging and focussed on service user and carer satisfaction as well as someone who is able to support our team through challenges and change.
You will also work with colleagues across our Urgent assessment Service line, including but not limited to our other Crisis Services throughout Derbyshire, Liaison Teams based in the Emergency Departments, and the Mental Health Helpline.
Main duties of the job
As a registered practitioner you are personally accountable for your professional practice and have a legal/professional responsibility to service users, colleagues, employers and self. You will operationally, clinically, and professionally advise and manage the Crisis and Home Treatment Service a whole and provide supervision to the team members. Through strong leadership they will ensure evidence-based practice is delivered to improve the quality of and shape responsive services. The post holder will be responsible for establishing operational and service mechanisms that support safe high quality care throughout the 24 hour period. You will present a professional image to promote a positive image to service users, carers and the community as a whole.
You will lead and continue to develop and manage the service within Derbyshire alongside partner agencies and commissioners and be responsible for implementing, monitoring and ensuring maintenance of operational standards of care that support safe, high-quality, person-centred practice. The role includes developing and maintaining strong links with key partners in the development of appropriate care pathways and working collaboratively with all agencies in line with the Service Level Agreement.
Above all you will ensure provision of a safe, culturally competent, effective, timely and accessible service that is in accordance with national and local priorities and responsive to the needs of individuals in contact with the service
About us
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust"
In addition to offering you a highly supportive working environment with access to a range of professional colleagues and quality supervision, we are able to offer a flexible approach in terms of your working pattern. As a service we are looking for an individual with a keen interest and experience within adult mental health assessment services and would welcome applicants from Mental Health Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy colleagues.
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.
It's an exciting time to join Crisis Teams across Derbyshire after we have been funded additional Transformational monies through NHS England, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan. Crisis services are currently receiving considerable investment, with this comes an emphasis to provide an effective and responsive service providing safe and effective care.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply leadership/managerial theory.
- The post holder will operationally manage the team and their direct reports.
- The post holder will ensure that the team meets performance targets and where these are not met actions are in place to resolve this.
- The post holder will support the ASM to ensure that the KPIs of the team are being met and reported on and where necessary will ensure data is accurate and provided.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to apply change management processes and theory to implement change within the Team.
- Empower all team members to participate in implementing change by using problem solving, considering potential conflicts and planning resolution.
- To be responsible for the recruitment and selection of new staff into the service including the organising of induction programmes.
- To take responsibility for managing of the rosters to ensure safe cover is provided 24/7.
- Proactively manage conflict within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary team, ensuring the needs of service users are maintained whilst supporting team members.
- Nurture a culture of respect for others, and an environment that values and is pro-actively respectful of ethnicity, gender, culture and individuality for service users and staff.
- Ensure trust policies, procedures, and legislative directives are adhered to, E.g. Equal Opportunities, Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Race Relations, Sex Discrimination etc.
- Ensure service users/carers participate in developing and shaping the service where possible.
- Ensure that awareness of clinical and resource management information is used analytically to inform decisions that meet service user, team and organisational objectives.
- To manage a defined Team budget adhering to all Trust standing financial instructions.
- Chair meetings as required, team meetings, interface meetings.
- Post holder will ensure effective communication systems are in operation within the Team that support and enhance high quality care.
- The post holder will take the lead in ensuring clinical and non-clinical risk management systems are operational within the clinical area, including Health & Safety at Work issues, lone working policies are adhered to.
- Post holder will support the development of Improving Working Lives Initiatives.
- The post holder will participate in the first on call system for Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust.
- The post holder will provide managerial supervision and appraisal reviews to all their direct reports, inclusive of the band 7 clinical leads working within that team.
- The post holder will manage the team's sickness and absence and work with HR as required to support team members.
- The post holder will receive management supervision from the Area Service Manager.
- Post holder will ensure the Complaints Procedure is followed and will also be involved in leading investigations on behalf of the Trust.
- Post holder may be asked to deputise for the Area Service Manager role during periods of annual/sick leave where considered professionally appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.
It's an exciting time to join Crisis Teams across Derbyshire after we have been funded additional Transformational monies through NHS England, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan. Crisis services are currently receiving considerable investment, with this comes an emphasis to provide an effective and responsive service providing safe and effective care.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply leadership/managerial theory.
- The post holder will operationally manage the team and their direct reports.
- The post holder will ensure that the team meets performance targets and where these are not met actions are in place to resolve this.
- The post holder will support the ASM to ensure that the KPIs of the team are being met and reported on and where necessary will ensure data is accurate and provided.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to apply change management processes and theory to implement change within the Team.
- Empower all team members to participate in implementing change by using problem solving, considering potential conflicts and planning resolution.
- To be responsible for the recruitment and selection of new staff into the service including the organising of induction programmes.
- To take responsibility for managing of the rosters to ensure safe cover is provided 24/7.
- Proactively manage conflict within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary team, ensuring the needs of service users are maintained whilst supporting team members.
- Nurture a culture of respect for others, and an environment that values and is pro-actively respectful of ethnicity, gender, culture and individuality for service users and staff.
- Ensure trust policies, procedures, and legislative directives are adhered to, E.g. Equal Opportunities, Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Race Relations, Sex Discrimination etc.
- Ensure service users/carers participate in developing and shaping the service where possible.
- Ensure that awareness of clinical and resource management information is used analytically to inform decisions that meet service user, team and organisational objectives.
- To manage a defined Team budget adhering to all Trust standing financial instructions.
- Chair meetings as required, team meetings, interface meetings.
- Post holder will ensure effective communication systems are in operation within the Team that support and enhance high quality care.
- The post holder will take the lead in ensuring clinical and non-clinical risk management systems are operational within the clinical area, including Health & Safety at Work issues, lone working policies are adhered to.
- Post holder will support the development of Improving Working Lives Initiatives.
- The post holder will participate in the first on call system for Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust.
- The post holder will provide managerial supervision and appraisal reviews to all their direct reports, inclusive of the band 7 clinical leads working within that team.
- The post holder will manage the team's sickness and absence and work with HR as required to support team members.
- The post holder will receive management supervision from the Area Service Manager.
- Post holder will ensure the Complaints Procedure is followed and will also be involved in leading investigations on behalf of the Trust.
- Post holder may be asked to deputise for the Area Service Manager role during periods of annual/sick leave where considered professionally appropriate.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
Desirable
- Leadership experience in Urgent Assessment Services
Desireable
Essential
- Evidence of relevant post registration study
Desirable
- Leadership qualification(s)
Person Specification
essential
Essential
Desirable
- Leadership experience in Urgent Assessment Services
Desireable
Essential
- Evidence of relevant post registration study
Desirable
- Leadership qualification(s)
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
