Job summary
This
is an exciting opportunity to be involved in establishing and developing the
MindMate Support Team, which is a part of the Governments Green Paper
ambitions to transform children and young peoples mental health, with one of
the key priorities being to increase access to mental health support in schools
and colleges. The MindMate Support Team offers early intervention support and
currently has 4 MHSTs and have been successful in gaining funding for 4
additional teams.
We are looking to recruit a Clinical Team Manager to manage and support the
team in providing high quality care to children, young people and their
families. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the service
development of the early intervention mental health support in Leeds, as the
post holder will work closely in the MMST leadership team as we expand the
service to cover additional education settings across Leeds.
Main duties of the job
You
will be involved in the development of the new team, holding operational and
line management responsibility as well as providing clinical leadership to the
team alongside the Senior Practitioner. You would also be involved in engaging
education settings with the service and maintaining positive working
relationships with partner agencies as we promote partnership working to meet
the needs of children and young people.
You will hold a small clinical caseload, providing advice, consultation and
training to education settings, and consultation and evidence-based
interventions for children and young people presenting with mild to moderate
mental health difficulties. The Clinical Team Manager will work alongside the
services Service Manager and senior clinical staff to ensure a high quality
and accessible service. We are looking for individuals with excellent
communication and engagement skills and a commitment to improving service
delivery and a knowledge of the education system.
About us
Working for Leeds community
Healthcare NHS Trust
Who are we?
Leeds Community
Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole
city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community
hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds
City Council.
We have a strong
culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on
delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC
evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding"
for caring.
Leeds
Community Healthcare NHS Trust encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated
as this remains the best lines of defence against Covid 19.
Perks of the job
Our benefits
range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. Here are some
of the most important ones:
- 27-33
days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Highly
regarded NHS Pension Scheme
- A
supportive, structured preceptorship programme for all registered new
starters
- Professional
development opportunities including coaching, training and education
support
- Salary
sacrifice or lease car schemes
- Health
and wellbeing including gym membership, occupational health service and
priority access to mental health services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The post holder will be
responsible for delivery, leadership and management of a clinical team within a
specialist service area. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver and
evaluate team performance and delivery, ensuring that they practice within
their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to
organisational, professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance
at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based
theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing
new and innovative service developments within their sphere of practice
responding to emerging knowledge and techniques.
Key Responsibilities
1. Clinical
1.1.
Maintain clinical credibility demonstrated through
undertaking clinical practice at a frequency agreed with senior
management team/head of service in the relevant field.
1.2.
Practices as an autonomous clinician to support
service delivery, responding to social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues
in line with the values and agreed model within the service
1.3.
Works to standards of proficiency identified by
their professional and regulatory bodies
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The post holder will be
responsible for delivery, leadership and management of a clinical team within a
specialist service area. In doing so, they will assess, plan, deliver and
evaluate team performance and delivery, ensuring that they practice within
their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work to
organisational, professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance
at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based
theoretical and practical knowledge. They will be responsible for developing
new and innovative service developments within their sphere of practice
responding to emerging knowledge and techniques.
Key Responsibilities
1. Clinical
1.1.
Maintain clinical credibility demonstrated through
undertaking clinical practice at a frequency agreed with senior
management team/head of service in the relevant field.
1.2.
Practices as an autonomous clinician to support
service delivery, responding to social, scientific, clinical and ethical issues
in line with the values and agreed model within the service
1.3.
Works to standards of proficiency identified by
their professional and regulatory bodies
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the specialist clinical field
- Experience of working in a mental health setting.
- Experience in the supervision and management of other staff
- Experience of analysing data, writing reports, and presenting to various groups
- Experience of leadership and team building in practice
Desirable
- Working in community or primary care based teams
- Experience of change management
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional degree or diploma in a relevant field
- Appropriate statutory professional body registration
Desirable
- Leadership and/ or management qualification
- Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or experience to an equivalent level
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Theoretical and clinical knowledge appropriate to service area and profession
- Highly complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations
- Workload management including delegation of tasks and team leadership
- Change management skills
- Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback and support others to develop
- Able to develop, establish and maintain positive
- relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation and with patients and their carers
Desirable
- Evidence of research projects and/or clinical audit relevant to clinical area
- Knowledge of people governance policies and procedures
- Evidence of clinical leadership
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the specialist clinical field
- Experience of working in a mental health setting.
- Experience in the supervision and management of other staff
- Experience of analysing data, writing reports, and presenting to various groups
- Experience of leadership and team building in practice
Desirable
- Working in community or primary care based teams
- Experience of change management
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional degree or diploma in a relevant field
- Appropriate statutory professional body registration
Desirable
- Leadership and/ or management qualification
- Teaching, training or mentorship qualification or experience to an equivalent level
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Theoretical and clinical knowledge appropriate to service area and profession
- Highly complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations
- Workload management including delegation of tasks and team leadership
- Change management skills
- Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback and support others to develop
- Able to develop, establish and maintain positive
- relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation and with patients and their carers
Desirable
- Evidence of research projects and/or clinical audit relevant to clinical area
- Knowledge of people governance policies and procedures
- Evidence of clinical leadership
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).
