Clinical Lead Barking and Dagenham Mental Health & Wellness Team

NELFT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Barking; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Barking is seeking a qualified professional to assist the Team Manager in providing recovery-oriented mental health interventions. The role involves overseeing clinical systems and supporting a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates should possess at least three years of relevant experience and strong organizational and interpersonal skills. The Trust offers a supportive work environment and has been recognized for its health and wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Comprehensive induction program

Qualifications

• At least three years post qualifying experience in a mental health setting.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision and undertake appraisal.
• Experience of assessing complex cases, including risk formulation.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Team Manager in the delivery of recovery-oriented interventions.
• Oversee clinical systems within the team.
• Attend meetings and forums as required.

Skills

Team player

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer proficiency

Education

Post-qualification experience in a mental health setting

Job description

Overview

Assist the Team Manager in the delivery of recovery orientated interventions and evidence based practice by working with a caseload and supervising staff. Oversee clinical systems within the team. Attend meetings and forums as required by the team manager. Work with other seniors on a rota basis to oversee new and urgent referrals to the team.

Eligibility and Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

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Benefits

• We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. A snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
• As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

Armed Forces

Supporting our Armed Forces — We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will be a strong team player with at least three years post qualifying experience in a mental health setting.
• The post holder will deputise for the team manager and be able to autonomously oversee clinical systems and staff. It is essential that applicants have excellent organisational skills and are competent with using computer programmes and databases.
• Experience of undertaking assessment of complex case, including risk formulation.
• Experience of undertaking complex evidence based interventions that manage high risk.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills working with service users and staff within a demanding multi-disciplinary environment.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision and undertake appraisal and performance reviews with staff.
• Able to deputise for the team manager and work autonomously when appropriate.
• The B&D Mental Health Teams are evolving into the mental Health and Wellness Team in the Community Mental health Transformation. The focus is very much on a team approach with ensuring co production with service users.

About NELFT

Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas. The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video, Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

Starting with NELFT — NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period — This post will be subject to a probationary period.

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time).