Clinical Lead- County South CRHT

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician to join a dynamic Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. This role involves supporting clinical management of complex cases, leading on clinical development, and ensuring high-quality assessments and interventions for service users. The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge of adult mental health problems and excellent management skills. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving mental health services and making a real difference in the lives of patients and families. If you are passionate about clinical excellence and leadership, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Professional Nursing qualification required, with ongoing professional development.
• Experience in clinical leadership and mental health care essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical management of complex cases within a multidisciplinary team.
• Drive best practices and continuous improvement in mental health services.

Skills

Clinical supervision skills

Assessment intervention and evaluation

Ability to handle conflict

Team collaboration

Emotional intelligence

Education

Professional Nursing/Clinical Qualification

Non-Medical prescribing qualification

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician to join our dynamic, well established Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team.

The post holder will support robust clinical management of complex cases within the service, working with all members of the team, attending daily MDT meetings and complex case reviews. The Clinical Lead is expected to be comfortable in managing cases with associated high levels of risk and to support the clinicians with management of challenging cases. The post holder will lead and contribute to the clinical development of the service, leading on clinical transformation and the evolution of pathway interventions with other services.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be able to offer the teams high quality case supervision and training, ensuring consistent high-quality assessments and interventions for our service users.

The post holder will participate in developing evidence-based practice within the service. It is expected that the Clinical Lead will drive best practice and continuous improvement including embedding new and innovative practices. The post holder will have excellent management and leadership skills and advanced knowledge of adult mental health problems.

This post is expected to cover Bronze on call across Nottinghamshire County services.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care whilst working within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team (CRHT).

To participate in clinical leadership of the CRHT, working alongside the Team Leader and other Clinical Leads in coordinating the team in the delivery of high-quality multidisciplinary care.

The post holder will ensure patients receive appropriate investigation, intervention and treatment with minimal avoidable delays, whilst improving the quality and experience of care.

In collaboration with the team leader monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidenced based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.

The post holder will hold a specialist post registration qualification relevant to the Crisis Services Provision such as NMP, Accredited CBT therapist, AMHP and will use these skills in collaboration with others to lead clinically in support of the delivery of high quality services to patients and families open to the service.

To be responsible for completing specialist mental health assessments and developing treatment plans as an autonomous practitioner and to monitor interventions, ensuring compliance in accordance with Trust policy.

To maintain professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care.

The post holder will support the Team Leader in the operational delivery of the CRHT service including deputising in their absence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional Nursing/Clinical Qualification to degree level or equivalent
• Maintains professional registration with appropriate professional body
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training
• Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
• Non-Medical prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards

Training

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Experience

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
• Specialist and area specific experience
• Advanced knowledge of medication for the older adult with mental health issues
• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
• Experience of clinical / managerial leadership within an MDT and own approach to management

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Advanced knowledge of physical health problems in the older adult

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
• Clinical supervision skills
• A high level of emotional intelligence

Values and Behaviours

• All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork

Contractual Requirements

• A driving licence (with access to a vehicle for work) is required for this post

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)