Clinical Team Leader (Development post)

Integrated Care System; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Plymouth seeks a Clinical Team Leader to be responsible for assessing care needs and developing care programs. You will supervise staff and lead quality improvement initiatives within a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates require RMN qualifications and management skills. This role includes flexibility in working hours and a commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care.

Benefits

Protected CPD time

Leadership programs

Funding for qualifications

Qualifications

• RMN with at least two-year post registration experience.
• Mental Health Act/DOLS/Safeguarding knowledge.
• Experience of PCF/risk management.
• Experience in line managing staff.

Responsibilities

• To be a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• To ensure standards are maintained.
• To act as clinical role model.
• To provide teaching programs for education.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Communications Skills

Leadership Skills

Teamwork Skills

Management Ability

Supervision of Junior Staff

Prioritising

Computer Skills

Education

RMN/Dip HE BSc Mental Health or Learning Disabilities

Post graduate training in management

Job description

This post will involve competencies which will need to becompleted within 2 years dependent on current experience and will be assessedthrough various methods including feedback, self-directed assessment, directobservation and throughout line management. If not achieved within thespecified timeframe, the postholder will not be able to progress onto the band6.

The postholder isresponsible for the assessment of care needs and the development,implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

He/she will bedesignated to take charge regularly of the ward.

The postholder isrequired to supervise staff and be able to teach qualified and unqualifiedstaff, including basic and/or post basic students.

TheClinical Team Leader will at all times work within the spirit of the NMC codeof Professional Conduct for trained nurses and local policies.

All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

"please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"

Please note that Livewell may closethe job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number ofapplications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your applicationat the earliest opportunity

Main duties of the job

To be a member of a multi-disciplinaryteam, contributing in all its forums, attending meetings and case conferencesfor patients.

To link closely with Key Workers in the delivery of care under the Personalised Care Framework.

To promote a collaborative approach topatient care within the team providing support to junior staff.

To assist the Ward Manager in theintroduction Quality Improvement Projects and Culture of Care Project and in the introduction of an effective care delivery system devised to meet the needs of patients which is evidenced based wherever possible.

To act as clinical role model,demonstrating high standards of nursing practice.

To assist the Ward Manager and DeputyWard Manager in the introduction of patients involvement in the day to dayissues on the ward.

To ensure close links with otherGlenbourne wards/departments to identify/resolve clinical issues.

To be responsible implementing drugadministration procedures according to laid down policies.

Actively participate in clinicalgovernance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, essence ofcare, or clinical policy development.

Provide, receive and analysis complexinformation from a range of sources.

Analysis and make decisions in relationto patient risk.

This is not a complete list.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, andcollaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, whileempowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people leadhealthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, trainingpathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the CareCertificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorshipprograms ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from allsections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mentalhealth, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during theapplication process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job responsibilities

To be a member of a multi-disciplinaryteam, contributing in all its forums, attending meetings and case conferencesfor patients.

To be responsible for a designated teamin order to ensure standards are maintained.

To function as a member of amulti-disciplinary team taking appropriate responsibility for theimplementation of decisions made by the team.

Participate in the Glenbourne wideresponse team which responds to any untoward incident and undertake associatedtraining.

To link closely with Key Workers in the delivery of care under the Personalised Care Framework.

To implement and evaluate core grouptherapeutic programme on the ward geared to meet individual needs of patients.

To promote a collaborative approach topatient care within the team providing support to junior staff.

To assist the Ward Manager and DeputyWard Manager in the introduction of an effective care delivery system devisedto meet the needs of patients which is evidenced based wherever possible.

To assist the Ward Manager in theintroduction Quality Improvement Projects and Culture of Care.

To assist the Ward Manager and DeputyWard Manager in the identification and maintenance of written standards ofcare.

To act as clinical role model,demonstrating high standards of nursing practice.

To assist the Ward Manager and DeputyWard Manager in the introduction of patients involvement in the day to dayissues on the ward.

To ensure close links with otherGlenbourne wards/departments to identify/resolve clinical issues.

To maintain good working relationshipswith other agencies.

To be responsible implementing drugadministration procedures according to laid down policies.

To maintain confidentiality in respectof the patient/client at all times.

Communicate clearly with patients, theirfamilies and all other mental health professional groups.

Actively participate in clinicalgovernance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, essence ofcare, or clinical policy development.

Play an active role in multidisciplinary reviews and ward rounds, reporting on the nursing assessment ofpatients progress and participating in further multi-disciplinary careplanning.

Ensure that patients are encouraged toplay a part in their Care Plan and to sign it, and ensuring that they receive acopy of it.

Provide, receive and analysis complexinformation from a range of sources.

Analysis and make decisions in relationto patient risk.

Managerial:

To participate in the Glenbourneco-ordinators rota, ensuring effective use of Glenbourne resources.

To ensure effective leadership andsupervision to the ward nurse team.

To participate in the IndividualPerformance Review/Apprasials as line manager for nurses on the team.

To participate in the Senior Nursemeetings on a regular basis.

To uphold Nursing and the OperationalPolicies and Standards of the Livewell Southwest.

To be aware of the Health and Safety atWork Act and the implications of the work environment.

Education:

To act as assessor/supervisor forlearner nurses.

To ensure the provision of a stimulatinglearning environment for nurses.

To provide teaching programs for theeducation and interest of nurses in the team, in conjunction with theUniversity.

To include a health and wellbeingeducation component to the core group program for patients on the ward.

Personaland Professional Development:

To participate in Individual PerformanceReview.

To receive supervision regularly forclinical work.

In consultation with Ward Manager andDeputy Ward Manager, to attendmeetings, conferences, study days, as appropriate to need.

To keep up to date with issues anddevelopments in nursing, and the wider NHS.

To be responsible for your own clinicalsupervision needs.

To provide relevant and timelyinformation to colleagues and other agencies.

To liaise effectively with otherwards/departments in Glenbourne.

To maintain effective links withCommunity Nurse Teams and all other agencies.

To maintain effective communication withthe Acute Trust (DerrifordHospital) and give advice/ practical help in difficult situations.

Administration:

To maintain accurate and promptrecording of accident and incident forms.

Ensure accurate recording ofAccident/Incident forms.

To maintain the legal requirements ofthe Mental Health Act 1983.

To ensure effective use of System 1 in record keeping.

To audit PCF and nursing documentationin liaison with the Ward Manager / Deputy Ward Manager.

To ensure that key local and nationalpolicies are implemented at a local level giving support where necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RMN/Dip HE BSc Mental Health or Learning Disabilities
• Post graduate training in management or able to demonstrate management skills
• Practice assessor experience/training Post graduate training in management or able to demonstrate management skills

Experience

• RMN with at least two-year post registration experience at band 5 / band 6 in an acute NHS setting or similar
• Mental Health Act/DOLS/Safeguarding Knowledge
• Experience of PCF / risk management
• Experience of the safeguarding process
• Multi-disciplinary work
• Managing patient care, inclusive of complex care
• Administration and storage of medicines
• Statutory requirements
• Psychiatric illnesses and relevant nursing care
• Experience of line managing staff
• Experience in wide range of settings
• Team leader position in a variety of clinical settings
• Managing a complex case load
• Attending complex risk management meetings
• Research and development projects Audits
• Managing infection control policies in a ward setting

Skills

• Took part in a Quality Improvement Project or Culture of Care project
• Assessment Skills
• Communications Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Teamwork Skills
• Management Ability
• Able to take charge
• Requirement to train and participate in Physical Intervention training and teamwork
• Administration Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Supervision of Junior Staff
• Prioritising
• Computer Skills
• Responsible and self-motivated
• Able to manage own stress
• Flexible and reliable
• To work on rota 24/7-day service
• Ability to recognise and support stress in others
• Mentorship or equivalent

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working