Clinical Lead

Job summary

To provide clinical leadership, support and supervision to clinical staff within the Community Mental Health Team. To support an identified team of practitioners with advice and guidance on the management of complex and difficult to engage cases.

To work over both Bury CMHT which may include carrying a small complex caseload.

To support the CMHT identify any Service Users who need to be transferred to other service provision, to the review clinic or discharged back to the care of their GP.

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with other services including Community Alcohol and Drugs teams, Mental Health Liaison Team, Primary Care Networks, and the third sector.

To ensure that Clinical Documentation is in place for Service Users and to a high standard.

To ensure that CMHT staff receive effective clinical supervision.

To participate in the extended working hours as required by the needs of the service.

To ensure that clinical standards are, monitored and evaluated, and ensure both they and the team provide care of the highest quality to patients.

Main duties of the job

Please see Job overview and detailed job description and main responsibilities. Please also see the job description and person specification on the application.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to review the full list of main responsibilities.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Registered professional Nursing/Social Work/Occupational Therapist
• Diploma/Degree in a professional qualification
• Evidence of post registration, additional training and experience to Masters level

Desirable

• Masters

Experience / Knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience of leadership and proven track record of managing groups of staff and/or teams
• Successful management and control of substantial and complex resources
• Evidence of improving service quality
• Successful track record of prompting, leading and implementing change programmes that drive up standards and service performance
• History of holding responsibility and accountability for clinical decisions and empowering clinicians to make difficult clinical decisions
• Evidence of high levels of competence with written documentation
• Evidence of achieving high standards regarding CPA documentation
• Evidence of building and maintaining effective relationships

Desirable

• Personal experience of mental health or experience trough caring
• Proved track record of successful strategic thinking
• Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice

Skills & Abilites

Essential

• Demonstrate risk management skills
• Resource management - the ability to develop team and individual key strengths through clinical and professional supervision
• Ability to work in a pressured environment and manage competing priorties
• To be able to lead the team effectively in team settings
• Competent in IT systems and their use
• Demonstrates behaviors in line with the PCFT Management Behaviour profiles
• Evidence of commitment to developing a culture of care and compasison
• Support others in understanding peoples mental health needs and how these can be addressed in their work
• Demonstrate experience of managing people in diverse functions

Desirable

• To have a track record of effective working with clinical education providers
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage competing priorities
• Comprehensive range of clinical skills

Work related circumstances

Essential

• Requirement to regularly travel round different Trust sites
• Contributes towards achieving national standards regarding CPA documentation
• Make sure own actions reduce risk to Health & Safety
• Perform hand hygiene to prevent the spread of infection
• Minimise and deal with aggressive an abusive behaviour
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure