Clinical Lead - Crisis Triage & First Response Services
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Job Summary
We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000. The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lead to join First Response based within the Crisis Triage and Response Service. The successful applicant will be based at the Crisis Line, but will be part of the wider multifunctional Urgent Care Mental Health First Response Services. These include: Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Liaison Services, Street Triage Services and the Crisis Line.
Main Duties of the Job
The Clinical Lead will support the Team Manager in delivering a high-quality Mental Health Service for clients of the Adult Mental Health Services. The Clinical Lead will provide high quality leadership and management support and deputise for the Team Manager in their absence.
The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary framework providing: staff training and development, specialist assessments and time limited intervention to service users. The post holder will act as a source of expertise and point of contact within the team and demonstrate highly specialised communication skills and problem-solving abilities when prioritising risk.
About Us
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
Job Responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Qualifications
Essential
* A relevant Social Work, Nursing or Allied Health Professionals (e.g. occupational therapy) degree level qualification or equivalent experience
* Current registration with a nationally recognised professional body relevant to the profession qualification held (e.g. GSCC for social workers, HPC for occupational therapists etc)
Desirable
* Masters level qualification or equivalent short courses and/or experience
* Teaching qualification or significant experience
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
* Excellent communication skills: - working with staff - working with patients and carers - working with general practice - presentations - written reports - understanding and ability to interpret, research and facilitate staff to implement evidence-based practice
* Proven ability to challenge current practices and freedom to make change in light of evidence-based recommendations
* Knowledge, understanding and the ability to interpret and implement local and national policy direction relevant to practice
* Proven experience of clinical audit, skill and knowledge required to facilitate staff to undertake clinical audit
* Knowledge and experience of moving staff through the change management process
* Empowering staff to manage and support change
* Demonstrable effective clinical leadership with knowledge, understanding and application of leadership theories
* Relevant clinical expertise to support and facilitate clinical development and innovation
* Evidence of sound information technology skills
Experience
Essential
* Experience in the development of professional roles
* Successfully managed projects that demonstrate ability to communicate and implement change
* Demonstrable and proven understanding and experience of the clinical and corporate governance agenda
* Knowledge and experience of facilitation of reflective practice for staff and personal reflective practice
* Demonstrable ability and experience in motivating and empowering others to change roles and in leading practice development
Employer Details
Employer Name
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Crisis Line, St Anne Street, Chester, CH1 3HT
Employer's Website
CWP Website #J-18808-Ljbffr