Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Sunderland and South Tyneside Crisis Team are delighted to be recruiting into one of our clinical lead posts which has become available within the team.
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic clinician with suitable leadership experience, who is motivated to join the collective leadership team that supports the team.
The successful candidate will provide day-to-day clinical oversight of the team to ensure that we deliver safe, effective, and efficient care to service users. You will work alongside the other clinical leads and operational team managers (and the rest of the senior/collective leadership team) who support the ICTS, Adult, and Older Adult pathways, which make up the Universal Crisis Team for the South Locality.
The post holder will work predominantly across the Adult and Older Adult pathway; however, they will provide support to ICTS if and when required.
Main Duties of the Job
Overall, the role will entail working within the leadership team to ensure that as a service we provide 7-day clinical lead oversight/cover.
1. Act as a role model to support/guide the team to deliver high-quality standards of care, be responsive to service demands, and dynamic in supporting the team with complex and challenging situations.
2. Demonstrate excellent communication skills, work well within the leadership team to prioritize daily clinical demands/needs of service while supporting the clinical team.
3. Provide clinical advice and supervision (both individual and group supervision) and contribute to individuals' appraisals.
4. Provide in-house training to the team and wider teams/services when needed.
5. Support and embed clinical standards within the team.
6. Lead/support and contribute to monitoring the team's clinical performance via clinical audits and work in conjunction with the Team Manager to support actions to improve the quality and performance of the service and outcomes for service users.
7. Show excellent organizational, time management, and delegation skills to work in an area of changing priorities.
8. Be a cohesive member of the Leadership Team, work flexibly, and support the Team Manager where needed, offering expertise and experience to develop new staff and support the retention and wellbeing of the team.
About Us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job Responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
We welcome your application.
Anyone interested, please contact via email to arrange a Teams call or informal visit to the team to discuss the post in more detail.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of providing clinical supervision to clinical staff and facilitating CPD for others.
* Experience of positive clinical risk-taking and risk safety planning.
* Proven track record of providing professional leadership within clinical services.
* Knowledge of data systems.
* Experience of positive clinical risk-taking and WRAP.
Skills and Competencies
* Excellent communication and liaison skills.
* Evidence of time management and organization.
Education & Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional qualification.
* If applicable to service, Non-Medical Prescriber.
* Relevant Clinical Training and postgraduate Qualification.
* Management/leadership Qualification.
Personal Characteristics
* Ability to motivate others and work under pressure.
* Flexible attitude to work.
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.
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