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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
6
Posted:
03.03.2025
Expiry Date:
17.04.2025
Job Description:
The CRISS Service in Leeds and York NHS Partnership Foundation Trust provides 24/7 urgent assessment and intensive home treatment provision to service users in Leeds experiencing a mental health crisis. Currently, the service is undergoing restructure and development in the service delivery model following a recent Core Fidelity assessment. The successful candidate will be involved in the mobilization of this model, supporting staff and colleagues through the changes.
We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and dynamic individual from any professional group with the relevant experience, who can provide clear leadership to the multidisciplinary team of nurses, occupational therapists, health support workers, and be committed to high-quality service user-focused care.
Main duties of the job:
1. As Clinical Team Manager (CTM) for CRISS, you will offer management support and guidance to the staff team and lead on specific developments as identified.
2. This post is one of 6 CTM posts covering the service over 7 days, predominantly working a 9am - 5pm pattern, which may include some weekend working.
3. The post supports the Operational Manager to provide the leadership structure for the service overall.
4. You will support the other band 7’s in times of absence to ensure the whole service is functioning safely.
5. Within this role, the post will lead all aspects of clinical governance and service improvement in an ever-evolving climate.
6. Good communication skills and the ability to work in partnership with a number of other internal and external stakeholders is essential.
Working for our organisation:
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialized services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research, and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days, and more NHS Discount Offers.
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
1. Demonstrate a broad range of administrative, clinical, managerial and leadership skills, for the post in question and evidence to support this.
2. Demonstrate effective working partnerships within a multi-disciplinary team, to achieve an integrated, effective, and efficient service.
3. Have evidence of up-to-date training relating to contemporary acute/CRISS/ practice, local and national issues.
4. Be competent and confident to provide expertise, advice and clinical and managerial leadership and role modelling to the teams they are working with.
5. Demonstrate a high level of skill and expertise in effective decision making whilst exposed to distressing and highly emotional situations.
6. Understand local, directorate and national targets, key performance indicators and quality standards are met, monitored and reported on a regular basis.
7. Ensure that services are reviewed, monitored and continuously improved within the framework of Clinical Governance.
8. Operate within professional Trust policies and procedures and adhere to discipline-specific clinical/professional codes of conduct.
9. Assist the CRISS Clinical operations manager in ensuring robust financial management procedures are in place for the authorisation of pay and non-pay.
10. Act as the authorised signatory for the team budget.
Person specification:
Qualifications Essential criteria:
1. Have a recognised professional qualification e.g. Nursing / Psychology / Occupational Therapy with 2 years post qualification.
Experience Essential criteria:
1. Have experience as a manager in an acute setting.
2. Previous experience in a leadership role or equivalent experience.
3. Demonstrate previous experience in managing difficult and sensitive incidents in your current or previous roles.
4. Lead on fact-finding investigations, complaints, service reviews, disciplinary issues relating to all aspects of the team’s role and function.
5. Acute Mental Health Experience.
Skills / Knowledge Essential criteria:
1. Have a clear understanding of and commitment to the role of the CRISS services as defined in the service specification.
2. Have a knowledge base of Crisis and home treatment services that enable good and quality care.
3. Organise, chair and facilitate team meetings.
4. Have experience of facilitating and chairing meetings at both local and city-wide levels.
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