Clinical Lead | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport

This post will be an exciting role for an individual who has proven leadership in clinical management and a genuine desire to influence and lead clinical practice and service development within the crisis mental health pathway, working towards achieving compliance with CORE Fidelity. This exciting opportunity is suitable for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner with recent experience in an acute mental health setting at Band 6 or above. You should enjoy working within a busy and challenging environment, and must be able to work effectively under pressure. You will have a sound knowledge of mental illness and therapeutic interventions and be competent in independent mental health assessment.

Key Responsibilities

• The CRHTT clinical lead is responsible for supporting the manager to lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, community-based alternatives to hospital admission for individuals experiencing acute mental health crises.
• The role includes facilitating early discharge from inpatient wards, overseeing extended assessment and support services (including out-of-hours provision), and ensuring the service operates in line with local and national policies.
• To provide effective clinical leadership to staff and a high quality of care to patients.
• Provide clinical support to staff with complex cases and manage the day-to-day complexities ensuring the delivery of care reflects current health and social care policy.
• Ensure a person-centred care is provided respecting age, gender, ethnic, cultural and spiritual needs.
• Your aim will be to improve patient experience utilising up-to-date knowledge and systems to accurately assess presenting clinical risks and needs.
• The post holder will be competent and confident in positive risk-taking and will support other mental health practitioners to develop skills in positive risk taking that will promote service user autonomy and avoid admissions which are not supported by clinical need.
• The post holder will work to reduce admissions through development of effective gatekeeping processes.

Service Overview

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 #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

Equality & Diversity

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.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balance.
• Access to Continued Professional Development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

Please refer to the attached documents for full details of the job description and main responsibilities for this role.