Clinical Lead - Urgent Mental Health Wirral

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a full time Clinical Lead within our First Response Services in Wirral based with our Liaison Psychiatry Team. The successful applicant will be expected to work across Urgent Care Mental Health First Response Services, which will include Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Liaison Services, Street Triage Services, Liaison and Diversion Services and the Crisis Line. This post is part time 34.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Team Manager in delivering a high-quality mental health service for clients of the Adult Mental Health Services, Wirral.
• To provide clinical leadership within the team and management support, deputising for the Team Manager in their absence.
• The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary framework, providing training and staff development, specialist assessment, clinical support 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, Liverpool and Stockport. 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.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A relevant Social Work, Nursing or Allied Health Professional (e.g. Occupational Therapy) degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Current registration with a nationally recognised professional body relevant to the professional qualification held e.g. GSCC for Social workers, HPC for Occupational Therapists etc.
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
• Desirable: Masters level qualification or equivalent short courses and/or experience. Teaching qualification or significant experience.

Knowledge & Expertise

• 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

• 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.

Trust Values

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.