The Rushcliffe Local Mental Health Team, part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, is recruiting a Team Leader for its management team. The post centres on leading and evaluating clinical practice, supervising staff and providing senior leadership as the service is transformed under the NHS Long Term Plan. It needs a full UK driving licence and business vehicle use, with unsocial hours and bank holidays. Fit depends on NMC registration, a management qualification and specialist mental health or learning disabilities experience.
What the job involves
- Lead, monitor and evaluate the team's clinical practice towards clinical excellence
- Provide and oversee managerial supervision of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ensure evidence-based practice is delivered in line with Trust systems, policies and procedures
- Ensure performance management and governance arrangements are in place
- Deliver LMHT service transformation in line with the NHS Long Term Plan
- Support the evolution of pathway interventions within community mental health services
- Embed, implement and monitor new ways of working
- Demonstrate clinical and managerial leadership within the team
- Provide support, education and supervision to junior staff and other professionals
- Provide senior leadership within the service, ensuring safe, high quality, patient-centred care
- Work with the Clinical Lead and the wider LMHT workforce
Qualifications
- Professional qualification in mental health or learning disabilities to diploma level, plus further specialist knowledge or post-registration experience to diploma level or equivalent
- Management or leadership qualification and experience
- Continuing professional development within own specialism
Registration & licences
- NMC or equivalent professional registration
Experience
- Satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
Skills & knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of the principles of medication management and concordance
- Knowledge of educating others and identifying training requirements
- Advanced knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty and safeguarding
- Knowledge of current legislation and clinical risk assessment
- Knowledge of Nursing 6Cs or equivalent for own profession
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use
Other
- Ability to work to meet service needs, including unsocial hours and bank holidays
- Physical ability to perform the full range of clinical duties
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training
- Commitment to Trust values and to equality, diversity and inclusion
Nice to have
- Knowledge of national and local issues impacting care
- Knowledge of management theories
- Ability to deal with and resolve conflict
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