Clinical Team Leader inKings Lynn inKings Lynn PUBLISHED
FRI 25 OCT 2024
The successful applicant will participate in professional governance, manage annual appraisals, oversee the triage of new referrals, and ensure effective caseload allocation. The Trust emphasises values-driven leadership and offers significant career development opportunities, a competitive benefits package, including NHS pension and generous annual leave, and staff well-being services. Candidates interested in making a difference in community mental health care are encouraged to apply.
Are you confident in taking the lead when faced with issues?
Do you work well with people and teams?
Have you got experience of leadership in a mental health environment?
Do you have the skills to grow and maintain a confident team, with positive values and standards that strive for the best patient centred care?
If you have said yes to these question's, we have an exciting opportunity for you to develop your career ...
The Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Kings Lynn, is an integrated team comprising colleagues from both NSFT and QEH. You would be a key stakeholder in ensuring we remain an integral part of the acute services of QEH.
You will be suitably qualified / registered as a Nurse / Social Worker or Occupational Therapist and be able to evidence your knowledge of mental health by your level of experience in both clinical and leadership roles, particularly as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
We are looking for someone who can lead by example and demonstrate good collaborative working, placing emphasis on the Recovery Model. This is an exciting time within NSFT to be part of creating a new way of working which will include developing close working relationships with other NSFT teams and alliance partners.
As a Clinical Team Leader you will be committed to ongoing service and clinical development inclusive of service user / carer involvement which will be paramount to ensure the effective implementation and sustained delivery of MHLT.
You will maintain compliance with key performance indicators and develop any Quality Improvement initiatives that could improve outcomes.
You will be responsible for the operational management of a range of aspects of service delivery within the team and for their clinical / managerial supervision, working closely with the MHLT Lead Nurse.
The Clinical Team Leader will provide professional governance and leadership within their area, will cover one clinical duty per week, will join the rota for Duty Senior Nurse (DSN) and will deputise for the Service Manager or Matron as required.
In addition, you will be responsible for the following:
- Annual Appraisals and Line Management Supervision
- Supporting and overseeing the triage of new referrals
- Monitoring waiting times including possible breaches
- Attending internal/external meetings as required including MDT, Professionals Meetings etc.
- Undertake clinical audits
- Recruitment and retention
- Ensure systems are in place to allocate new caseloads
About us
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Individual competence and suitability will be explored within interview. It is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates values and behaviours
reflective of those of our Trust and this is a focus of the interview process.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it
takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
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