Job summary
30 hours per week.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Perinatal Mental Health Team as a Clinical Team Manager.
The role is working with a friendly and outstanding multidisciplinary team. You will be enthusiastic and willing to share our vision to deliver excellent patient care.
We are looking for someone with excellent communications skills, highly motivated and forward thinking to be able to deliver mental health support to our service users are their wider support system.
This role
may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please
refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to
eligibility.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be
central in the continued development of the Livewell Southwest vision to deliver high
quality perinatal services. The post holder will ensure the delivery of these services in accordance with
robust governance arrangements within Livewell Southwest which will include
line management and/or taking a lead clinical and managerial role in an area of
service effectiveness. They will a have
some direct patient responsibility as well a consultation and training model of
delivery. They will take responsibility
for the day to day management of the Perinatal Mental Health Team and provide
liaison and support to the wider health community.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To take day to day
management responsibility for the Perinatal Mental Health Team, using performance management
systems to ensure the effective delivery of contracted activity.
To work with senior managers to deliver
integrated governance requirements and be accountable for delivering
governance within the team. This may include contributing to the writing of
policy and procedure documents relating to clinical practice.
To ensure team members comply with key
mechanisms to support clinical delivery. This will include Care Programme
Approach, Clinical Records Management, Health Care Data Entry, Incident
reporting, Serious untoward Incident Review and complaints.
To ensure completion of Risk Assessments,
contribute and undertake risk management plans. Have responsibility for
Health and safety; fire safety responsibilities required by statute, regulation,
legal obligations and LWSW policies.
To be accountable for implementing policy
relating to health and safety and monitor compliance.
To assess and determine the
development/training needs of team, and contribute to the Continued
Professional Development CPD training Programme.
To contribute to the development and
delivery of training for the wider stakeholders and partnership agencies.
To ensure Professional registration
requirements are continually met and clinical supervision is arranged and
undertaken on a minimum monthly basis.
To advise on autonomous clinical practice to
an agreed area of service delivery.
The post
holder will contribute to the delivery of consultation and training.
The post will
be able to under limited clinical work which will be agreed by the service
manager.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years-experience in a senior clinical role with experience of managing a multi disciplinary team.
- Evidence of transferable clinical, risk management and managerial skills at a senior level.
- Extensive Clinical experience in Mental Health care, crisis management and positive risk taking.
- Interagency working.
Desirable
- Senior management experience.
- Experience of managing a high level of risk.
- Performance management.
- Experience of implementing competencies and essential training for a team.
- To have worked within an acute inpatient setting.
- Previous deputy team manager experience.
- Budget management experience.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Extensive professional knowledge acquired through clinical practice in a Community Mental Health and/or inpatient setting , underpinned by training at degree level/diploma level specialist training or equivalent experience.
- Evidence based practice and Nice Guidance.
- Good knowledge of current NHS and Social Care Policy and relevant legislation.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Understand the Principles of Governance, particularly in relation to their Service area.
- Trauma Informed and Recovery Focussed interventions.
- Leadership and Operational Management skills.
- Skills in Managing Teams including management of HR processes.
- Teaching, Consultation Coaching and supervision skills.
- Assessment and management of acute psychiatric presentations.
- Psychologically Informed Interventions.
- Change management skills.
- Motivation skills.
- Complex clinical decision making skills.
- Facilitation and influencing skills.
- Good time management/ organisational skills.
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Must have self-confidence to challenge traditional practice and the persistence to address difficult enduring issues.
- Competent IT skills and knowledge of databases.
Desirable
- To be fully aware of and cascade current changes relating to Government Legislation (i.e. Transforming Community Services).
- Accomplished Chair Person for meetings.
- Able to use Organisational IT systems.
- Delivery of training sessions.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist (with a minimum of 3 years experience of working with people who use secondary mental health care services).
- Post graduate diploma / degree level study related to health/social care or equivalent worked experience relevant to the role.
Desirable
- Teaching/Assessing course such as mentorship module or equivalent.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Livewell Southwest
Address
Ridgeview, Plympton Clinic - 1st Floor
Station Road
Plymouth
Devon
PL7 2AU