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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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