Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

·         Responsible for negotiating and developing individual and highly complex care programmes in accordance with service users using a high degree of diplomacy and motivational skills

·         Ensure the therapeutic programme across a seven day period is developed based on therapeutic outcomes shown through audit and evaluation of evidence based practice

·         Ensure the promotion of Social Inclusion and the Recovering Model

·         Ensure that a culture of innovation is achieved through research, practice development, audit and strategic development including the development of local policies and procedures, including psychological interventions

·         Respond to emergencies and ensure that staff groups are aware of their obligation to do so and ensuring that all staff are trained as required

·         Co-ordinate and continually analyse and evaluate 24-hr delivery of complex care to ensure that agreed outcomes are met.

Leadership

·         Deputise for the Matron as and when required

·         Provide clinical and line management supervision to the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that service users receive excellent quality standards of care, including non-clinical staff

·         Be professionally accountable for the work delegated to other members of the team and be responsible for supervising their practice, including planning complex activities which require the formulation and adjustment of care plans

·         Provide clinical leadership and role modelling for junior staff in relation to risk assessment, management and risk taking and therapeutic clinical interventions

·         Undertake first line management responsibilities, which will include appraisals, the development of personal development plans, performance monitoring and professional development of staff in the team

·         Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff and ensure completion of the induction programme agreed for the service

·         Assist with  disciplinary investigations as and when required

·         Ensure effective management of absence including sickness in line with Trust policy

·         Undertake investigations and reports for complaints, After Action reviews (AAR’s) Serious Untoward Incidents (SUI’s), projects etc as and when required

·         Monitor all aspects of Health and Safety and address with the Matron Manager as necessary

·         Provide clinical leadership in mental health assessments and review processes and home treatment

·         To take responsibility for the teaching, assessing and support of student nurses and NVQ students within their community placements, meeting the aims and objectives of the university / college, where needed liaising with tutors / PCT clinical education lead.

·         Develop other quality indicators to support performance management reporting to demonstrate quality and outcomes shown through audit and evaluation of evidence based practice

·         Produce reports and audits, and demonstrate quality using both qualitative and quantitative  approaches to senior managers

·         Under the guidance on the Matron, to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team Consensus Group which develops, promotes and implements the Essence of Care Benchmarks and manage available resources to ensure its implementation

·         Continuously review the operational handbook

·         Audit the standards of record keeping of documentation

·         As part of an annual review, will either take the lead or actively input to developing and implementing local and trust wide policies  and procedures and participate in other related projects

Training / Education

·         Deliver teaching and education in line with the Code of Conduct

·         Continue to develop the service in conjunction with other team members, as specified in the agreed contracts with the Commissioner (NHS Gloucestershire)

Professional

·         Responsible for own professional development and to keep up to date with current issues in professional field, to include attendance and participation at related meetings, mandatory and in-service study days

·         Identify and address own professional supervision needs

Participate in the appraisal system and maintain own portfolio