Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·      The post holder will act as a clinical leader across the locality.

The Post Holder will work with The Operational lead, Team Manager and transformation leads to develop and support seamless pathways, both within and relating to the CMHT, to create a smooth transition for the service user based on clinical need. 

Implement quality improvement initiatives within the team with a focus on patient safety.

Provide clinical advice, guidance and support to the community team through supervision, appraisal and attendance and facilitation of the MDT meeting.

To provide cross cover for the Clinical/LCP lead and Community Mental Health Team Manager

To lead in ensuring the teams’ understanding and adherence with the Trust KPI’s and seeking creative and collaborative ways to enhance this when there are challenges in compliance

To ensure the CMHT has the opportunity and encouragement to engage in regular CPD and reflective practice

To support in the assessment, development and implementation of specialist health and education programmes

Alert managers/ Operational leads to resource issues which affect learning, development and performance

Identifies own and other’s personal developmental needs against the outline of KSF, to be able to evaluate own knowledge and practice

Encourages others to make realistic self-assessments of their application of knowledge and skills challenging complacency and actions which are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services

Actively promotes the workplace as a learning environment encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice

To actively attend and contribute in forums/ workstreams and meetings that promote service review and improvement, encouraging team involvement and reciprocal feedback mechanisms

Managing and developing care pathways

To ensure the delivery of targets/ objectives/ outcomes within the service by putting in place systems and processes to monitor and manage performance in accordance with the Trust’s Performance Management Policy

To identify effective and efficient ways of working which improve health care and motivate a team or individuals to implement this

Responsible for ensuring the MDT negotiate and oversee the development of individual and highly complex care programmes in accordance with service users, using a high degree of diplomacy and motivational skills

Ensure the promotion of Social Inclusion and co-production with a range of stakeholders including service users and the voluntary care sector

To identify and interpret the needs of patients and service users into health improvements

Encourage team members to find new ways of developing and delivering services

Respond to clinical emergencies and ensure that staff groups are aware of their obligation to do so

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

Ability to produce reports and audits and demonstrate quality using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to senior managers

Audit the standards of record keeping and documentation, providing learning feedback to individuals and the team, to maintain high level of clinical standards

Identify and address own professional supervision needs

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 clinical leadership responsibilities which will include appraisals, the development of personal development plans 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

Undertake and support clinicians to complete reports for complaints, Serious Untoward Incidents (SUI’s), projects etc as required

Provide clinical leadership in mental health assessment and review processes and home treatment

To take responsibility for the teaching, assessing and support of students within their community placements, meeting the aims and objectives of the university / college, where needed.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.