Clinical Lead

The post holder will participate in developing evidence-based practice within the service. It is expected that the Clinical Lead will drive best practice and continuous improvement including embedding new and innovative practices

The post holder will have excellent management and leadership skills and advanced knowledge of older adults' mental health problems

Working in collaboration with the Team Leader & ACP, the post holder will be responsible for leading, monitoring and evaluating the clinical practice of the team driving towards clinical excellence.

The post holder will provide and oversee clinical supervision and support the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high quality and safe patient centred care and provide senior clinical leadership within the service.

To provide a highly specialised level of assessment for a diverse patient group, which may involve the initiation of interventions, including prescribing medication. This group of patients will present with significant mental health needs which may also include complex emotional needs.

This role will include complex case management within the CMHT including assessment & management of high risk cases.

The post holder will need to have excellent managerial and leadership skills with a good understanding of older peoples mental health. They will also; provide specialist skills to assess patients needs, analyse and develop treatment plans within a multidisciplinary framework.

The post-holder will receive clinical supervision and work under expert leadership of the ACP within the team. Promote clinical excellence in line with local and national guidance whilst working within the parameters of Trust policy & procedure.

The post holder will be expected to support service transformation by leading on service change, chair pathway workstream meetings, support and coproduce task and finish groups.

Promote service change by championing and leading clinical service transformation.

Lead on clinical pathway development inclusive of delivery of training for the clinical pathways in which clinical leads will be assigned across the pathways to support pathway delivery, clinical effectiveness and planning.

Provide and have oversight of clinical supervision, appraisal and clinical leadership for the multidisciplinary team and contribute to ongoing service development.

Work in partnership with the team leader and administrative lead to contribute to performance and activity monitoring and to contribute to recruitment

Must have a current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or equivalent professional body.

Be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the skill mix within the team and areas for development. Have a good understanding of national and local policies and procedures informing the evidence base for clinical care.

The post-holder will work alongside the care coordinator and have oversight of complex clinical cases within the team.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Contractual Requirements

Essential: - Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including occasional unsocial hours and bank holidays)

Physical Requirements

Essential: - oAble to undertake training in the management of violence reduction; - oHas the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties/Clinical duties

Values

Training

Essential: - Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.

Desirable: - The ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Knowledge

Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional

Desirable: - Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration; - Non-Medical prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards

Experience

Skills