Clinical Lead

Essential

• Registered professional Nursing/Social Work/Occupational Therapist
• Diploma/Degree in a professional qualification
• Evidence of post registration, additional training and experience to Masters level

Essential

• Significant experience of leadership and proven track record of managing groups of staff and/or teams
• Successful management and control of substantial and complex resources
• Evidence of improving service quality
• Successful track record of prompting, leading and implementing change programmes that drive up standards and service performance
• History of holding responsibility and accountability for clinical decisions and empowering clinicians to make difficult clinical decisions
• Evidence of high levels of competence with written documentation
• Evidence of achieving high standards regarding CPA documentation
• Evidence of building and maintaining effective relationships

Desirable

• Personal experience of mental health or experience trough caring
• Proved track record of successful strategic thinking
• Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice

Essential

• Demonstrate risk management skills
• Resource management - the ability to develop team and individual key strengths through clinical and professional supervision
• Ability to work in a pressured environment and manage competing priorties
• To be able to lead the team effectively in team settings
• Competent in IT systems and their use
• Demonstrates behaviors in line with the PCFT Management Behaviour profiles
• Evidence of commitment to developing a culture of care and compasison
• Support others in understanding peoples mental health needs and how these can be addressed in their work
• Demonstrate experience of managing people in diverse functions

Desirable

• To have a track record of effective working with clinical education providers
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage competing priorities
• Comprehensive range of clinical skills

Essential

• Requirement to regularly travel round different Trust sites
• Contributes towards achieving national standards regarding CPA documentation
• Make sure own actions reduce risk to Health & Safety
• Perform hand hygiene to prevent the spread of infection
• Minimise and deal with aggressive an abusive behaviour
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure