Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Lead

Lead the operational delivery of the Trusts Critical Incident Stress Management programme across the organisation, taking responsibility for reviewing the procedures and processes to continue the development of the service and manage the established service.

Review and implement procedures, guidance and pathways for responding to incidents that may have a psychological impact on staff.

Ensure the Trust has a coordinated and timely system for providing early psychological support following critical incidents.

Work with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist to ensure that CISM responses reflect best practice in trauma informed approaches and psychologically informed staff support.

Contribute to the development and implementation of policies relating to staff support following traumatic incidents.

Implement evidenced based practice, manage and evaluate changes that lead to improved and high standards of care and in particular any service changes following feedback about the CISM service.

Promote innovation and participate in benchmarking and quality audits to measure effectiveness of current practices in line with ICISF standards and developments.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Qualifications

Experience

Desirable: - Experience developing staff support programmes.; - Experience training staff or facilitating workshop.

Additional Criteria

Desirable: - Knowledge of trauma-informed organisational approaches.; - Knowledge of vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, burnout and moral injury.