Perinatal Clinical Team Manager

As Team Manager, you will provide leadership,

direction and support to a dedicated team of professionals, ensuring

high-quality, safe and effective services. Working closely with maternity

services, primary care, health visiting, children's services and voluntary

sector partners, you will help shape integrated pathways of care, drive service

improvement and contribute to the ongoing development of specialist perinatal

mental health services across Plymouth.

We are seeking an experienced registered mental

health professional with strong leadership skills, a commitment to excellence

and a passion for developing people and services. In return, you'll join an

ambitious, values-driven organisation where you can influence the future of

perinatal mental health care and help ensure that women and families receive

the support they need to thrive.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Responsibility for People Management

Provide clinical supervision and line management for

specified members of staff within the MDT and ensure all other line management

is completed within the team.

To manage the overall team on a day-day basis ensuring

that the skill-mix is appropriate to the needs of the patients.

Have the ability to challenge staff where the

standards fall below expectation. This

will include poor performance issues.

Assist in education programmes for junior staff.

Participate regularly in interview panels.

The post holder will behave in a manner that does not

bring the team or Livewell into disrepute.

Responsibility

as appointing officer for recruitment of junior staff.

In

collaboration with other leads, review workforce development plan which will

include skill mix.

To

manage and deliver learning from incidents, complaints and PSIRF.

Responsibility for information resources

Responsible for recording Personalised Care Framework

(PCF) and monitoring the quality of data provided by junior staff.

Responsible for SystmOne contacts and monitor the

standard of work of junior staff.

Maintain accurate, timely paper and electronic

records. Ensure they are kept safely in

accordance with Livewell policy.

Maintain electronic diary as Livewell healthcare

protocol.

Monitor junior staff ensuring they complete electronic

diaries.

Assist Perinatal Team service to improve data quality

ensuring records meet National Mental Health Minimum Data Set requirements.

Responsibility for financial and/or

physical resources

Responsible for the team budget, meeting with

management accountant when required to ensure allocated money is spent

effectively and within budget.

Authorised signatory for the team budget.

Responsible for the checking and authorisation of

eroster and travel claims and forwarding on for payment. This includes nursing

and admin if required.

Ensure physical assets are monitored and re-ordered on

a regular basis keep a watchful eye on expenditure ensuring costs remain with

allocated budget.

The post-holder will be an authorised to make

procurements using the ePROC/Oracle system.

Responsible for the use of individual corporate credit

card if required and log completed and sent off in time.

Responsibility for administration

Responsible

for recording PCF and monitoring the quality of data provided by junior staff.

Responsible

for SystmOne contacts and monitor the standard of work of junior staff.

Maintain

accurate, timely paper and electronic records.

Ensure they are kept safely in accordance with Livewell policy.

Maintain

electronic diary as Livewell healthcare protocol.

Monitor

junior staff ensuring they complete electronic diaries.

Assist Perinatal

Team to improve data quality ensuring records meet National Mental Health

Minimum Data Set requirements.

Ensuring that line management, supervision and appraisal documentation is in keeping with LSW standards.

There

is overall accountability to ensure there is evidence of high-quality care

standards within the team in line with CQC key lines of enquiry.

Be

able to use a keyboard to enter client data and access information, and use the

LSW website, email system and electronic notes system.

Clinically

and professional responsible for maintaining client records (paper based or electronic).

Responsibility for people

who use our services

The

post holder will also be required to complete an assessment of the patients

physical presentation during these appointments.

The post holder

will be required to monitor progress and assess risk during these appointments

and ultimately use these appointments to assess need, and contribute to the

care planning and treatment for the patient.

The appointments are hoped to provide support and psychoeducation which the

post holder will be responsible for providing.

The

post holder will be required to respond efficiently and appropriately should

the patient require immediate medical intervention.

The

post holder will need to work alongside other services involved in the persons

care. Ensuring continuity of care, excellent communication and support with

care planning and risk management. This could be SEDCAS, CMHS, GPs and other

services.

The person

will support with signposting where

necessary.

Ability to manage and communicate about issues, which can be complex and distressing.

Must be able to maintain professionalism when dealing with occasional aggressive, abusive, or distressed patients and families.

Obtain and record informed

consent from clients

at each contact in accordance with Livewell SW

policy.

Negotiate

with clients and carers to identify and formulate client-centred goals and

demonstrate ongoing evaluation of client progress using agreed outcome

measures, where necessary.

Use

appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication tools e.g., instructions,

motivation, diagrams, and pictures.

To be able to

adapt style of communication if the patient has communication, cognitive or

other problems that may create a barrier to communication affecting ultimate

treatment outcomes eg using appropriate verbal

and non-verbal communication tools e.g. instructions, motivation, diagrams, and

pictures.

Have direct

face to face responsibility for client contact

when assessing or treating.

Dealing with clients daily who may be verbally

or physically aggressive. To treat clients

who are upset and distressed e.g., when clients

and families are coming to terms with a complex mental health condition.

Provide specialist advice via written

or verbal instruction to clients, carers

and relatives. This may be exercise programmes, health

education, preventative or condition- specific advice.

Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments

To

plan and develop a robust and multidisciplinary approach to managing patients

with physical and mental health needs, within the footprint of Livewell

Southwest.

The postholder would also be responsible for the development of future initiatives and will be involved in setting up new processes,

and the writing of policies for Livewell.

Identify and manage clinical

and other risks.

Record near misses

and actual events

through the incident reporting process.

Undertake

measurement, evaluation, and audit of the service to improve quality, standards

and contribute to the evidence

base. Promptly act on

feedback from clients

to improve their experience.

The post holder will have responsibility for the development of Perinatal

Team service as well as working in collaboration with

management colleagues to develop frictionless care pathways.

The

post holder will work with other senior staff within the recovery pathway, such

as CMHT and other stakeholders to develop initiatives and improve care.

Continuously develop

depth of knowledge in own field

and support others

to do so.

Proactively

promote services and seek opportunities for service development or business opportunities.

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

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