We wish to recruit a band 6 Clinical Lead to join our dynamic team on Roseberry ward, Lanchester Road Hospital.

Roseberry ward is a 15 bedded, mixed gender, ward for older people with functional illnesses who also have additional frailties, vulnerabilities and may have behaviours that challenge. The aim of the ward is to continue assessing patients and reviewing and updating treatment plans. Our focus is on helping patients reach their protentional so that they can safely live in the community following stabilisation of their mental health and discharge from hospital. Our Aim is to improve the lives of people accessing our service by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery andwell-being.

Main duties of the job

As the Clinical Lead you would be expected to have excellent leadership and organisational skills and have the ability to develop and mentor staff within your team. You will work closely with the MDT supporting them to continually deliver high quality care to all of our patients. You will act as part of the management team, supporting the ward manager in the day to day running of the ward and decision making. You would be expected to help oversee clinical team supervision and appraisals, care planning using DIALOG+, and carrying out keyworker audits, staff rostering, sickness monitoring and welfare checks for staff when needed. Your role would need to be flexible according to the pressures of the ward. You will be involved in direct patient care and in regular communication with families and carers.

The successful applicants will be expected to work shifts covering 24/7 days and nights and public holidays.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council. RMNH/RNLD
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Recognised Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within 6 months
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing clinical supervision OR willingness to work towards within 6 months

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 12 months experience post completion of preceptorship experience working with people with mental ill health, Autism or Learning Disability in a care environment.
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
• Supervising or assessing students on practice placement.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Quality improvement activities.

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Research and development methodology.
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Roseberry Ward. Bowes Lyon Unit

Lanchester Road Hospital

Durham

DH1 5RD

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346-DDM-040-24