**New created role in CAMHS in patients - Band 7 Clinical Excellence Lead**

We welcome applicants from nursing backgrounds with with transferable skills, CAMHS experience is desirable, but therefore not essential.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, passionate and committed individual to join the expanding CAMHS in patient service in Bury .

In CAMHS inpatients we are passionate about the future of young people and their mental health. The successful candidate will be a part of enhancing the in patient experience for our patients, their families and the staff team to ensure high quality care.

This is a unique role within Pennine care, the successful candidates will work collaboratively with the In patient Service Manager, Acute Pathway Lead & Head of Quality. You would work alongside the in-patient nursing teams to facilitate the delivery and development of clinical excellence and best practice in line with the trust's quality agenda and national policies.

The successful candidate will have significant clinical experience and have a special interest in quality improvement, have previous experience of delivering quality improvement projects within a mental health setting and/or be willing to undertake necessary training to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake the role successfully.

Main duties of the job

• Professional and Clinical Leadership
• Develop and build on the existing CAMHS in patient training programme and new starter induction
• Clinical Audits and standard setting
• Quality initiatives
• To provide a learning leader role and a focus on the learning requirements for staff, commissioning learning and acting as an authority on practice improvement.
• To be a visible and pro-active clinical leader and role model within the multi-disciplinary team and actively participate in the delivery of clinical issues care at ward level including clinical risk assessment.
• To support the service area in achieving clinical governance objectives by assisting in individual service reviews, ensuring action plans are formulated and best practice is shared.
• Maintain own skills and clinical credibility by appropriate updates.
• To undertake clinical work as a way of measuring standards and identify areas of concern and excellence.
• To keep up to date with current clinical practice for own area of work.
• Support ward staff in the management of complex cases
• Act as a resource to all staff.
• Ensure and promote research-based practice.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Excellence Lead

This role is unique in that the Clinical Excellence Lead is a learning leader role the focus being on the learning requirements for staff, commissioning learning and acting as an authority on practice improvement.

They would participate in audit activities with the Head of Quality that support the improvement of Nursing Practice and care standards in collaboration with our head of quality.

Colab Working:The successful candidate would work collaboratively with the nursing team to develop processes that ensures patients, their carers and families are directly involved in decisions which affect their care.

Quality:A Clinical Excellence Lead would ensure that patient care records are multidisciplinary and that the standard of record keeping, patient assessment, care planning, risk assessment and management are delivered in accordance with the Care Programme Approach.

To initiate patient focussed interventions that recognise the diverse social, cultural, religious and spiritual needs of the individual.Ensure that Quality Assurance, Governance and Risk Management Strategies are implemented at ward level. To develop and monitor any action plans arising from Incident reporting.

Organisation and Environment:In conjunction with Ward Managers, Service Lead and Head of Quality the Clinical Excellence Lead would develop and ensure that high standards are maintained throughout in-patient services in relation to a clean environment, catering standards and infection control, paying particular attention to patients privacy and dignity, and taking the appropriate action if problems arise.

Working with Infection Control Nurse and Ward Managers to ensure that robust systems are in place to minimise the risk of hospital acquired infection and maximising measures of control of infection spread.Promote the involvement of service users, relatives and carers and advocates in the evaluation and development of services acting as the main point of contact for the PALS Officer.

Standards:To investigate complaints and clinical incidents relating to Nursing -Practice within the in-patient wards.Work with all members of the ward teams including when necessary, during unsocial hours.

Education and Training:To work with all relevant parties to enhance the wards learningenvironment to support the training of pre-registration nurses, preceptorship programmes and trained staff competencies.

To commission, develop and promote learning networks that ensure best practice is in place and learning from incidents integral to practice improvements.

This job description is not exhaustive but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process

General Duties of all post holdersTo undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Professional nursing qualification / registration
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant health related area of practice
• Experience of change management within health related area of practice.
• Short courses and experience to Master's level

Desirable

• Recognised leadership or management qualification
• Recognised project qualification or willingness to work towards e.g. PRINCE 2

Experience

Essential

• Experience of leading clinical projects and implementing change
• Proven track record of achieving target
• Experience in a leadership role and managing / developing more junior staff
• Experience of analysing and evaluating complex data
• Experience of writing and presenting high quality reports to a range of stakeholders
• Experience of delivering training or workshops across staff teams and disciplines
• Promotion and development of external and internal partnerships
• Experience of co-design and patient partnership initiatives
• Project management skills with demonstrable experience in leading projects.

Desirable

• Previous management / leadership of a recovery / CQUIN initiative
• Experience of working with families and carers
• Previous experience of using Quality and Improvement methods to initiate and deliver service development.

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent knowledge of IT - Word, Excel, data collection models
• Working knowledge of new code of practice (MHA 183) and other government policies to improve mental health services
• Awareness of whole person care
• Knowledge and awareness of the role of co-production in design and delivery of quality services
• Awareness of the importance of engaging those with lived experience in the design and delivery of quality care
• Awareness of the importance of engaging carers in the design and delivery of quality care
• Awareness of the importance of engaging staff in the design and delivery of quality care

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to prioritise work and manage time effectively and meet strict deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of external and internal partners, patients and carers
• Excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal.
• Able to analyse complex data or information to develop new ways of working
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Demonstrable leadership skills.
• Evidence of supporting a range of staff in the delivery of project objectives
• Ability to action plan and problem solve
• Ability to have vision and to work this up in to a meaningful action plan
• Ability to effectively evaluate projects and use ongoing improvement methodologies to plan changes

Desirable

• An ability to understand operational service structures within an NHS Trust setting, and to work within these settings to deliver service improvement

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

CAMHS Inpatients

Pennine House, Fairfield Hospital

Bury

BL9 7TD

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311-HYM589-24