As a result of the post-holder being effective in their role, The Trust would expect to see the following outcomes for the Trust, service users and the wider community:

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a leading provider of community services, mental health care, physical health, addiction services and learning disability care.

Service users receiving a high-quality service and one which is free from stigma, discrimination and harm.

Staff engaged with the delivery, innovation and continuous improvement of services to benefit service users.

Visible and responsive leadership, setting the standard for others and role-modelled throughout the division for all managers.

The Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support will be embedded across the division for all staff and evident to service users.

Main duties of the job

As Clinical Lead, the post holder will work autonomously taking responsibility for care, quality and clinical activity by providing specialist professional nursing leadership and guidance, clinical advice and management in relation to the key dimensions of health care quality:

Patient safety

The effectiveness of all health care interventions

Patient experience

The environment in which care is delivered

As Clinical Lead, the post holder will provide a specialised role in the development and implementation of services and care pathways for adults with mental health problems within the relevant framework/modelfor service delivery.

It is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives, alongside the Community Mental Health Framework

The post holder will work as an integral part of the team with a specialist role in the development and implementation of services and care pathways. They will provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to colleagues. They will work with the Team Manager to review and implement national and local guidance, and service innovations.

The post holder will ensure the delivery of a clinically effective service which meets the needs of service users and their families in line with local and national development plans, Trust policies and procedures.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' and their carers.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached detailed Job Description and outline of the main responsibilities and duties of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Equivalent
• Post Registration Qualification
• Leadership or Management Qualification or willingness to work towards or equivalent relevant experience
• Core professional qualification in : registered nurse, social work, Occupational therapy, Clinical Psychology
• Up to date Professional Registration (to be maintained)

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months
• Hold an NMC approved and/or other recognised mentoring qualification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and in relevant area of practice and their implications for leadership and quality care for services users
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act
• Knowledge of own skill limitations and when to seek advice/support
• Self-motivating in pursuance of specialist knowledge
• Interpersonal skills of the highest level to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in order to convey complex and clinically sensitive information to family members of all ages and to a wide range of lay and professional persons, both inside and outside of the NHS
• Demonstrate the ability to coordinate and lead a multi-agency care plan / risk management plan
• Knowledge of research design and methodology consistent with systemic practice to at least Masters level or equivalent
• Knowledge of legislation and strategic frameworks and their implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the full range of service user groups
• Knowledge of key government and local policy developments which shape and influence the direction of NHS services in the relevant area of practice
• Significant post registration experience as a senior nurse / practitioner in relevant area of practice
• Demonstrates motivation and commitment to providing high quality care and education to service users and their families
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service user's care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co - ordinator and also within the context of a multi -disciplinary care plan
• Experience in field and relevant area of practice of specialist mental health and/or learning disability assessments and therapeutic interventions with service users with mental health and/or learning disability and their families
• Highly skilled in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, complex, highly technical and /or clinical sensitive information to service user's, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Experience of delivering teaching, training and supervision
• Experience in consultation to other professional and non -professional groups
• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups that reflect the full range of clinical severity including a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experienced in and the ability to provide case management supervision within their field and relevant area of practice to staff, students and other service groups/ team professionals as required

Desirable

• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Knowledge of clinical audit
• Specialist knowledge and understanding of a range of mental health issues and the impact on service users and their families and carers within their field and relevant area of practice
• Knowledge of child development
• Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation
• Experience of providing supervision
• Responsibility for the supervision of others
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Contribution to service development
• Experience of representing a team or the profession at a local level or borough leadership level
• Experience of professional management of staff
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
• High level knowledge of theory and practice of specialist therapy / interventions within relevant field and area of practice

Values

Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Skills

Essential

• Advanced level of knowledge of the mental health needs of service users within their field and relevant area of practice
• Ability to lead team and work effectively with others
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work
• Ability to form therapeutic alliances / relationships with service users and their families
• Able to make judgements based on evidence-based practice and translate this for use in the clinical team environment
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse community in a wide variety of contexts including highly specialist skills for working in settings outside the clinic
• Advanced knowledge and skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups
• Ability to take full clinical responsibility for service user care and treatment, both as a care coordinator and within the context of a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Ability and experience of providing supervision to others
• Ability and experience of providing training and consultation to others
• Research skills
• Mentorship skills
• Service and organisational development skills
• Information technology and management skills using word processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation software

Other

Essential

• Ability to convey and to model a sophisticated understanding of the ethical guidelines in all areas of professional conduct
• Physical stamina to support clinical caseload which requires concentration whilst sitting with service user groups
• A commitment to the continuous improvement of services using feedback from individual service users, families, user surveys and clinical research
• Emotional stamina, and resilience to respond constructively in highly stressful situations
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills to multidisciplinary work.
• Ability to organise and co-ordinate areas of work that is complex and demanding.
• Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times

Desirable

• Due to the nature of the post, it is expected that the post-holder will have the ability to travel across multiple sites to enable them to undertake the duties of the post

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wakefield House

Guardian Street

Warrington

WA5 1UD

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