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Clinical and Operational Lead

Employer
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Portsmouth
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 per annum
Closing date
24 Oct 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 8A
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Interviews are due to be held on 01/11/2024

Liaison and Diversion is one of the only NHS services operating from police custody and court, which directly engages and supports vulnerable people going through criminal justice system. Our unique service is looking for a one-of-a-kind person to join us as a Clinical and Operational Lead.

You'll strengthen and build the existing relationships we have with our local health and social care, criminal justice partners and the voluntary sector to maintain the high quality, integrated and responsive service we have created.

You'll grow and maintain the professional standards we have built and encourage staff to follow your example through your dynamic, compassionate and personal leadership style. You will be passionate about our most 'at risk' service users and feed into our existing pathways of support to further develop the excellent work we have been doing with women, veterans, and children, as well as the adults we see in court and custody.

This role is a key position within the service which will feed into senior managers' strategic decision-making and service modernisation. You'll bring with a culture of research, personal development, and reflection. In turn you can expect to join a team where your contributions are valued, appreciated, and respected, and you end your working day recognising the difference your work has made.

Main duties of the job

  • Working alongside other Clinical and Operational Leads ensuring the delivery of high-quality services across the custodial, non-custodial, court and community pathways. Primary managerial responsibilities include leadership, staff management, resource and performance management, governance, service development and clinical responsibilities
  • Contribute to the processes in place to monitor and report on service activity data as per agreed KPI and other service targets
  • Contribute to development and implementation of clinical governance systems and initiatives, standards monitoring and assurance and the development of practice
  • Undertaking root cause analysis for investigations for serious untoward events and complaints, communicating with patients, relative's carers, health, and social care staff as necessary
  • Engage with service users, stakeholders, and the wider community enhancing opportunities for integrated and interagency working
  • Undertake on-call arrangements providing point of escalation across the service


About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • The must haves for this role:
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent with NMC, Social Work England or HCPC registration, with post registration education within a relevant field with a minimum 18-month experience working at Band 7
  • Management experience including leading, coaching, and supporting people to achieve their best
  • Evidence of building and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders
  • Experience of and a genuine passion to support vulnerable people making their way through the criminal justice system

  • We operate across Hampshire and IOW, working for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Various bases exist in Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester and Basingstoke, your base will be clarified at interview depending on home location and service need. You must have a willingness to travel across Liaison & Diversion Hampshire sites, you will manage and lead a team of dedicated professionals who strive to achieve the best outcomes for the people we see.

    For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

    We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

    We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

    We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Pauline O'Callaghan on 07584385403 or email: pauline.ocallaghan@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.

    Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

    Person Specification

    Education/Qualifications/Training

    Essential

    • Educated to degree level or equivalent with NMC or HCPC registration.
    • Post registration education with relevant field
    • Leadership / Management qualification or willing to complete


    Desirable

    • Management course qualification


    Continuous Professional Development

    Essential

    • Evidence of continual professional development
    • Management
    • Evidence based Practice


    Desirable

    • Health and safety training
    • Quality and diversity training


    Previous Experience

    Essential

    • Previous experience of working within community, Criminal Justice
    • Team leadership
    • Multi-disciplinary team and partnership working
    • Coaching and supporting staff
    • Skill mix review and assessment
    • Recruitment and selection
    • Leading staff appraisal, induction, mentorship and preceptorship
    • Knowledge of NHS structure and recent initiatives


    Desirable

    • Working proactively with staff in implementing innovative clinical practice
    • Identification of local health needs and translating this into the people and finances needed to meet the need
    • Experience of change management


    Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    Essential

    • An understanding of the current modernisation agenda for health and justice and Liaison & Diversion
    • Change management in the NHS
    • Time management skills
    • Awareness of local and national professional industrial relations issues to assist in development of teams
    • Ability to recognise own personal style and the impact this has on others
    • Ability to grasp critical issues and distil into clear and manageable priorities
    • Operational awareness and understanding
    • Ability to work under pressure Demonstrable leadership skills and understanding of own leadership style
    • Commitment to ethical and professional values
    • Ability to prioritise and manage workload
    • Ability to understand long-term and wider implications
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Team Player
    • Presentation skills


    Desirable

    • HR legal framework in order to advise teams
    • Financial framework


    Additional Requirements

    Essential

    • Ability to travel to multiple sites
    • Commitment / Flexibility / Enthusiasm


    Employer details

    Employer name

    Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

    Address

    Lake Road Health Centre

    Nuffield Place

    Portsmouth

    PO1 4JT

    Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

    371-MHS552

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