Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services ‘ We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’ Armed Forces Community welcome to apply. PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority. Use of AI when writing Job Applications While AI tools can be helpful in generating ideas and drafting initial versions, they should never be the sole source for writing your job application. 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At Brooklands Hospital we are committed to providing the best standard of care and experience for individuals whilst in an inpatient setting, supporting them to gain skills to reach their potential and maintain a good quality of life. This post is required to support clinical leadership on the ward, with a focus on the safety and quality aspects of Patient care. The role is critical to the timely management of incidents, supporting the MDT and driving the patients input to co-produced services. This role is critical in ensuring the ward team benefits from visible clinical support/direction and it enables a firm career structure for succession planning. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Deputy Clinical Lead for Eden Ward, a Low Secure Unit for up to 13 women with forensic and complex trauma histories. This is interesting, at times challenging, but very rewarding work. This is an exciting time to join the team .The secure services have been rated "Good" by the CQC and Eden Ward is enrolled in the national Culture of Care programme. We are also working to explore how women's secure care can be transformed and improved. Previous experience in inpatient care and/or secure services is essential Previous applicants need not apply Advert The post holder will be required to work within a multi-disciplinary learning disability inpatient service. The post holder will ensure that all organisational systems and processes are adhered to. The post holder will manage and organise competing and conflicting priorities and manage change in complex situations. The post holder will be a resource of clinical knowledge and competence in the service area contributing to staff and service development. They will work over a 24-hour period and support on audit, guidelines and quality improvement approaches to ensure the highest standards of safety and quality in their area. The post holder will be required to undertake trusted assessments, provide evidence-based clinical interventions and clinical leadership. The post holder will be expected to gain skills in operational management responsibilities and in quality and safety improvement approaches as part of their Band 6 position within inpatient care. Working for our organisation At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more staff networks and support group We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Formulate and coordinating holistic assessment and treatment of mental and physical needs of our patients. To undertake periods of the role as Nurse in Charge (NIC) and to role model effective shift management. To supervise and develop junior staff members, with responsibility for ensuring junior staff, students and trainees have specific role competency sign off. Ensure there is a robust process for care plan formulation, review, e valuate treatment and safety plans and report back to multi-professional team. Develop and maintain professional working relationships with the multidisciplinary team. Support the Clinical lead in the maintenance and development of the social and physical therapeutic environment. Support in areas of risk management within the ward, including patient risk, positive risk taking, and environmental risk assessment is embedded and that trust processes around risk are adhered to and recorded. Responsible for leading high standards of clinical care and maintaining service delivery based on evidence, clinical and professional judgement. Responsible for identifying needs to facilitate safe discharge. To lead and coordinate the adherence to and reporting of safety & quality issues. Report any concerns immediately and actively carrying out clinical audits on the AMAT platform and follow up on actions identified. Have a detailed working knowledge of key partnership services and organisations (ie. voluntary sector, social services, housing), including their eligibility criteria and access procedures. To lead and maintain a learning environment, supervision and guidance to identified junior staff and students. Undertake the role of Practise assessor. To lead on Quality Improvement and liaise with the Quality Improvement team to support areas of practice development and to coordinate staff training in improvement approaches. To support staff training and development in all areas appropriate to inpatient care. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service. The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Guidance and criteria on the filtering criminal cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website. For more information on how our Trusts handles your data please view the 'Privacy Notice - Staff - V1.0 May 2018.pdf' at https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/privacy