This is a job where you can truly make a positive impact. It will challenge you and help you grow as a person. You will need to be resilient, to think on your feet and be quick to adapt to changing situations. You will need to be empathetic and patient, able to understand and connect with people who are going through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. You will be part of a supportive and encouraging team that is constantly learning and growing, and you will be given opportunities to develop new skills and take on new challenges. As a Senior Mental Health Advisor for Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust you will work to improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through effective clinical leadership and management of the development and delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing for all service users. You will be responsible for the provision of excellence in clinical care, providing clinical leadership to the team and promoting a culture of evidence-based practice whilst acting as shift co-ordinator on a rota basis, ensuring the efficient and effective running of the team. You will facilitate others in the team to develop competence by providing leadership, day to day supervision, clinical advice and clinical supervision to registered healthcare professionals as appropriate, community support workers / support, time and recovery workers and students. You will be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their carers and will, at all times, promote a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities. You will be responsible for ensuring that MH Advisors recognise the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse and neglect, including poor clinical practice, report all such occurrences and take all reasonable steps to protect the client. You will also be responsible for ensuring that all staff identify, and report concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk. You will also support Mental health advisors to use advanced communication, negotiation and probing skills across a wide range of calls including emotive circumstances or caller aggression. 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework is essential. For full role responsibilities, please see attached job description. Additional contact details: Andrea Card, Service Manager andrea.card@nhs.net - 01325 552076