Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for 1 fixed term Band 7 Clinical Lead position to work within the Mental Health Acute Crisis Response Service to support the continued development of the service.
The successful candidate will fill in the role of ICAH Clinical Lead based in Goodmayes Hospital
The team is looking for a dynamic, proactive, enthusiastic and highly skilled professional who will form a key part of the leadership team within the service. The post holder will also play a lead role in ensuring that all matters related to the client assessment are seamless and of a high standard. This will entail working closely with all professionals and carers, including the police, London Ambulance Service, Bleep Holders (HBPoS), Switchboard, Emergency Duty Team, Liaison & Diversion ,and Street Triage.
Applicant will need to have a minimum of three years post-qualification clinical experience in mental health, where a degree of autonomous working is required. They should be able to demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative, have good time management skills and be able to prioritize workload effectively. Applicants will need to demonstrate well developed leadership and interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and crisis, and should have the appropriate skills to demonstrate a good risk management.
Main duties of the job
1. Providing clinical leadership in regards to the day-to-day running of the service triaging referrals and making effective decision.
2. Participating and making sound clinical decisions pertaining to bed management, gate keeping and Accident & Emergency Diversion function
3. Post Holder will hold responsibility in identifying and allocating beds to ensure patient flow is continuous and avoiding breaches.
4. Providing leadership to junior staff carrying out assessment of service user’s suffering from any mental health crisis.
5. Work closely with inpatient services, Crisis teams and community teams to whole systems working for all our client
6. Working and acting as a key member of the multi-disciplinary teams, supporting each service user in the achievement of planned outcomes.
7. To participate and take a lead role in the development of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Starting with Us
NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941) (pro rata for part time staff).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
1.Provide a range of intervention and assessment of patients, including those with multiple pathologies and complex mental health needs, taking into consideration assessment of the patient’s physical/cognitive/perceptual skills to identify the patient’s abilities and areas of difficulty.
deputise when required in the absence of the Team/Service Lead and delegate appropriately to more junior members of staff, support workers.
ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.
4.Provide specialist clinical advice to other team members on the suitability of various assessments and intervention methods where appropriate.
participate and take a lead role in the development of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust.
facilitate the development of a positive and ‘supportive’ team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict.
specialist knowledge in the field of adults mental health in order to carry out assessments and interventions which are underpinned by relevant theoretical approaches whilst ensuring regular evaluation of the care plan.
oversee decisions made by the team in the day to running of the service and escalate any complex / high risk issues to the team manager.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
9. Current professional Registration
10. Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Minimum 5 years post qualification experience within a mental health setting
12. Experience of working within Crisis Intervention / Acute Care with evidence of completing high quality assessments, care planning including Risk management
13. Extensive experience of undertaking complex mental state assessment, risk and needs assessment with service users with severe and enduring mental health problems
14. Experience of providing managerial and clinical supervision to junior colleagues
15. Extensive knowledge of bed management processes
16. Knowledge of gate keeping and clinical prioritisation.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
17. An awareness of national policies and legislation and local drivers within mental health services
18. Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge and experience in the field of Older Adults mental health
19. Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983; Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and related codes of practice and guidance
20. Understanding of Personalisation agendas, recovery models and evidence based practice
21. Knowledge of Codes of Professional Conduct
22. Knowledge of the models and principles of care used in relation to Crisis Intervention
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
23. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
24. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
25. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
26. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.