Job overview Do you bring passion and commitment to delivering high quality care? Do you understand the clinical and sensory needs of people living with a learning disability and or autism? If so this role will provide you with a rare and exciting career opportunity to be part of our new service implementation. Avon and Wiltshire Partnership (AWP) are looking for an exceptional person to provide leadership to deliver our vision of excellent care for people with a learning disability and autistic people supported by our specialist acute mental health inpatient service and outreach team. AWP are working with SW NHSE to provide a new inpatient facility as part of the transformation of end-to-end pathways in the region. We aim to be a centre of excellence. The services are being designed and developed with clinicians and people with lived experience. You will be instrumental in the ongoing development, implementation and delivery of the clinical and operational model for the outreach element of the service, delivering admission prevention strategies and supporting planned admissions and discharges. We will support you to develop your clinical knowledge and skills and to further develop your operational and management leadership skills as part of the expanding expertise in learning disabilities and neurodiversity within AWP making this an exciting career opportunity. Main duties of the job To inspire, lead and evaluate a service of high quality, ensuring that people who have a Learning Disability and Autism are provided with a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery that always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity. Work alongside the Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Matron to be a clinical and operational lead figurehead for The Kingfisher outreach service, utilising the best use of resources, ensuring the care and treatment activities delivered are safe, effective, caring and responsive to the needs and preferences of service users and carers. The role integrates aspects of clinical management, a small complex caseload and triage assessment, employee support, day to day operational leadership and service accountability. For further details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for this position. Working for our organisation We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Scope & Range Lead and have operational responsibility for the clinical management of the Kingfisher Outreach Service, ensuring mechanisms are in place to support, develop and monitor all aspects of performance. Facilitate a learning environment that coaches and trains others to develop advanced clinical skills, e.g. specialist assessment, planning, formulation and evaluation for individuals with a learning disability and/or autism with a treatable mental illness. Provide an enhanced role and expertise that aims to prevent unnecessary acute psychiatric hospital admissions and, where safe, appropriate and in the person's best interests, keep patients in their own homes, facilitating effective hospital discharge from the Kingfisher inpatient service. Clinical Practice Leadership Be a clinical leader across the community environment, responsible for operational management and accountable for the quality of all clinical activity within the designated area. Hold a small caseload of highly complex service users for time-limited interventions, assessment and triage. Provide confidential, sensitive and comprehensive person-centred assessments of the full range of patient safety and wellbeing needs (including risk, behavioural and mental state assessments). Work with the team to ensure that every service user has a SMART, person-centred, evidence-based and holistic care and treatment plan, ensuring service users are supported to reach the optimum level of independence and that robust processes are in place to keep such plans under continual review. Work with the team to ensure that service users can take an active role in the assessment, management and evaluation of their care and treatment plan, as well as all relevant risk and personal safety plans. Empower service users to be at the centre of their care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision-making and promoting health and independence through awareness-raising and care navigation to other professionals as appropriate. Communication & Relationships Work closely with key internal and external personnel, including social care, housing and non-statutory agencies. Present information, some of which may be contentious, to staff groups, service user groups, carer groups and other stakeholders using a range of techniques and media. Participate in, and where necessary chair, clinical and core group meetings, and work collaboratively with colleagues in the multi-professional team. Provide a high standard of written and verbal communication, as well as documentation that is clear and in line with Trust documentation standards. Communicate with individuals, carers and other visitors in a courteous and helpful manner, whilst being mindful that there may be barriers to understanding. For further details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for this position. Person specification Education and Qualification Essential criteria Registered Health and Social Care Professional (e.g. Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Allied Health Professional etc.) Certificated evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Desirable criteria Qualification in Management and/or leadership Advanced training in Positive Behaviour Support Experience and Knowledge Essential criteria Substantial post-registration clinical practice, and experience of leading/supervising Significant demonstrable experience of leading teams in the effective delivery of care Desirable criteria Experience of organisational change, transformation or cultural development work Skills and Abilities Essential criteria Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including coherent data presentation and reporting Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programmes of care and treatment, including the component activities and tasks within such programmes Other Requirements Essential criteria Driving license with access to a car We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ communities, people with 'lived-experience' of mental health conditions and people living with disabilities,- we are a 'Disability Confident Employer' offering a guaranteed interview to Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities). We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users. Click here to view our