Clinical Team Manager opportunity with Greater Manchester Mental Health Tactical Advice Service (GM MHTAS).
The GM MHTAS is a triage service providing real time clinical advice to police personnel on scene with individuals experiencing mental health crises, and to custody staff. The post holder will support the Senior Mental Health Practitioners on duty to ensure that mental health vulnerability is considered and that high quality information and clinical advice is provided when an individual comes into contact with or is brought to the attention of Greater Manchester Police. The post holder will support the Operational Manager in carrying continuing professional and managerial responsibility for the clinical team, contributing to the maintenance of the overall service standards. The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation. GM MHTAS is currently going through consultation and will soon be part of the GM Mental Health Urgent Triage Team (MHUT) based at Middlebrook in Bolton. This can be discussed in more detail at interview stage.
Responsibilities
* Provide effective leadership to the designated team.
* Participate in and provide regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy.
* Complete IPDRs with designated team as per trust policy.
* Deputise for and represent the Operational Manager when required.
* Implement workload supervision to monitor the standards of service user care and professional advice delivered.
* Work with local services to enhance pathways, seeking opportunities when clinically appropriate to reduce demand on emergency services and improve the service user experience.
* Develop and maintain effective working partnerships with services.
* Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards by completing regular clinical audits with the team.
* Promote positive interagency working.
* Manage the Health Roster for a 24-hour shift pattern.
* Ensure a safe space for the team during regular staff meetings and case reviews.
* Undertake a senior practitioner role as required within the service to maintain direct assessment and care skills/working knowledge of the service.
* Formulate and implement local clinical and operational practices and procedures as appropriate.
* Take a lead in recruitment, selection and induction processes in accordance with all three Trust policies.
* Proactively support the formulation and implementation of clinical and operational practices and procedures as appropriate.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is a dynamic region with opportunities to learn and develop. For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Faye McShane, Operational Manager; Email: faye.mcshane@gmmh.nhs.uk; Telephone: 01942 764481. Please get in touch if you wish to discuss the role further or to arrange an informal visit.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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