Clinical Team Leader
Posted 10 days 16 hours ago by NHS
We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our Award Winning Under 18's Crisis Service as a Clinical Team Leader supporting young people and their families across Norfolk and Waveney.
This role is primarily based in Norwich, however on occasion you may need to travel to different sites, so being able to travel independently is essential.
The CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service is a vibrant and dynamic service that has 3 teams based across Norfolk & Waveney and currently offers an 08.00 to 20.00 service, 7 days a week.
The team offers community based intensive support to children, young people & their families. CAIST aim to establish trusting therapeutic relationships, to reduce risks when children & young people may be experiencing high levels of distress.
When you join CAIST, you can expect your role to be varied and diverse - no two days are ever the same! You'll be a valued and supported member of our multi-disciplinary team consisting of Clinical & Forensic psychologists, Safeguarding Lead, Speech & Language, Occupational and Music Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers and much more.
Job responsibilitiesROLE SUMMARY
The Clinical Team Leader role is responsible for the operational management of a range of aspects of service delivery within the team and for clinical/management supervision of professional staff.
To ensure a responsive, high-quality service is provided to clients, their families and carers within the clinical environment. Maintain compliance with key performance indicators.
They will allocate work to relevant services and monitor the team's contribution to the overall objectives of the Trust.
The Clinical Team Leader will provide professional governance and leadership within their area.
They will deputise for the Deputy Service Manager as required.
They may hold a client caseload.
Person Specification Qualifications- RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT or equivalent
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level
- Higher degree or post-graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
- ILM certificate in management or equivalent
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management
- Collaborative working between services and working in partnership with statutory and voluntary services.
- Involve service users and carers in developing services.
- Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment.
- Working in a community mental health team.
- Establish performance management team structures and systems.
- Able to prioritise own workload.
- Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects.
- Build on/develop further knowledge of psychosocial interventions and their appropriateness.
- An understanding of policies and guidelines both local and national e.g., National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines.
- Build on/develop further specialist knowledge of health promotion.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£49,387 to £56,515 a yeargross per annum