Clinical Excellence Lead

Job overview

The clinical excellence lead role is intended to provide a clear focus on the clinical and quality standards within the Home Treatment team, to work collaboratively with the team Manager and other members of the leadership team to champion and embed a culture of best practice.

The post holder will act as a learning leader and be at the forefront of identifying and delivering clinical and social skills training to the MDT to ensure continual practice improvement is in place.

The post-holder will work collaboratively with the borough Head of Quality and Acute Service Manager to identify and develop quality improvement plans and initiatives specifically for the adult acute pathway service line and will be expected to take a key role in delivering the plans successfully.

The Clinical excellence lead will deliver a number of sustainable projects within the adult Home Treatment team that supports the Trust’s 4 big ambitions and the embedding of standards of a crisis resolution team.

Main duties of the job

To ensure nursing practice is delivered from an accepted evidence base  and in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, Mental Health Act,  Community Care Legislation and the policies and procedures of Pennine  Care.

To provide a learning leader role and a focus on the learning requirements  for staff, commissioning learning and acting as an authority on practice  improvement

To promote developments in nursing within Crisis Service in line  with the Trust’s 5 year plan and overarching quality strategy.

To establish a forum to offer support and clinical supervision to the Home Treatment team.

To be a visible and pro-active clinical leader and role model within the multi disciplinary team and actively participate in the delivery of clinical issues care at local level including clinical risk assessment.

To support the service area in achieving clinical governance objectives by  assisting in individual service reviews, ensuring action plans are formulated and best practice is shared.

Maintain own skills and clinical credibility by appropriate updates.

To undertake clinical work as a way of measuring standards and identify  areas of concern and excellence.

To keep up to date with current clinical practice for own area of work.

Support staff in the management of complex cases

Act as a resource to all staff.

Ensure and promote research-based practice.

Support implementation and embedding of extending the Home Treatment team to a 24 hour offer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post.  We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

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