Clinical Team Leader - Community Mental Health

Job overview

Would you like to work for an exciting, progressive team where 90% of the management team have been promoted from within?

If so, this could be the job for you! An opportunity has arisen to work as one of the Mental Health Clinical Team Leaders for Brent Community Mental Health Hub (CMHH). We are looking for candidates with robust clinical expertise who are also able to demonstrate progressive skills in clinical leadership and management.

Brent CMHT is one of the leading performing teams in the trust and an early onsetter of the community transformation which is now successfully embedded. This progressive trust supports staff to develop and creates learning opportunities at all levels. Bringing your authentic self to the organisation is something we can value and use positively to enhance our engagement with the various community groups we serve.

The post holder will be required to provide strong clinical leadership for the team and work closely with allocated named workers to establish and maintain clinical care standards, ensuring that the quality of care provided is continually informed by evidence-based practice.

Working within a busy Community Mental Health Hub, the post-holder will lead on actively supporting a multidisciplinary team with a diverse skill set. They will directly contribute to an environment that champions team cohesion and cooperation.

Main duties of the job

Leadership

To co-ordinate the day-to-day clinical activities of the team to ensure the smooth running of the CMHH

To always promote patient care by treating service users, carers, and loved ones with respect and courtesy and maintain their dignity

To provide specialist support, consultation, advice and expertise to the team on cases as required

Service Development

To assist with the setting and maintenance of high standards of care and clinical practices within the multi-disciplinary team

To work closely with the Team Manager to ensure the continual development of the CMHH in Brent

To develop a positive and effective liaison with services, agencies and individuals as identified above and ensure that any service interface problems identified are promptly notified to the Team Manager

Clinical

To provide appropriate support and contact for service users, considering their health, social and cultural needs.

To carry out risk assessments for service users in line with the Trust’s and local policies and procedures

To take responsibility for ensuring that discharges from the CMHH are done in a safe and timely manner to ensure ongoing throughput

To develop and maintain innovative and creative ways of working with service users experiences mental health challenges

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will ensure that effective recovery-focused approaches to service user care are promoted and embedded within the service. They will also be expected to make valuable contributions to multidisciplinary team assessments, and the formulation and implementation of multidisciplinary care plans.

The post holder will manage a small caseload alongside taking responsibility for the day-to-day co-ordination of clinical activities, ensuring that clinical priorities are set and the team caseload is regularly reviewed. They will be required to supervise clinical staff and provide knowledge and expertise on complex care issues, as well as statutory requirements and duties.

The post-holder will be familiar with the data/performance requirements of the Community Mental Health Hub and ensure that these are met by the team. They will take responsibility for allocating caseloads in a manner that takes full account of the needs of the service user and expertise/skills available within the team.

The post-holder will lead on achieving the clinical objectives of the team, including but not limited to chairing multi-disciplinary team meetings, managing transfers of care into and out of the service, and reviewing caseloads. They will also support the Team Manager in achieving operational objectives.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.