Clinical Team Leader

Job overview

Are you confident in taking the lead when faced with issues?

Do you work well with people and teams?

Have you got experience of leadership in a mental health environment?

Do you have the skills to grow and maintain a confident team, with positive values and standards that strive for the best patient centred care?

If you have said yes to these question’s, we have an exciting  opportunity for you to develop your career …

GYAS  acute ward are looking for a motivated and confident individual to lead and inspire the team moving forwards

You will be suitably qualified registered as a Mental Health Nurse  and be able to evidence your knowledge of mental health by your level of experience in both clinical and leadership roles, particularly as part of multi-disciplinary teams.

We are looking for someone who can lead by example and demonstrate good collaborative working, placing emphasis on the Recovery Model.  This is an exciting time within NSFT to be part of creating a new way of working which will include developing close working relationships with other NSFT teams and alliance partners.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Team Leader you will be committed to ongoing service and clinical development inclusive of service user / carer involvement which will be paramount to ensure the effective implementation and sustained delivery of care.

You will maintain compliance with key performance indicators and develop any Quality Improvement initiatives that could improve outcomes.

You will be responsible for the operational management of a range of aspects of service delivery within the team and for their clinical / managerial supervision, working closely with other areas within the locality and wider trust.

The Clinical Team Leader will  provide professional governance and leadership within their area, will cover around one clinical duty per week, will join the rota for Duty Senior Nurse (DSN) and will deputise for the Service Manager or Matron as required.

In addition, you will be responsible for the following:

• Annual Appraisals and Line Management Supervision
• Attending internal/external meetings as required including MDT, Professionals Meetings etc.
• Undertake clinical audits
• Recruitment and retention
• Professional leadership and role modelling to junior staff

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more

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