Clinical Team Leader

Job overview

Are you a registered mental health nurse Band 6 Clinical Team Leader looking for a new challenge in a specialist unit? Come and join our multi-disciplinary teams who work together to help people maintain their dignity and maintain a good quality and meaningful life. We are looking for registered mental health nurse who is passionate about caring and committed in delivering the highest quality of care, who can demonstrate commitment, innovation, and a positive attitude, with the ability to engage service users and carers in all aspects of their care. To thrive in this role, you need to be resilient, motivated, and committed to adapt to working in an ever-changing environment. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate how they plan to carry out the role and also their commitment to team working.  The successful applicant will have the ability to work under pressure, and offer holistic care. For further information, please read the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

The Clinical Team Leader will lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice; with particular reference to the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for older persons with functional and organic mental illness. They will also assist in leading, supporting and monitoring the performance and work of nursing staff; supervising the work of Staff Nurses, HCAs and student nurses.

Main duties of the job

• To establish and maintain communication with individuals or groups of patients, carers and staff, about difficult or complex matters, overcoming any problems in communication.
• To develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
• To monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
• To contribute to the implementation of services.
• To contribute to quality improvement.
• To promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
• To assess the care needs of people whose needs are relatively stable and consistent with others in the ward.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of care to address people’s needs, which are relatively stable and consistent with others in the ward.
• To participate in partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies.
• To lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice.
• To plan, allocate, assess and provide feedback to team members.
• To maintain and support the efficient use of physical and/or financial resources.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.