Team Leader, Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has now arisen and we are in the position to recruit a Clinical Lead for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment (Home First) team based at Rochford Hospital. The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical and managerial leadership for the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team.  To ensure that there are effective arrangements in place to co-ordinate the team to meet service demand.

Main duties of the job

• To lead Rochford Home Treatment  (Home First) Team to provide a high quality, responsive service to meet the needs of individuals who are referred to service. To ensure that the team is focused on working to the service criteria.
• To work collaboratively and in partnership with other senior clinicians within the specialist mental health services to ensure services provided are co-ordinated and focused on positive patient outcomes.
• This is an outline job description and may be subject to change according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• In liaison with the Consultant Practitioner/Clinical Manager, set objectives for the delivery of care, and the implementation and monitoring
• Responsible for updating own knowledge and ensuring all Mandatory and Core Practice Training is up to date at all times
• Ensure full compliance with standards laid out in the Trusts CPA Policy is in place at all times. Upholding the principle for Admission Procedure is undertaken in accordance with CPA and Trust Policy, risk assessed and that discharges are pre-planned, and that all necessary agencies are informed.

• In line with the Trust’s visions uphold all principles of good ‘customer care’ including members of the public, other professional, patients and colleagues on the ward.

Act at all times in accordance with:

Midwifery and Nursing Council Code of Professional Practice 2015

Scope of Professional Practice

Standards for Medicines management 2008

Guidelines for Records and Record Keeping 2015

Revalidation from 2016

• In liaison with the Consultant Practitioner/Clinical Manager, ensure that South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust Policies and Procedures are communicated, implemented and developed and that all staff are aware of the procedure to obtain all Policies and Procedure via the Trust Intranet web site.
• Inform the Consultant Practitioner on all breaches of nursing professional conduct as required by the NMC code of Professional Practice
• Work closely with the Executive Nurse in developing nursing practice across the ward.