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Job summary

Main area
Adult Mental Health
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Monday - Friday
Job ref
325-6450993-COMM
Employer
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Gatton Place
Town
Redhill
Salary
£45,753 - £52,067 Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/08/2024 23:59

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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Single Point of Access Clinical Lead

Band 7

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust  to work for.  This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity and make a difference how services are run? Are you interested in supporting others to grow their passion in mental health services? Are you interested in making sure people are getting the best care? Then join our SPA as a Clinical Lead!

This role would be suitable for someone who has a very high level of clinical skills and experience, as well as the ability to lead and motivate a staff team in the pursuit of the provision of excellent quality care for people using our services.

You will be part of a multi- disciplinary team based providing the clinical leadership and line management to staff at the Single Point of Access in Gatton Place. This is an integrated role in order to support the triage of all referrals coming into SABP Trust as well as supporting our fantastic call handlers on the SABP Crisis Line. The role is central to ensuring the multi-disciplinary team provides the right service, at the right time with the best outcome for people accessing our service.

This is an integrated role in order to support the triage of all referrals coming into SABP Trust and/or rapid response for emergency assessments as well as the Home Treatment and/or Safe Haven elements of the service (dependent on specific role remit) and you will be responsible for creating an environment which is safe, supportive and easily accessible with a no wrong door approach for these services.

Main duties of the job

To provide guidance regarding the management of referrals through the Single Point of Access for Working Age Adults and for the Single Point of Access Crisis Line.

  • To support those in mental health need or crisis who have been referred by an external agency or who have contacted the crisis line to ensure that they receive the most appropriate treatment, by the most appropriate service in a timely manner.
  • Supporting a “no wrong door approach” to referrals and calls made to Single Point of Access.
  • A professionals’ line is available for external agencies and emergency services for advice and guidance and a referral process for NHS111

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the requirements of this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC / HCPC or equivalent
  • Evidence of post graduate learning

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Leadership Training or willingness to undertake
  • 5 years of post registration experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of management or leadership

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emily Hackett
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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