Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Service Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
Would you like the opportunity to join the leadership team of a specialist veteran mental health team?
We are looking for an experienced Clinical Service Manager to join our lively and passionate mental health team; supporting veterans and reservists presenting with mental health problems, and their families. Some of our team have a personal connection to veteran's, either with a military background or holding a close relationship with someone who does.
As Clinical Service Manager your role will be across both clinical leadership and operational management. You will be a member of the leadership team, able to lead on workstreams which have a direct influence on the quality of clinical delivery.
We cover Kent, Surrey and Sussex and deliver assessments, support and psychological therapy within our Op Courage team. This post will be service wide covering all three areas, we encourage applicants based in any of the three counties.
We support veterans with a range of mental health needs ranging from anxiety and depression to complex PTSD.
Main duties of the job
· To provide highly specialist clinical practice within Op Courage South East working with the most complex presentations.
· To provide operational leadership (including Line Management) to members of the service.
· To provide clinical leadership and clinical supervision to the nursing staff within the service.
· To provide clinical leadership to other practitioners within the service as required and appropriate.
· To contribute to and assist in the development and co-ordination of effective audit and reporting tools for clinical supervision, practice and activity, within the service
· To support the delivery of highly specialist training and education and close partnership working with external educational providers.
· To contribute to the horizontal integration of veteran’s mental health treatment with primary and community services.
Working for our organisation
We are an expanding and exciting specialist service within SPFT, working regional in the South East and nationally as part of the NHS armed forces networks for Op courage.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role
- Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group
- Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area
- Able to manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health needs
- Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
- Experience of working in a range of mental health settings.
- Capacity to work with different professions and disciplines
- Ability to organise own caseload effectively, prioritising a complex range of tasks and responsibilities to meet agreed deadlines
- Ability to offer consultation and supervision to trainees and colleagues and non professional groups
- To provide evidence of a commitment to continuing professional developments as recommended by appropriate professional body
- Ability to provide specialist information to aid service development and policy decisions
- To undertake such research as is appropriate to clinical practice and contribute to service audit and evaluation
- Extensive experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing health/social care services
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders
- Experience of managing a diverse practitioner team (multi site)
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Riley Baker
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07922591309
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