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Main area
Older Adults Community Mental Health
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
364-A-8046
Employer
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Harland Centre
Town
Westcliff on sea
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pro rota
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/08/2024 23:59

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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Team Lead

Band 7

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

  • We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
  • We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values

Our Vision

“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.

Our Purpose

“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.

Our Values

  • We Care
  • We Learn
  • We Empower

Our strategic objectives

  • We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
  • We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
  • We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
  • We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

  • Mental Health Services
  • Community Health Services
  • Learning Disabilities Services
  • Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory. 

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with demonstrable skills in Older Adult Mental Health to apply for the role of  Part-Time  Clinical Team Lead  working alongside  current Team Lead colleague  for SEE Older Adults Community Mental Health Teams.

This post will suit a committed, experienced, and confident mental health practitioner with a passion for Multi-disciplinary working.

The post holder will be responsible and provide clinical management, effective leadership and supervision to multidisciplinary community mental health team providing a high quality service within the resources available within a defined area, and specifically to deliver on the following key areas:

To co-ordinate and lead team functioning with particular focus on:

  • Allocation of referrals including delivery of care
  • Management & Clinical leadership
  • Support management and supervision of staff

The post holder will manage nurses, social workers, support workers and other staff, ensuring that the needs of patients are met through the effective deployment of these staff. The Team Lead will professionally supervise the nursing staff in the team. S/he will also maintain a clinical leadership role.

The Team Lead may on occasion deputise for the Team Manager in his or her absence.

Support the team members and senior management in the continued transformation of the South East Essex Older Peoples Community Mental Health, Dementia and Frailty Services and the integration programme with Primary Care.

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder  will be responsible for the day to day management of the Community Mental Health Teams , providing leadership, supporting staff and working collaboratively with Team Manager /Team Leads to deliver high quality and safe care for patients referred into Secondary Mental Health Service. The post holder will work closely with other Team Leads  within Older Adults CMHTs

The post holder will  work collaboratively with FIRST ( Functional Intensive Response Support Team)  and other parts of the service, while liaising with GP, social care, community and other agencies,  carry a small caseload of complex patients, undertake Clinical Assessments and  lead the multi-professional teams in the delivery of safe and effective evidence-based interventions.

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

  • Season Ticket Loans
  • NHS discounts for staff
  • Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
  • Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
  • The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
  • Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The ability to work under pressure and to tight time frames will be a key requirement for this role with the ability to prioritise competing demands.

The service works across the Castle Point & Rochford and Southend area and provides services including Older People’s Community Mental Health, Dementia Intensive Support ,  Functional Intensive Support Team for older adults. Community Dementia Nursing (providing pre-, peri- and post- diagnostic care and support) and the Memory Assessment. The Multi-disciplinary team includes, Community Mental Health Nurses, General Nurses, Associate Practitioners, Psychiatrists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Geriatricians and Psychologists. The service has bases at the Harland Centre, Westcliff-on-Sea, the Sydervelt Centre, Canvey Island and at Southend University Hospital. All of the teams are an integral part of the established service and work jointly with the Acute Trust, Community Health Services, Mental Health, Primary Care, Intermediate Care Unit and other agencies including social care, Dementia Community Support Team and Essex ambulance services.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • RMN/equivalent professional qualifications
  • Evidence of personal and professional development in Functional Mental health and Dementia Care
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding and child protection legislation, requirements, procedures and implantation to practice.
  • In-depth knowledge of Community Mental Health Services
  • Ability to assess clinical situation quickly and use initiative
  • Experience in of working closely and developing relationships with senior medical nursing, social and clinical staff
Desirable criteria
  • Management & Dementia qualification

essential

Essential criteria
  • Experience of managing and supervising staff
  • Skills in motivating staff
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of managing budgets

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Essex Family Friendly Employers

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
Rugi Timbo
Job title
Clinical Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07538375857
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