Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Lead within Longbridge CMHT

The role requires working autonomously in providing high quality assessments, reviews, treatment interventions, clinical advice and expertise to the wider MDT in supporting service users with severe and enduring mental illness.

You will be responsible for providing additional leadership and guidance to team members in risk assessment, risk management and positive problem solving and lead on debriefs following incidents.

Main duties of the job
The Clinical Lead will work across the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and support the team manager in effective operation of the team by undertaking practice and professional lead responsibility for specified areas of care delivery.

To be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective clinical pathways between CMHT and other services

The take a leadership role to positively influence and improve the quality of clinical practice by providing support, supervision, educational and professional development opportunities for staff within the CMHT.

Develop confidence and competence within the team for managing complex clinical cases and issues

To take a lead role in the provision of clinical leadership and caseload supervision to the team. They will be expected to act as a positive role model in promoting clinical excellence

Applicants should have relevant experience and competence in:

• Robust assessing of a range of mental health issues.
• Risk identification and management
• Positive relationship building across a variety of stakeholder groups
• Expert navigation of a range of support, VCSE, social and clinical services
• Co production at all levels
• Experience in providing supervision to others.

About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Training and qualifications
Essential

• Registered professional / evidence of post registration experience
• Evidence of continuing professional Development

Desirable

• Leadership qualification or training

knowledge and experience
Essential

• Significant experience of leadership and proven track record of supervising staff.
• Evidence of improving service quality
• Evidence of working at Band 6 level or above within CMHT setting or other specialist mental health setting.

Desirable

• Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice

Skills
Essential

• Good risk assessment and mitigation skills
• Resource management - the ability to develop team and individual key strengths through clinical and professional supervision
• Good leadership skills with the ability to teach and act as a role model for both qualified and non qualified staff including students
• Promotion of high quality reflective practice

Desirable

• Ability to work within the accountability framework
• Understanding of audit and research processes

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.