Clinical Team Leader

Job overview

We are searching for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Team Leader for our Adult Mental Health In-patient services based at Sherwood Oaks Hospital.

We are looking for dedicated and innovative candidates who have the relevant skills to enable them to effectively lead a team, demonstrating the knowledge and experience necessary to inspire good practice and develop services and enhance patient experience and quality.

Sherwood Oaks is a purposed designed 70 bedded Adult Mental Health Inpatient service which is due to open late summer 2022 located on the outskirts of Mansfield.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to be part of the leadership teams in a new Adult Mental health Acute Ward. You will provide a visible point of contact to colleagues requiring guidance and support in the delivery of care and a contact point for liaison with other professionals.

Main duties of the job

You will also be a pivotal part of the ward leadership team offering support to both staff and patients. The multidisciplinary teams all work in a way that is collaborative, evidenced based and responsive to people’s needs.

In return, we offer you a supporting professional network of colleagues, opportunities for career development, access to high quality clinical supervision, and an employer who is supportive of your own physical and mental wellbeing.

Sherwood Oaks will have 4 single sex wards and a hospital-based place of safety (Section 136 suite) all providing single person accommodation with en-suites. Sherwood Oaks Hospital will provide high quality care 24 hours a day 7 days a week to people over the age of 18 from Nottingham City and County who are experience a range of mental health and emotional difficulties.

Working for our organisation

Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a rewarding and vital role in the delivery of treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities.

Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:

Wide range of leadership development opportunities

Day to Day Duties:

Ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained under NMS guidelines

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent
• Maintains current registration with the NMC
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.

• Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration

Training

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery

Experience

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
• Specialist and area specific experience

• the ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Knowledge of the nursing 6c's

• Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
• Clinical supervision skills
• IT skills

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation

• The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
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