Clinical Team Manager - Birmingham - ref. x71602319

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

They will be required to liaise with other local agencies including Tier IV inpatient and specialist services, as well as the Mental Health Liaison Team and the home treatment team.

Referrals to the team are accepted from a wide range of professionals and agencies and the post holder will be responsible for the flow in and out of the team and allocation of cases to care coordinators and support staff.

Families of the referred young people are included in the assessment and on-going management of the cases. This will include the use of a range of approaches e.g. psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive and psychopharmological, as appropriate, within the overall framework of the multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

To demonstrate clear leadership and support the team members and clinicians in providing clinical management and support to develop the care and treatment of people with mental health problems in the community to receive the best possible care, maximising engagement and improving outcomes.

Undertake professional supervision and caseload management for an agreed number of registered professionals within the integrated hub site

As the senior clinician in the team, working alongside the Clinical leads, ensuring the skill set and expertise of individual clinicians is appropriate to the needs of the case load they manage. This will include supervision and appraisals as appropriate, ensuring it is in line with Trust/Directorate standards.

Demonstrate decision-making and problem solving skills as a senior member of the team.

To support the team in developing and building effective communication between community services, wider mental health services and with other agencies and services.

To take appropriate lead action with regard to complaints and reportable incidents within the service as directed by the Trust’s complaints and reportable incident policies.

To contribute to and lead on the implementation of local and national objectives.

Working for our organisation

Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To manage and take responsibility for a defined caseload and ensure full compliance with the care coordination, Vulnerable Adults and all other policies at all times.
2. To ensure a culture of care is evident with the Community base where clinical staff enables and empower

1. Provide professional supervision to an agreed number of staff within the teams
2. Provide expert support to staff in:-

1. completing needs assessment to service users.
2. risk assessment and management.
3. crisis planning and management.
4. assessing and responding to patient/ carer’s needs.
5. care planning and review of service users’ care.
6. the step down or transfer of care and discharge.

1. To assist young people/adults to achieve maximum independence through the use of care programmes,

1. Ensure that each Service User in his/her care receives an individual assessment and is given a regularly

1. Fully implement all agreed care plans and ensure that they are regularly reviewed and updated.
2. Use a range of evidence based approaches to care for appropriate Service Users.
3. Provide information and support for carers and families.
4. To manage the more complex cases within the team and authorise care packages at the request or direction

1. To supervise other team members as required by the Hub manager.
2. Ensure effective and skilled clinical interventions are provided to service users to meet their specific needs.
3. Ensuring clinicians are competent, purposeful and provide outcome focussed interventions.
4. Utilise an evidence based approach to negotiate and manage clinical opinions and discussions within the

1. Ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are met and that patient’s rights under the MHact.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification – RMN /Occupational Therapist/ Social Worker/ RNLD Qualification
• Post registration training in a treatment modality to diploma/ degree standard such as CBT
• Relevant post graduate study or be able to demonstrate further skills based training.

• Nurse Prescribing

Knowledge & Experience

• Extensive post registration experience in mental health care
• Use of therapeutic interventions with young people & adults i.e. 1:1, CBT, family therapy and group work.
• Advanced knowledge of treatment techniques and interventions.
• Previous experience in mental health or experience of working with adolescents/ young adults within an EI Setting.
• Good Knowledge of recognised disorders and illness in the field of mental health
• Understanding of a range of communication styles when working with young people, young adults and families in distress.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act

• Developing policies and protocols
• Providing care in community settings
• Experience of research
• Experience of leading or managing a team

Skills

• Appropriate & adaptable verbal & written communication
• Ability to undertake audits
• Ability to undertake risk assessments
• Ability to plan own workload
• Ability to challenge poor behavior
• Able to demonstrate Leadership.
• Deliver teaching/ training
• Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Basic IT Competency
• Car driver with use of a vehicle and a full driving licence.

Approach/Values

• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
• Team working
• Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
• Role modelling good behaviour
• positive attitude and able to act on feedback

Should any new information become available, you will be kept informed of this throughout your recruitment process.

This information will be treated in a confidential manner.