Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Lead
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 334-NUR-6234246-AP
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maudsley Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Service Lead - Health Check Liaison Team
NHS AfC: Band 8a
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
Clinical Service Lead - Physical Health
This role sits within the Trust's corporate Physical Health team, which supports the delivery of high quality, evidence-based physical healthcare across the organisation.
This role holds operational responsibility for the Health Check Liaison Team, comprised of 7 x B4 Assistant Practitioners/Nursing Associates and 1 x B4 Team Administrator. The team work across community mental health services in Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark to support the delivery of physical healthcare to people with serious mental illness.
The role also involves supporting the Lead Nurse in the delivery of various clinical projects at a Trust-wide level to support quality of care. These may include policy, clinical governance, training/education, investigation and audit activities, depending on the needs of the service.
Applicants must have the ability to build positive and effective professional relationships, work with a range experienced leaders and be a credible nurse in practice. The role of Health Check Liaison Team Lead is an excellent opportunity for a nurse who is committed to the physical healthcare of patients. We will provide development, support and supervision.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Service Lead will focus on the operational management of the Health Check Liaison Team, which includes building relationships with various stakeholders; bridging the gap between primary care and secondary mental health services and working innovatively to achieve outcomes.
Effective use of data is key to this role and the successful candidate will be proficient in data collation, analysis and report writing.
The Trust is dedicated to managing and developing a range of mental health services, working closely with service users and carers, our four partner local authorities, CCGs and NHS hospitals. Services are primarily focused on people with severe and enduring mental illness. However, it also promotes good mental health, early intervention to prevent more serious problems and provide support to primary care in dealing with people with less severe problems.
Working for our organisation
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is a large and diverse organisation providing core mental health services to the Boroughs of Southwark, Lewisham, Lambeth and Croydon and specialist services both regionally and nationally. The Trust is also involved in a number of international mental health projects.
The Trust has 4,800 staff. We treat 64,000 patients a year in the community across 74 community sites and provide inpatient care to 3700 people a year, in 786 beds across 8 inpatient sites. The trust has an annual turnover of £381 million. It has close links in education and research with the Institute of Psychiatry and Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, both of which are part of King's College London. This close collaboration involves working to ensure that developments and research feed directly into clinical practice. Its academic links with King's College London, which also include the Nightingale Institute and South Bank University, enables us to ensure that our health care staff receive high quality clinical training at both pre-qualification (or registration) stage and in specialist skills (post qualification).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification (combined) for the full list of duties and responsibilities within this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Masters level qualification/or equivalent in health, leadership or a related topic, or currently undertaking.
Desirable criteria
- Completed training and gained experience as a Practice Assessor
- Project management qualification.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of physical health care within a mental health setting, including the inequalities experienced by people with serious mental illness.
- Experience of working with local and national policies pertaining to physical health in mental health settings and parity of esteem.
- Deep knowledge of public sector management and NHS Mental Health services, Social and Primary Care services
- Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with health and social care.
- Awareness of primary and social care provision and collaborative working with mental health.
- Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services to people with mental ill-health.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of community assets for health improvement, including those provided by the voluntary sector.
- Knowledge in the use of population health approaches, including use of local data to inform approach.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate and develop supportive relationships with clients, carers and other professionals.
- Ability to prepare, record and complete relevant documents for clients and colleagues.
- Ability to synthesise complex information and provide clear advice and guidance.
- Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with local and national policies pertaining to physical health in mental health settings and parity of esteem.
- Experience of managing budgets and resources effectively
- Experience delivering the implementation of change in the public sector.
- Management experience running large multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of providing teaching/training to multidisciplinary groups.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of GAP analysis completion and contribution to clinical policy development/reviews.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Isobel Arday
- Job title
- Lead Nurse - Physical Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07849 733954
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