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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Test for change position)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 rota)
Job ref
311-T523-24
Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Buckton Building
Town
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/12/2024 23:59

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Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Excellence Lead

7

 

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

 

Job overview

The clinical excellence lead role is intended to provide a clear focus on the clinical and quality standards within the Home Treatment team, to work collaboratively with the team Manager and other members of the leadership team to champion and embed a culture of best practice.

The post holder will act as a learning leader and be at the forefront of identifying and delivering clinical and social skills training to the MDT to ensure continual practice improvement is in place. 

The post-holder will work collaboratively with the borough Head of Quality and Acute Service Manager to identify and develop quality improvement plans and initiatives specifically for the adult acute pathway service line and will be expected to take a key role in delivering the plans successfully. 


The Clinical excellence lead will deliver a number of sustainable projects within the adult Home Treatment team that supports the Trust’s 4 big ambitions and the embedding of standards of a crisis resolution team. 

Main duties of the job

To ensure nursing practice is delivered from an accepted evidence base 
and in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, Mental Health Act, 
Community Care Legislation and the policies and procedures of Pennine 
Care.

To provide a learning leader role and a focus on the learning requirements 
for staff, commissioning learning and acting as an authority on practice 
improvement

To promote developments in nursing within Crisis Service in line 
with the Trust’s 5 year plan and overarching quality strategy.

To establish a forum to offer support and clinical supervision to the Home Treatment team.

To be a visible and pro-active clinical leader and role model within the multi disciplinary team and actively participate in the delivery of clinical issues care at local level including clinical risk assessment.


To support the service area in achieving clinical governance objectives by 
assisting in individual service reviews, ensuring action plans are formulated and best practice is shared.

Maintain own skills and clinical credibility by appropriate updates.

To undertake clinical work as a way of measuring standards and identify 
areas of concern and excellence.

To keep up to date with current clinical practice for own area of work.

Support staff in the management of complex cases 

Act as a resource to all staff.

Ensure and promote research-based practice. 

Support implementation and embedding of extending the Home Treatment team to a 24 hour offer. 

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.  

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post.  We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

  1. Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
  2. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
  3. Access to Continued Professional Development
  4. Involvement in improvement and research activities
  5. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
  6. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

 

Please see attached JD for further information 

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Professional nursing qualification / registration
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant health related area of practice
  • Experience of change management within health related area of practice
  • Short courses and experience to Master's level

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of leading clinical projects and implementing change
  • Proven track record of achieving targets
  • Experience in a leadership role and managing / developing more junior staff
  • Experience of analysing and evaluating complex data
  • Experience of writing and presenting high quality reports to a range of stakeholders
  • Experience of delivering training or workshops across staff teams and disciplines
  • Promotion and development of external and internal partnerships
  • Experience of co-design and patient partnership initiatives
  • Project management skills with demonstrable experience in leading projects.
  • Extensive experience of working within a Home Treatment team model
  • Experience of working within Home Treatment team's processes and partnerships

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent knowledge of IT - Word, Excel, data collection models
  • Working knowledge of new code of practice (MHA 183) and other government policies to improve mental health services
  • Awareness of whole person care
  • Knowledge and awareness of the role of co-production in design and delivery of quality services
  • Awareness of the importance of engaging those with lived experience in the design and delivery of quality care
  • Awareness of the importance of engaging carers in the design and delivery of quality care
  • Awareness of the importance of engaging staff in the design and delivery of quality care
  • Awareness of the core fidelity standards
  • Awareness of the QN-CRHTT standards

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to prioritise work and manage time effectively and meet strict deadlines
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of external and internal partners, patients and carers
  • Excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal.
  • Able to analyse complex data or information to develop new ways of working
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
  • Demonstrable leadership skills
  • Evidence of supporting a range of staff in the delivery of project objectives
  • Ability to action plan and problem solve
  • Ability to have vision and to work this up in to a meaningful action plan
  • Ability to effectively evaluate projects and use ongoing improvement methodologies to plan changes

Work related circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Undertake any other duties which are appropriate to grade as requested
  • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
  • Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyDisability confident employerNorth West BAME

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sophie Marshall
Job title
Acute Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 716 3661
Additional information

You can contact me via MSTeams on the above email address.