Clinical Lead - Prison Mental Health Team

at  Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their carers.To be responsible for provision of excellence in clinical care, providing clinical leadership to the team and promoting a culture of evidence-based practice.To be professionally accountable and responsible for formal risk assessment, risk management planning and care of patients, undertaking a range of clinical/therapeutic interventions in the prison environment.To act as care co-ordinator as appropriate.To monitor clinical policies and procedures to ensure they are fit for purpose within the prison environment, particularly in relation to patient and staff safety and security.To facilitate others in the team to develop competence by providing leadership, day to day supervision, clinical advice and clinical supervision in area of allocated clinical specialist interest.To be committed to and take a lead role in activities integral to the Trusts Quality Improvement System.To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health.To promote at all times a positive image of Offender Mental Health Services and the wider Trust

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