Clinical Team Leader

at  Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

The Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Kings Lynn, is an integrated team comprising colleagues from both NSFT and QEH. You would be a key stakeholder in ensuring we remain an integral part of the acute services of QEH.
We are proud to be accredited under the Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN). You would be part of ensuring we maintain PLAN standards
We are looking for someone who can lead by example and demonstrate good collaborative working, placing emphasis on the Recovery Model. This is an exciting time within NSFT to be part of creating a new way of working which will include developing close working relationships with other NSFT teams and alliance partners.
You will be suitably qualified / registered as a Nurse / Social Worker or Occupational Therapist and be able to evidence your knowledge of mental health by your level of experience in both clinical and leadership roles, particularly as part of multi-disciplinary teams. Your experience of leading service development and the ability to competently assess risk will be essential as will your excellent communication, analytical and decision-making skills. You will have access to extensive training and career development that can be accessed through and across our Trust.
As a Clinical Team Leader you will be committed to ongoing service and clinical development inclusive of service user / carer involvement which will be paramount to ensure the effective implementation and sustained delivery of MHLT.
You will maintain compliance with key performance indicators and develop any Quality Improvement initiatives that could improve outcomes.
You will be responsible for the operational management of a range of aspects of service delivery within the team and for clinical / managerial supervision of professional staff, working closely with the MHLT Lead Nurse.
The Clinical Team Leader will also provide professional governance and leadership within their area, and will deputise for the Service Manager or Matron as required.

Annual Appraisal
Supporting and overseeing the triage of new referrals
Monitoring waiting times including possible breaches
Attending internal/external meetings as required including MDT, Professionals Meetings etc.
Undertake clinical audits
Recruitment and retention
Ensure systems are in place to allocate new caseloads
Our Trust values of Positively, Respectfully and Together sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Individual competence and suitability will be explored within interview. It is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates values and behaviours
reflective of those of our Trust and this is a focus of the interview process.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it
takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!