Neurodiversity Clinical Pathway Manager

at  Livewell Southwest

SERVICE DELIVERY To take day to day management responsibility for the Neuro developmental / Learning Disability Pathway, using performance management systems to ensure the effective delivery of contracted activity. To work with Senior Managers to deliver integrated Governance requirements and be accountable for delivering governance within the team. This may include contributing to the writing of policy and procedure documents relating to clinical practice. To ensure team members comply with key mechanisms to support clinical delivery.
This will include Care Programme Approach, Clinical Records Management, Health Care Data Entry, Incident reporting, serious untoward Incident Review and complaints. To ensure completion of risk assessments, undertake risk management plans. Have responsibility for Health and safety; fire safety responsibilities required by statute, regulation, legal obligations and LWSW policies To be accountable for implementing policy relating to health and safety and monitor compliance. To assess and determine the development/training needs of team, and contribute to the Continued Professional Development CPD training Programme.
To contribute to the development and delivery of training for the wider stakeholders and partnership agencies. To ensure Professional registration requirements are continually met and clinical supervision is arranged and undertaken on a minimum monthly basis. To advise on autonomous clinical practice to an agreed area of service delivery. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of consultation and training.
The post will be able to under limited clinical work which will be agreed by the service manager. MANAGERIAL Take responsibility for ensuring that multi-organisation governance is considered and managed appropriately. Lead and operationally manage a team of staff ensuring that they operate within policies and procedures, and external regulations e.g. CQC, NHS, and SLA.
Manage the overall day to day work load of the team dealing with staff and performance issues as necessary. Manage team members in line with Livewell Southwest HR policies for example Capability and Sickness. Ensure implementation of appropriate supervision arrangements for all staff and provide effective management and supervision to staff. Ensure that all staff receive training in accordance with the training plan, minimal requirement for their professional registration and competencies for the Care Programme Approach and recovery competencies.
Ensure completion of all PDP’s to support staff development. Ensure that all staff are compliant with the Mental Health Capacity Act and other relevant legislation. Contribute to the development of the effective workforce planning and development for their function within the network. Ensure that activity data is collected and presented to the relevant management forums in their agreed format.
CLINICAL Promote and develop high standards of clinical care. Develop and implement care plans, ensuring active involvement of service users and their carers. Ensure robust systems are in place to monitor the clinical practice of team members in line with CQC standards Ensure effective care pathways are in place for transition between mental health and other services e.g. Acute Medical, CAMHS, Child Protection, Learning Disability and Older Peoples Services.
Ensure the availability of choice that meets the needs of the local population. Work closely with other teams within Livewell Southwest and the Voluntary, Statutory and independent sectors to ensure effective discharge planning which incorporates implementation of key success criteria for NICE guidance e.g. CPA, Preventing Suicide, and Information Sharing etc. Implement a formal and active system of caseload review, caseload management and pro-active care management that will enable achievement of local and national targets.
Participate in safeguarding adults and children to level 3 as set out in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff. Practice in a way that actively minimises dependency and promotes recovery. Communicate information in a way that makes it relevant and understandable for all including service users and carers, working to the principles of the functions policy implementation guidelines and practice in line with the standards and values set out in them. Aim to uphold the principles and approach of CPA, whether people are formally in CPA or not.
Ensure the delivery of high standards of care to your patients, who are entitled to receive safe and competent care. The Service User wishes, feelings, values and beliefs should be taken into consideration as well as the views of the people close to them. Take personal accountability for your own practice. This means that you are answerable for your actions and omissions, regardless of advice or directions from another professional.
PROFESSIONAL Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. HCPC,BACP, BABCP) NMC etc, and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence). Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Senior Management. Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives. Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
Attend relevant conferences in line with identified professional objectives. Proactively work on development of higher level clinical and managerial skill. COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Work closely with key internal and external personnel including midwifery, acute medical staffing, Social Services provision, Housing, Voluntary and non-statutory agencies and a wider Health and Social Care Community. Ensure close liaison with primary health care staff and commissioning officers regarding referral criteria into the services and quality standards and ensure targets from the National Framework are met.
Liaise with professional stakeholder groups and interface service providers and agencies to develop mutually helpful working relationships. Act as a point of contact for agencies outside the Livewell Southwest seeking information about the team, or wanting to refer to it. Present information, some of which may be contentious, to staff groups, service user groups, carers groups and other stakeholders using a range of techniques and media. Investigate complaints, grievances and performance issues taking remedial action as necessary.
Demonstrates communications which are professional, and act as role model for peers and wider staff group. MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES To act as an authorised signatory up to authorised limits of spend including pay, travel expenses, orders and financial payments. To maximise the use of available resources through the effective and efficient management of the CAMHS Infant/Community Pathway. The post holder will work with the senior management team using resources effectively and flexibly to support project work or pilot new ways of working.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING To assume responsibility for own personal development. To provide support to new post holders, and identify training needs via mode of PDP. To ensure Livewell SW mandatory training is completed at scheduled times. To have oversight of teams training schedule.
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