Clinical Lead CYP Crisis Service- Trust Wide

Job summary

The Clinical Lead Practitioner will provide senior clinical leadership and professional expertise within the CAMHS multidisciplinary team. The postholder will lead and support high-quality assessment, care planning and intervention for children and young people with complex mental health needs, while carrying a small, complex caseload.

You will provide structured clinical supervision, support colleagues with complex cases, lead on risk assessment and safeguarding, and maintain a small clinical caseload. You will work collaboratively with the Operational Team Manager, multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies to improve clinical pathways, promote timely transitions and discharge, and develop evidence-based practice across the service.

Main duties of the job

Key elements of the role include:o Providing clinical leadership, consultation and structured supervision.o Supporting complex clinical decision-making, risk assessment and risk management.o Leading safeguarding practice and supporting learning following incidents.o Promoting evidence-based practice, high professional standards and effective record keeping.o Supporting clinical governance, audit, service review and quality improvement.o Developing staff confidence, competence and learning opportunities.o Strengthening collaborative working and clinical pathways across CAMHS and partner services.o Supporting safe, effective and timely transitions into and out of CAMHS.

The successful candidate will be a proactive and compassionate clinical leader who can inspire colleagues, promote continuous improvement and help ensure that children, young people and families receive safe, responsive and high-quality care.

About us

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.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

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:

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

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Managerial

provide case management supervision to the staff team, promoting stepping down services to care support and the timely discharge

To be an effective decision-making and clinical resource to support the Team manager in the selections and recruitment of staff, and to develop and promote strategies aimed at staff retention

To support the Team manager to complete appraisals and MYC for relevant allocated staff within the team.

To support the team in developing and building effective communication with all other services.

To take appropriate action with regard to complaints and reportable incidents within the service as directed by the Team Manager.

To contribute to the implementation of local and national objectives.

Clinical Responsibilities

To provide guidance and support to clinical staff in the management of complex cases.

To provide guidance and support on relevant legislation.

To be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective clinical pathways between CAMHS and other services.

To provide additional leadership and guidance to other team members in risk assessment, risk management and positive problem solving and lead on debriefs following incidents.

Develop confidence and competence within the team for managing complex clinical cases and issues.

To take a lead role in the provision of clinical leadership and structured clinical supervision to the team.

To lead on and ensure that the team undertakes appropriate and in-depth assessments and on-going intervention, and undertake the duties and responsibilities of an active lead case manager role.

To ensure the provision of the highest possible standard of care within the CAMHS and ensure the team follow these principles. Ensure patients within the team have an up to date integrated care record, reflective of their risk and care needs in line with policy and procedures.

To participate and lead in mental health education and provide advice/support as necessary to patients and their carers on the maintenance of good health and prevention of relapse and ensure the team also follow these principles

To receive formal managerial supervision from the Team Manager and clinical supervision from a suitable expert.

To initiate, develop and implement evidence based clinical practice.

To lead on Safeguarding issues within the service

To participate on policy implementation around infection control.

To participate on carer and service user involvement, working closely with other trust leads in rolling out carer/service user support forums.