About this role
Job summary
There is one post on Shearwater PICU, which is a 7 bedded female psychiatric intensive care unit. It is unique, in that it is the only female ICU within NHFT.
The main role of the posts is to support patients in an acute stage of illness, or those presenting with complex emotional needs.
The Clinical Team Leader will need to lead and manage a team, ensuring high quality care is being delivered whilst patient and staff safety and wellbeing is being maintained. The Clinical Team Lead will be expected to undertake risk assessments and formulate decisions based upon these.
They will need to play an active part in decision making, working alongside the MDT to formulate individual care and treatment plans, whilst also communicating effectively with the wider professionals involved with that person's care.
They will be involved with supporting the team, in their professional development, completing supervision, and appraisals, and will assist the ward manager in supporting the team, and completing relevant tasks to their role.
As Clinical Team Leader, there is an expectation that support should be offered to other areas within the unit, and part of their duty will be to be the Clinical Team Leader on call.
This role requires flexibility, personal resilience, ability to work under pressure and an ability to empathise with and support people who have complex needs.
Main duties of the job
They will need to lead with professionalism and working alongside NHFT's leadership behaviours and values.
Lead, coordinate and support the team to carry out clinical duties ensuring delivery of high-quality intensive support and care
Support the Ward Manager and Service Manager in the management and administration of the Unit.
Support and encourage professional and personal development of staff
Support the team to work with service users to achieve their recovery goals and improve their quality of life.
Be a key participant in the Multidisciplinary assessment and admission of individuals to the ward, being active in the care and treatment planning and decision making
To assist the team in completing risk assessments, and care planning around risk
Participate in the nominated Clinical Team Lead rota for the St.Mary's Hospital site
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical team leader on Shearwater Female Psychiatric Intensive care unit
-Supporting individuals who have a severe and enduring mental health illness, or with complex emotional needs
-Supporting individuals with risk management, whilst focusing on interventions to reduce risk- the empathise being on using least restrictive practices where safe and appropriate
-Leading the nursing team, and supporting other areas within the unit
-Undertaking audits, projects, and other tasks which focuses on professional development
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience Essential
RMN or RN Dip/HE (Mental Health). Experience post registration for 18 months minimum. Experience of Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient nursing ( for past 18 months).
Desirable
oPrevious experience in the Supervision and Assessment of students o Current experience of working at the Welland Centre extensive previous exp of working with female patient groups
Skills and abilities Essential
oAble to work collaboratively within a team structure. oFlexible with regard to shift work. oHigh clinical standards. oLeadership/management skills
Desirable
oIT skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address Welland Centre
St Marys Hospital
London road, Kettering
NN15 7PW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)