About this role
Job summary
37.5 hours per week.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community Learning Disability Team.
The role will lead and support the team to ensure the people with the most complex needs have the care they require and legal frameworks are in place.
The Community Learning Disability team are a forward thinking team who have a drive to transform service in line with the 10 year plan and be preventive empowering people with a learning disability to support their health and wellbeing.
As an integrated service there is a wealth of knowledge across health and social care to support people in a holistic way.
There will be opportunities to lead on projects connecting to the wider system to create sustainable change.
Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Lead is responsible for supporting the team to meet CQC standards, using the KLOE guidance to collate evidence and lead on the development and implementation of action plans to both maintain and improve standards of care.
Supporting the CLDT to achieve their performance targets including around CHC and Court of protection.
Contributing to the Senior Leadership Meetings.
Ensuring that clinicians work within Livewell Southwest policies and the team adhere to professional registration requirements.
Providing clinical leadership and advice to staff ensuring the flow of service users through the system and promoting implementation of evidence based practice in line with NICE guidelines. This will involve both direct and indirect clinical work with staff and service users, including consultation, coaching, live supervision and caseload supervision. The post holder will manage a reduced complex clinical caseload and complex case management
The implementation of new initiatives across the service, leading the change management process.
Implementing the service audit plan: leading on audits and the development of action plans.
Leading on investigations including complaints, patient safety and HR investigations.
Representing the teams and organisation in multi agency forums and meetings as required.
Deputising for the Senior Clinical Lead & Operational Manager when required
Full details of the duties can be found in the Job Description within the supporting documents section.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description Job responsibilities
Service Design and Improvement
To support the implementation of Service developments including the implementation and monitoring of the assigned care pathway quality and improvement plans. The post-holder, in conjunction with relevant others, will ensure that clinical effectiveness systems are embedded and sustainable (based on audit and evidence based care)
Fully participate in quality assurance initiatives and advances.
Demonstrate the ability to engage with different stakeholders including medical staffing in developing the service
Service Delivery and Resource Management
Ensure that governance and assurance systems are in place for care pathways/clinical teams
The post holder will provide expert professional advice with regard to issues that may adversely affect clinical care including staffing and resource issues.
The post holder will offer advice regarding team performance in relation to incidents and complaints
Ensure that services are delivered by practitioners with the appropriate knowledge, skills and competencies, identifying training needs and providing opportunities for development.
In conjunction with the Senior Clinical Lead & Operational Manager, ensure that care is provided within the service resource.
Practice Quality and Workforce Development
Take the lead, in consultation with the Senior Clinical Lead & Operational Manager, in being responsible for the coordination of multi-disciplinary team working and engagement in service delivery in line with practice standards
Ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the service through the implementation of effective risk management, governance and assurance systems
Support the Senior Clinical Lead & Operational Management Team in the development of the workforce.
The post-holder will act as a role model in providing a service for people with learning disabilities for all staff within the CLDT and other stakeholders.
The post-holder will help monitor and improve quality through the following:
Team compliance to national guidelines including NICE guidelines through audit and other means
Developing care pathways which improve clinical care
Line Management/Clinical Supervision Responsibility
The post-holder will work with the Team Manager to deliver effective caseload and line management supervision to the team
The post-holder will ensure that the team access Practice supervision and Continuous Professional Development
The post-holder will provide appropriate cross-cover as required for other Band 7 Leads within the service and for the Senior Clinical Lead & Operational Manager
Additional Responsibilities
All practice leads will hold a portfolio of responsibilities these will include but will not be limited to : responsibility for ensuring team adherence to organisational requirements and standards, representing the CLDT at organisational and multi agency meetings and forums.
They will also take responsibility for key practice development projects across the local liaison services as assigned by the Senior Clinical Lead & Operational Manager, or Operational Management team.
Practice Leads will hold a service portfolio based on individual job planning e.g. safeguarding, complaints.
Personal Professional Duties
Role model clinical leadership
Practice in a way that actively minimises dependency and promotes recovery.
Communicate information in a way that makes it relevant and understandable for 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.
Ensure a duty of care to service users who are entitled to receive safe and competent care. The service users 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.
Ensure that you remain professionally competent by participating in your own and others clinical supervision.
Demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills, not only relating to the care of mental health patients, but also in depth knowledge of the roles and functions of other professionals across the services. This may be enhanced by a relevant qualification at an appropriate level.
Communication and Relationship Skills
The Practice Leads along with the Senior Clinical Lead & Operational Manager will provide high quality mental health services to eligible patients through a multi-disciplinary team of registered professionals and medical staffing in conjunction with the VCSE. The post holder will ensure that services are provided within National, Local and practice guidelines so that:
Quality of life for the people most in need is maintained and improved.
All services are provided effectively and efficiently within current national direction and relevant legislation, to include the protection of vulnerable Adults and Children.
Detailed confident verbal information sharing, within the Team or the wider multi-disciplinary Team, which includes Primary Care.
Detailed confident verbal information sharing on behalf of the Organisation to and from Police and other agencies where appropriate with regard to matters of risk, mental ill health, risk, and as when appropriate.
Ability to appropriately communicate information whilst negotiating positive changes or new service developments.
Confident in managing conflict between individuals when required.
Ability to negotiate a positive outcome from complaint investigations.
The ability to receive information, analyse and formulating professional judgements.
Attend and represent the teams view in meetings, e.g. Child Protection, Adult Protection, Mental Health Review Tribunals, CPA reviews.
Attend and participate in various forums/steering groups within Adult Mental Health and the wider health community
Elicit information from the patient and work with them to advocate on their behalf.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively over the telephone within the boundaries of confidentiality.
Maintain accurate, timely paper and electronic records. Ensure they are kept safely in accordance with Organisation policies, including the Data Protection Act and the Organisation Confidentiality Policy.
The post holder must demonstrate a positive attitude to mental health attending to patients with respect and courtesy.
The post holder will ensure that professional boundaries are always adhered to
Directly responsible for the collaboration and the planning of individual care with patient, carer, negotiation with other teams and services to provide a seamless service to users and carers.
Must be confident in communicating with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties when English is not their first language using Organisation approved interpreters/services.
To attend and participate in the monthly Locality business and performance meetings.
Knowledge, Training and Experience
The post holder will be responsible for updating their own practice, knowledge and skills within their sphere of practice including Organisation mandatory training.
Expert knowledge of working within a Mental Health team, and/or other relevant experience that is directly transferable to a CLDT.
Knowledge of Policy and Legislation.
Knowledge of Court Of Protection and CHC processes
Knowledge of the current drivers in the CLDT e.g Changes across the ICS and commissioning specifically around CHC
Adhere to Policy and Legislation relating to Mental Health, e.g. Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act, Equal Opportunity Law, Disability Discrimination Act, Human Rights Act, Care Programme Approach and Clinical Governance.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
The post holder will provide Learning disability care and other interventions in the setting most appropriate to meet the patients needs.
Ability to match patient need with available skills and resources.
Emergency judgements and clinical decision making as team lead.
Supervision, advice, guidance to others about complex individuals/situations.
To receive information and balance risk to patient and organisation, formulating plans accordingly and communication to the wider health community.
Investigating complaints and reviewing untoward incidents and serious incidents, producing chronology of events, time lines, gaining witness statements, producing report, recommendations and action plans for improvements.
Support the Senior Clinical Lead & Operational Manager in the organisation of the rotas, ensuring that appropriate skill mix is available and is the most cost effective use of the resources available.
To have the vision to develop the workforce plan for the next five years.
Planning and Organisational Skills
Ability to meet targets and provide information on a regular basis to enable the organisation to perform as expected.
The post-holder is expected to that staffing rotas are adequately covered ensuring allocation of work with the available skill mix. Prioritising and delegation skills will be required.
Ensure that relevant team members take a lead in clinical meetings ensuring all patients are reviewed and decisions and plans are put into action and represent the patients views.
Attend Multi-disciplinary meetings for the protection of users, carers, staff and public e.g. Adult Protection, Case Conference Child Protection, Risk Management.
Responsible for the support of staff who may need to attend high profile meetings for example Coroners court.
Jointly responsible for being involved in the planning and implementing of all service developments within the CLDT, formulating policies and protocols.
The full Job Description can be found within the supporting documents section, including the Person Spec. and the additional information for all posts.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Relevant experience in a senior clinical role with experience of managing others. Multi-disciplinary team working Evidence of transferable clinical, risk management and managerial skills at a senior level Extensive Clinical experience in Mental Health care, crisis management and positive risk taking Senior management experience Experience of managing a high level of risk Performance management Experience of implementing competencies and essential training for a team Experience of Case management Experience of Court of protection processes
Desirable
To have experience at senior level of both acute and inpatient and community teams To have worked within an acute inpatient setting Previous deputy team manager experience Budget management experience
Knowledge Essential
Extensive professional knowledge acquired through clinical practice in a Community Health setting, underpinned by training at degree level/diploma level specialist training or equivalent experience. Knowledge of the impact of crisis on mental and physical health difficulties Evidence based practice. Mental Health Act 1983 Good knowledge of current NHS and Social Care Policy Evidence of CPD Understanding of the Community Mental Health Framework Understand the Principles of Governance, particularly in relation to their Service area Knowledge of COP and Dols processs Understand needs of people with a learning disability To be fully aware of and cascade current changes relating to Government Legislation (i.e. Transforming Community Services). CHC
Skills Essential
Accomplished Chair Person for meetings Able to use Organisational IT systems Delivery of training sessions such as Turbo-teach
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse, Social Worker or AHP with significant, relevant experience in Secondary Health Service and community setting Post graduate diploma / degree level study related to health/social care or equivalent worked experience relevant to the role Teaching/Assessing course such as mentorship module or equivalent
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Livewell Southwest
Address Westbourne Unit
Beacon Park Road
Plymouth
PL2 2PQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)