Our clients are urgently seeking to recruit a
Locum Band 7 Nurse Team Leader to join their Early Intervention Team.
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
Job Purpose:
To have overall management responsibility for the delivery of care within an Early Intervention in Psychosis model of service delivery, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. To lead a team of professionals and support staff in the delivery of high-quality evidence-based practice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisal take place. To manage administrative and operational resources in a cost-effective manner, evaluating the standard of service delivered. To co-ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust, to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services. The Team Manager will ensure that all referrals to the service are screened, that, where necessary, service users are provided with a full assessment of health and social needs, and that aftercare is provided from the most appropriate service.
The post holder will carry out clinical and managerial procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care and complies with the relevant Code of Professional Conduct. There is an expectation that the post holder will place the needs of service users at the centre of care delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
Management of Care and Practice
Ensure that all clinical practice is developed using up to date evidence base
Ensuring that all staff have the appropriate skill base and supporting mechanisms to access training to work with the service user group.
Oversee a service user's care pathway, utilising available resources and Patient Journey framework and lead the team in its implementation.
Ensure systems are in place to support user and carer-centred involvement in the planning and provision of care.
Ensure that staff receive regular supervision and appraisal, and are offered essential and developmental training in accordance with their personal
development plans, and the needs of the service.
Ensure that all service users are made aware of, encouraged, and assisted to use all services available to them.
Ensure that the requirements of all mental health legislation are met with particular regard to the Mental Health Act 1983 (including amendments and
Code of Practice) and Community Care Legislation (eg. CPA, Supervision Registers and Supervised Discharge etc), NSF, Child Protection and NHS
Plan, Care Act 2014, and ensuring that all practices are within the guidelines.
set by the NMC and are in accordance with Trust policy.
Ensure that the Better Access to Early Interventions standards are upheld by managing an efficient referral system and supporting the delivery of the range
if intervention recommended by the NICE guidance.