Clinical Lead

Management of referrals, assessment, and treatment. Performance monitoring and management Line Management and supervision of staff. Ensure that a culture of effective risk management is present in the team. Ensure that the team functions in line with the agreed operational policy.

Participate in recruitment and selection of staff within the team, leading on decisions as designated by the Locality Manager. Respond to serious untoward incidents as appropriate and support any subsequent investigation. Respond to Safeguarding Adult alerts as appropriate. Ensure complaints are investigated fully, within the time limits ensuring a proactive approach is standard and in accordance with trust policies.

To ensure that there are relevant forums within clinical teams for the dissemination, and embedding of learning points from complaints and serious untoward incidents. Ensure equality and diversity is considered in all aspects of the teams business. Supporting the Trusts reputation and that of all senior colleagues, maintaining a positive attitude with strong commitment to results. Promote and display via personal actions support for the Trusts key policies on Equality and Diversity and use of the recovery orientated approach for people with longer term problems.

Work with other team leads to ensure the locality provides a seamless service. Ensure that job plans are developed, are reflective of service needs and are regularly reviewed and adjusted to meet the demands of the service. Performance Management To provide effective leadership and management to the team that promotes high performance standards and enhances the achievement of the Trusts objectives and priorities. Assume overall clinical accountability for the team alongside the team manager.

In the absence of the line manager, to assume responsibility for the day to day operational management of the team ensuring the service is delivered within the agreed structures outlined in the operational policy. Provide clear and consistent leadership to the workforce of the team and offer professional advice when required. To engage staff in the delivery of all performance targets for and on behalf of the Trust, to assist the team in improving the quality of the service. Establish, develop and contribute to service developments within the locality and wider directorate.

Understand the Trusts key priorities and those of your care group and translate these into key priorities for your care group. To develop, implement and maintain systems, processes and practice in risk management, including the management of Health and Safety. Ensure all aspects of Safeguarding are adhered to and that policies and procedures are followed at all times. Effective management of risk of infection ensuring related polices fully complied with and communicated in the team(s).

Lead responsibilities The Trusts success will be dependent on all lead playing an active role to make sure the existing areas of good employment practice are universally embedded within the organisation. Lead will be expected to: Ensure that systems are in place to co-ordinate information about the take up of the services and to establish unmet needs and action plans to address those. Provide regular reports as required in connection with financial management and performance monitoring of agreed service targets. Ensure management of staff is consistent with Trusts HR Policies to the achievement of equality, equity and optimum performance.

Conduct and contribute to the PDR process for all staff within the team which reflect Trust and local priorities and ensure staff has access to appropriate training and development. Co-ordinate and develop the practice and culture of the MDT team through close liaising with clinical leads around recruitment and service delivery. Ensure appropriate supervision takes place in line with Trust policy. Communicate regularly through team meetings, team briefings, clinical forums.

and individually with team members providing an opportunity for two-way feedback. Ensure that service users and carers opinions and experiences are being responded to at a team level. Actively participate in the development of policies and procedures pertaining to the service. Ensure effective leadership and management, continuous service development, improvement and high-quality service delivery.

To ensure care is locally delivered, at the right time and is service user/ carer focussed. Education and Training Ensure that mandatory training requirements are fulfilled, and compliance is actively monitored. Ensure that systems are in place to monitor the effectiveness of staffs skills/ knowledge acquisition from delivered training. Ensure own professional development through supervision and appraisal.

Ensure that all training needs of staff are discussed in supervision sessions and are in accordance with the local training strategy and team up skilling annual plans. Communication Ensure effective communication