Clinical Team Manager - Hitchin

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • In consultation with the Head of Care, assess potential service users in liaison with Health and/or Social Services commissioners. Ensure that all service users (or when they are not able, relatives) are given the opportunity to participate fully in the care planning process • Responsible for ensuring adequate and appropriate daily staff cover by planning and effective duty rota and participating in the provision of out-of-hours clinical support. Responsible to maintain effective communication and liaison with other departments in the Service and Brainkind • To liaise and communicate with other health and social care professionals in Brainkind and outside agencies in the planning and delivery of service user care, including junior doctors on placement • To understand and apply a legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable adults, being aware of statutory vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance. Furthermore, to assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery • Responsible to ensure all clinical colleagues (including self) receive formal documented supervision / clinical supervision in line with Brainkind professional and statutory requirements • To participate in the annual audit programme, setting quality standards and monitoring the quality of care through clinical audit • To promote and demonstrate the highest clinical standards and assess through monitoring competencies • To support the process of collecting clinical data for the monthly monitoring process • To manage and assess risk within the area of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect colleagues and service users • To provide an educational role to service users, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning. Act as a role model and share their own experience and knowledge informally and formally. Actively encourage everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice • Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally take on reasonable additional tasks Job description Job responsibilities MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • In consultation with the Head of Care, assess potential service users in liaison with Health and/or Social Services commissioners. Ensure that all service users (or when they are not able, relatives) are given the opportunity to participate fully in the care planning process • Responsible for ensuring adequate and appropriate daily staff cover by planning and effective duty rota and participating in the provision of out-of-hours clinical support. Responsible to maintain effective communication and liaison with other departments in the Service and Brainkind • To liaise and communicate with other health and social care professionals in Brainkind and outside agencies in the planning and delivery of service user care, including junior doctors on placement • To understand and apply a legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable adults, being aware of statutory vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance. Furthermore, to assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery • Responsible to ensure all clinical colleagues (including self) receive formal documented supervision / clinical supervision in line with Brainkind professional and statutory requirements • To participate in the annual audit programme, setting quality standards and monitoring the quality of care through clinical audit • To promote and demonstrate the highest clinical standards and assess through monitoring competencies • To support the process of collecting clinical data for the monthly monitoring process • To manage and assess risk within the area of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect colleagues and service users • To provide an educational role to service users, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning. Act as a role model and share their own experience and knowledge informally and formally. Actively encourage everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice • Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally take on reasonable additional tasks