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Exciting Career Opportunity- Inpatient Mental Health Nursing
Post Title: Mental Health Services Nurse Team Leader (1WTE posts)
Grade: Agenda for Change Band 7
Salary: £ 40,872-£47,846
Tenure: Permanent , Mon-Fri 0900-1700 (37.5 hours)
Relocation Package where appropriate
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is the largest NHS Board in Scotland. We provide strategic leadership and performance management for the entire local NHS system in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area ensuring that services are delivered effectively and efficiently.
With around 40,000 staff we provide Acute, Mental Health Services, Primary and Community Care to a population of 1.2 million people resident in our area.
Our Mental Health and Addiction Services are delivered through Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership acting on behalf of the 6 Health and Social Care Partnerships within the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Board area.
Investing in our Mental Health Services workforce is a key priority to enable the continued development and progress to the implementation of the Board’s Mental Health Strategy to ensure the ongoing delivery of quality safe, effective, person centred care.
About the role
Are you seeking an opportunity to continue your personal development to help you further your career?
We are currently recruiting for a Mental Health Services NurseTeam Leader Band 7, to join our South Community Mental Health Team who have responsibility for delivering mental health treatment to the older adult population within South Glasgow The CMHT works closely with inpatient wards : Balmore Ward an 18 bedded Dementia Assessment Ward and Banff Ward has 20 beds for Older Adults with functional mental health problems. This south post will initially be based at Elderpark Clinic in Govan.
The team are responsible for the community based care of older adults with a diagnosis of Dementia and who are perceived to have significant levels of distress associated with dementia. The psychological responses to stress and distress in dementia are assessed by the team and using a biopsychosocial model of care individuals and their families are supported at home.
The team also provides care for individuals over 65 years old experiencing functional mental health problems. Psychological and biological responses to these illnesses are assessed and monitored by the MDT and close links with the wider HSCP to ensure recovery focussed evidenced based coordinated care in the right place at the right time.
As well as nursing colleagues the team has 2 Consultant Psychiatrists covering various geographic catchment areas, dedicated Psychologist, Occupational Therapists and clinical support Workers who function as Multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient and effective care provision.
The successful post holder will have professional and managerial responsibility for the CMHT including responsibility for facilitating and providing clinical leadership whilst ensuring a high standard of person centred care is delivered to patients and their families.
This is a key leadership role in the delivery of safe, person centered, effective, timely and equitable care requiring the post holders to manage registered nursing staff and support staff as well as coordinating input from the wider multidisciplinary team.
The role represents an exciting career opportuny for candidates who are striving for excellence and who want to make a real difference to the service provision for the older adult population.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a Community mental health service that uses a multi-disciplinary approach and aims to deliver quality care underpinned by values and evidenced based practice in an environment that supports recovery with minimal possible restrictions on personal choice.
As the an NTL you will be instrumental in the day to day running of the team leading on service improvement with a strong focus on training and education in your areas of expertise.
Reporting to the Service Manager for Older People and Primary Care you will also work closely with wider senior management within the Older People and Primary care Community services on delivery of clinical governance and service development processes including the meeting of key Community objectives. You will participate in multi-disciplinary decision making with regards to clinical and risk assessment/ risk management and plans of care. Monitoring nursing clinical activity/ workforce issues and ensuring resource efficiency is a critical aspects of the role.
We are seeking to recruit an individual who is enthusiastic about implementing change and who will support development of clinical practice whilst evidencing continuous improvement and learning in the delivery of safe, effective, and person centered services.
This role demands evidence of effective communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. We are looking for an individual with enthusiasm and commitment who will enjoy the challenge the role offers. The Nurse Team Leader will have responsibility for the delegated management of the Older People Community Mental Health Team
The post holder will support Older people and Primary Care and Primary Care Service Manager in managing the effective deployment of the resources within the team and supporting functions such as absence management. They will support effective communication both internally and externally to the team and also support integration between health and social care services.
Responsibility for leading on clinical governance activity will lie with the post holder, which will include the setting and monitoring of standards of care and service, responding to complaints, staff support, career long learning, continuous development, clinical supervision, and the implementation of policy and clinical guidelines. For profession specific developments/supervision the post holder will link with the appropriate professional leads.
The post holder will also actively contribute to multi-disciplinary/agency clinical governance activity and may become involved in agreed pieces of work that are out-with their traditional sphere of practice.
The post hold will carry a defined caseload as appropriate taking responsibility for the assessment, care planning, intervention and discharge.
It is an essential requirement that you are a NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse and will bring to the role extensive post registration experience within a relevant area and/or demonstrate expert clinical and professional practice developed through experience. You will be experienced in leading teams and can work effectively as part of a multi-professional / multi-agency team. The NTL post holder will be required to work 0900-1700 Monday to Friday.
For more information about the post please refer to the Job Description including the Person Specification which can be found at the bottom of this recruitment advertisement.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We look forward to receiving your application.
If you would like to find out more about this role before applying, please contact Pauline McCulloch, Service Manager Older People and Primary Care, Glasgow City HSCP – South Locality
Telephone 0141 211 6496/ 07887626863
E-mail: Pauline.mcculloch@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Find out more about NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde www.nhsggc.org.uk
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