We seek an experienced practitioner with strong leadership and management skills and a strong interest in Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) to join the home-treatment team in Plymouth.
You will be providing visible clinical leadership for the team and driving collaborative efforts between HTT and other parts of the service. This shall include working closely with the medical teams, community teams, statutory providers, emergency services and the acute sector.
You must have excellent communication skills, and a good working knowledge and understanding of acute adult mental health including in older people. An important part of this role is to ensure quality and role-model best practice. This includes championing best practices and providing training for the team especially in the care of older patients.
If you have a passion for mental health and display our values of being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative, we would like to hear from you. It will be expected that you will have experience in a senior role working within the field of mental health and have a sound clinical background which has been supplemented by continuing professional development.
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.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the Role The role is an all-rounded, hands-on senior clinical role; the postholder will need to confidently evidence and utilise many key skills such as effective communication, be able to prioritise competing service demands, risk management, maintain high clinical standards, utilise evidence-based practice, and provide inspirational leadership within the teams and the wider organisation. Where required the post holder will work across a 7 day period, clinical time will be flexible according to the needs of the team. There will be a requirement to be part of the mental health on call rota. The job requires innovation, flexibility, and commitment and the post holder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the senior clinical team to ensure that patients and families have the best possible experience and outcome of using our services. All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service. 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 responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the development and monitoring of the care pathway quality and improvement plans. The postholder, in conjunction with operational team manager and relevant other teams, will ensure that clinical effectiveness systems are embedded and sustainable (based on audit and evidence based care). Participate in, and lead where required, the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies, service innovations whereby the service evolves to meet the needs of the individuals and their carers. Fully participate in quality assurance initiatives and advances including any resulting audit of these. Will demonstrate the ability to engage with different stakeholders including medical staffing in developing the service. Ensure that governance and assurance systems are in place for care pathways/clinical teams. The postholder will provide expert professional advice regarding clinical care, incidents and complaints. Ensure that services are delivered by practitioners with the appropriate knowledge, skills and competencies. In conjunction with the Team manager, ensure that care is provided within the service resource. Take the lead, in consultation with the team 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 Team Manager and 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 mental health problems for all staff within Home Treatment Team 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. The postholder will support the Team Manager in the delivery of line management to the team. The postholder will ensure that the team access clinical supervision, and Continuous Professional Development. The postholder will provide appropriate cross-cover as required for the Team Manager. All practice leads will hold a portfolio of responsibilities these will include but will not be limited to: ensuring the quality and triangulation of Home Treatment Team, KPIs, responsibility for updating and monitoring risk registers, Infection prevention and control, NICE compliance within the team. They will also take responsibility for key practice development projects across the Home Treatment team service as assigned by the Team Manager, or Operational Management team. Practice Leads will hold a service portfolio based on individual job planning e.g. safeguarding, complaints. 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. 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 Home Treatment Team, and/or other relevant experience that is transferable to a Home Treatment Team Model. Knowledge of Policy and Legislation. Knowledge of Mental Health and Mental Health Service delivery. Knowledge of the Urgent care agenda. Knowledge of the current drivers in Home Treatment team and Key Performance Indicators for the service. 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. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working.
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Main duties of the Role The role is an all-rounded, hands-on senior clinical role; the postholder will need to confidently evidence and utilise many key skills such as effective communication, be able to prioritise competing service demands, risk management, maintain high clinical standards, utilise evidence-based practice, and provide inspirational leadership within the teams and the wider organisation. Where required the post holder will work across a 7 day period, clinical time will be flexible according to the needs of the team. There will be a requirement to be part of the mental health on call rota. The job requires innovation, flexibility, and commitment and the post holder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the senior clinical team to ensure that patients and families have the best possible experience and outcome of using our services. All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service. 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 responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the development and monitoring of the care pathway quality and improvement plans. The postholder, in conjunction with operational team manager and relevant other teams, will ensure that clinical effectiveness systems are embedded and sustainable (based on audit and evidence based care). Participate in, and lead where required, the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies, service innovations whereby the service evolves to meet the needs of the individuals and their carers. Fully participate in quality assurance initiatives and advances including any resulting audit of these. Will demonstrate the ability to engage with different stakeholders including medical staffing in developing the service. Ensure that governance and assurance systems are in place for care pathways/clinical teams. The postholder will provide expert professional advice regarding clinical care, incidents and complaints. Ensure that services are delivered by practitioners with the appropriate knowledge, skills and competencies. In conjunction with the Team manager, ensure that care is provided within the service resource. Take the lead, in consultation with the team 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 Team Manager and 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 mental health problems for all staff within Home Treatment Team 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. The postholder will support the Team Manager in the delivery of line management to the team. The postholder will ensure that the team access clinical supervision, and Continuous Professional Development. The postholder will provide appropriate cross-cover as required for the Team Manager. All practice leads will hold a portfolio of responsibilities these will include but will not be limited to: ensuring the quality and triangulation of Home Treatment Team, KPIs, responsibility for updating and monitoring risk registers, Infection prevention and control, NICE compliance within the team. They will also take responsibility for key practice development projects across the Home Treatment team service as assigned by the Team Manager, or Operational Management team. Practice Leads will hold a service portfolio based on individual job planning e.g. safeguarding, complaints. 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. 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 Home Treatment Team, and/or other relevant experience that is transferable to a Home Treatment Team Model. Knowledge of Policy and Legislation. Knowledge of Mental Health and Mental Health Service delivery. Knowledge of the Urgent care agenda. Knowledge of the current drivers in Home Treatment team and Key Performance Indicators for the service. 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. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working.
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