Nurse Team Leader - Community Mental Health

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Monday to Friday 9-5 .

As an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team the post-holder has responsibility for clinical nurse leadership, managing and supporting the ongoing team development to fulfil the key functions of the CMHT. In particular the post-holder will be responsible for the safe and effective deployment and management of the nursing resource to ensure robust risk assessment/ risk management, implementation of complex programmes of care using a strength based recovery focused approach that proactively involves the person and optimises self-management across the service.

The post holder is required to undertake caseload management and line management responsibilities of senior nursing staff with overall responsibility for monitoring nursing activity related to CMHT key performance indicators. Has lead responsibility for profession specific clinical governance activity and monitoring which includes care assurance; standards compliance; professional regulation; responding to complaints; staff governance; Clinical Supervision; Line Management Supervision; legislative frameworks; national and board policy/ guidelines implementation. This involves working in a variety of home/ near to home community environments.

Participating as a key member of multi-disciplinary decision making with regards to referral screening/ patient allocation and reviews as well as monitoring nursing workload (clinical activity) /workforce issues and ensuring resource efficiency are critical aspects of the role.

Supporting the service manager, contributing to health and social care agenda, leading on professional, practice and service improvements to ensure safe effective person centred care delivery and the CMHT key functions are important aspects of this role.

Informal contact: Julie Campbell , 0141 941 4400 , julie.campbell2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

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