Job overview

• The post holder will be an experienced clinician or practitioner working alongside the Head of Learning Disability and Autism and will sit within the Corporate Nursing Directorate at BSMHFT.
• To lead in the provision of quality evidence-based practice, support and care for users of both services.  The post holder will require specialist knowledge of the health and social care needs of people with learning disabilities, autism and/ or mental health as well as local and national priorities across health services and the impact of these on people with autism with or without mental health needs.
• The post holder will be expected to offer overall professional clinical leadership and management to all staff within the teams that make up the hub, to manage and coordinate staff and clinical activity and have overall responsibility for the professional development and supervision of practise
• To provide specialist practical advice on the care and clinical management of users of the services and to support staff, other agencies and other statutory services to provide integrated services to enable improved health and well being outcomes for service users.
• The successful candidates will also have highly developed reporting and analysis skills and be confident with having outcome focussed and collaborative conversations with a variety of stakeholders to promote patient outcomes and system challenge.

Main duties of the job

·        To be responsible for ensuring the appropriate communication, support and intervention takes place with their team, service users, families and other stakeholders

·        To ensure the service delivers advice, guidance and expertise to existing teams within BSHMT and provide care and support for those deemed at risk of admission to a mental health hospital bed. The post holder will offer intensive support to their team with safe and timely discharge into the community where required.

·        To be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective clinical pathways between an Autism Enhanced Support service within BSMHFT and other services (both internal and external). They will provide leadership and guidance to others in risk assessment, risk management and positive problem solving when supporting people with autism and co-existing conditions requiring intensive and crisis support and lead on debriefs following incidents.

To lead in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care across the clinical services, and ensure that staff have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision

·        Provide advanced clinical skills, leading on practice issues and providing leadership and management to teams supporting to develop highly specialised care packages for patients transitioning from in-patient areas and living within community settings.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.  Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year.  We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community.  If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.