Job overview

We are recruiting substantively into a Band 7 Clinical on Castle Ward.

Caring for our most acutely ill patients on our wards is a role of utmost importance and a crucial part of the Trust’s mental health support services. The contributions of our staff in these areas are invaluable and cannot be overstated.

We are excited to announce an opportunity to join Castle Ward, an 19 -bed female acute ward for adults experiencing  mental health issues. Castle Ward, the is a 24-hour facility serves working-age women (18-65) who are facing acute mental health challenges.

As a Clinical lead , you will need to exhibit strong leadership skills   Being curious, creative, self-aware, and assertive are essential qualification.

Are you passionate about leading a team and delivering outstanding clinical care ?

Then please have a look at the Job Description to see if this post is for you.

The postholder will need to:

• Demonstrate a good knowledge of the operation and functioning of an acute ward
• Be a team player and work well with colleagues both internally and externally to the service and effectively communicate not only within LPFT but with the wider healthcare system.
• Be motivated to deliver outstanding clinical care to our patients and lead the team with their clinical interventions, formulations and treatment plans.
• Work closely with the Ward Manager, Modern Matron and Service Manager to continue to offer excellent care for our patients

Main duties of the job

The role supports the high levels of Acuity and increased numbers of complex presentations being supported within LPFT’s acute wards. The post provides clinical oversite on their assigned wards, improves clinical outcomes for patients and provides support to ward managers. Band 7 clinical leads have become a relied upon resource within LPFT’s acute wards, their responsibilities is as follows:

• Management of complex safeguarding issues with direction from the trusts safeguarding team.
• Role modelling for the team
• Implementation of learning from serious investigation.
• Deputise for Ward Manager in their absence.
• To ensure that services are delivered to maximise patient safety.
• Contribute to performance improvement such as managerial & clinical supervision.
• Implementation of new working practices to improve patient outcomes.
• Leading and supporting the team with complex cases
• To drive changes within services that benefit patients, carers and/or staff

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family,  Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.