The post holder will be part of South Tyneside Lifecycle Primary Care Mental Health Service, which incorporates Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) and Child Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS). They will work with adults who have a range of common mental health problems in primary care using NICE high intensity treatment interventions such as CBT, IPT, EMDR, CAT, Counselling for Depression. They will use traditional and innovative treatment methods. To be accountable for the day to day management of a locality team, deployment and supervision of staff, and ensuring the coordination of services provided, optimising the cost effective use of all resources Line management of the team, with overall accountability and responsibility for the delivery of all aspects of patient/client care through the provision of effective clinical and managerial leadership Will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities To meet targets set nationally and locally for access, recovery and waiting times To work as a member of the Lifecycle/IAPT Team in providing a Mental Health Service to service users with Common Mental Health Problems This includes the direct provision of NICE evidence based, outcome focused standards of care to service users aged 16+ The service will be delivered from Community Bases as an integral part of a stepped care model To lead, motivate and support the team approach to delivering new and innovative models of care for service users To lead a continuously improving service, by ensuring systems are in place to support clinical governance, quality monitoring and on-going research and audit of practice Ensure systems and processes are in place to maintain patient safety Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and practice within the team To work autonomously, assessing individual patient/client needs, initiating investigations, determining a plan of care and initiating appropriate holistic, research based health information and care To act as a resource for all members of the team, providing expert advice concerning aspects of patient/client management. To be responsible for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in practice and to have overall responsibility for monitoring the standard of care To improve the service users journey by increasing access to assessment and appropriate care and treatment Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective, evidence based and safe PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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