Assistant Clinical Lead

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop the Eating Disorders Team (EDYS) at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. The post involves collaboration with partnership agencies and close work with the Clinical Lead and other ACLs, as well as line management of the MDT. The Assistant Clinical Lead will support the strategic development of the service, ensuring delivery and sustainability, and will work with other mental health, education and council partners. The role requires the ability to engage colleagues across organisational boundaries. The Assistant Clinical Lead is a key member of the EDYS Community Division Mental Health Services Leadership Team based at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and will be responsible for the clinical management of their MDT in addition to providing clinical supervision to assigned clinicians. The post will support clinical, strategic and performance leadership for the service and will undertake responsibilities delegated by the Clinical Lead, including designated areas of service development and leadership tasks aligned with the Service and Trust’s vision. Clinically, the post holder will support staff via clinical and operational supervision to ensure the team delivers high-quality clinical interventions.Responsibilities

To support team members to case manage, assess, treat and discharge children and young people effectively.To ensure appropriate data is completed by clinicians within their MDT (e.g., Routine outcome measures and other clinical documents).Review the caseloads of MDT members.Oversee safe use of equipment and resources.Conduct appraisals of staff within the team (Performance and Development Reviews).Identify training needs and coordinate continuing professional development in conjunction with the wider Leadership team.Provide clinical supervision support to staff from own and other services/teams as agreed with the Clinical Lead.Qualifications and Skills

We are looking for a motivated and confident individual with a passion to improve children and young people’s mental health services to take on this position. The role includes clinical management of the MDT and providing clinical supervision, with responsibilities for service development and leadership tasks as guided by the Clinical Lead and the Service/Trust vision. The post holder will support staff in delivering high standards of clinical intervention and will be involved in staff supervision and development.About Alder Hey

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a zero tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.We are a provider of specialist health care with a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at Sunflower House Inpatient Unit on the Alder Hey campus. We currently have more than 4,000 staff and provide education and training to medical, nursing and allied health professional students each year. We particularly welcome applications from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities, and all appointments are made on merit.Benefits and Additional Information

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Our staff are friendly and welcoming, and we are committed to supporting our staff with an outstanding benefits package including:Great flexible working opportunitiesLease car scheme and Home Electronics SchemeGenerous annual leave and pension schemeExtensive staff health and well-being programmesAlder Hey reserves the right to close vacancies without notice when a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please apply promptly if you wish to be considered. Check the email account from which you apply regularly, as we will contact you regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted. For assistance during the application stages, please contact the recruiting manager or the recruitment team at the listed email address or phone number. Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application. Selection processes are designed to recruit candidates with the right skills and values, and the use of AI in applications is ..... full job details .....