Clinical Site Manager - Mental Health | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced, professionally registered, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Social Worker, with a positive "can do" attitude and passion for improving patient experience? The Clinical Site team at St Ann's Hospital is expanding, as part of our exciting investments in service improvement work around patient flow. We are looking for people with an ability to work under pressure to co-ordinate and manage complex decisions around flow and patient care.

You will be responsible for duty operational management of mental health inpatient services, including oversight of safe staffing and incidents, of the Health Based Place of Safety and co-ordinating patient flow.

Full and part time hours considered - Shift pattern is long days (3 per week for full time) with expectation of regular weekend and bank holiday working. Occasional night shift cover may be required to meet the needs of the service. All reasonable flexible working requests will be considered.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

To navigate various clinical interfaces and work under pressure to co-ordinate and manage complex decisions around flow and patient care.

The role provides a critical function in safe and therapeutic care and transitions. You will work closely with colleagues from a range of Trust and external agencies and services.

You will need to have excellent communication, leadership and decision-making skills, based in sound understanding of clinical best practice, policy and legal frameworks in relation to mental health.

Please note - You will be required to undertake a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course and it is a condition of your employment that you successfully complete all aspects of this course

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.