Clinical Site Manager

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About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

• We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
• We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values

Our Vision

"To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care".

Our Purpose

"We care for people every day. What we do together, matters".

Our Values

• We Care
• We Learn
• We Empower

Our strategic objectives

• We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
• We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
• We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
• We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

• Mental Health Services
• Community Health Services
• Learning Disabilities Services
• Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.

Job overview

The base will be Basildon MHU

An exciting opportunity has arisen to embark on a newly developed role of Clinical Site Manager within Basildon MHU

The Clinical Site Manager is key to ensuring that services continue to operate in a clinically effective and safe manner, during the overnight and weekend periods. Being the most senior individual on duty, you will provide clinical oversight and assurance across a given site/ locality and be the first point of contact. You will be instrumental in maintaining and delivering high standards of quality care and patient safety.

This role involves both variety and complexity of working in a rapidly evolving programme of whole system change, presenting a fantastic opportunity to be part of our radical journey.

The role is supernumerary, with the opportunity to be based on a ward/unit dependent on clinical and operational need. We are looking for autonomous, driven, solution-focused and confident practitioner(s).

You will have formal and delegated authority to take managerial decisions pertaining to clinical, operational, and resource related issues in the absence of the substantive Clinical Manager, working closely with other members of the senior on call team.

You will be responsible for the implementation of high standards of care delivery, ensuring the service provided is needs-led, compliant with national guidance and is viewed positively by service users.

Main duties of the job

Key Requirements

• Leadership experience at Band 6 in an inpatient setting.
• High level of clinical expertise in order to give professional advice and guidance on a broad range of clinical and operational issues.
• Ability to identify and assess complex clinical and operational matters and to ensure that the most appropriate action is taken.
• Extensive knowledge of wider care pathways, patient flows and service access routes.
• Detailed knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 as amended in 2007 and its associated policy requirements.
• Possess a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Procedure and the Trust's Safeguarding Policy and Procedures; providing advice and guidance on their relevant implementation.

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will have the opportunity to influence and promote improved, dynamic and effective clinical practice across the service.

These opportunities are based at Basildon MHU

For further information about the full specification of the role, please read the job description and person specification.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3 ENB 998 or equivalent Post graduate qualification degree or extensive experience of community mental health nursing Mentorship Preparation Meet the requirements for revalidation as set out by the NMC High standard of education Good written and spoken English Able to deliver from a range of possible key therapeutic interventions including CBT, Psychosocial interventions, Family Interventions, DBT approaches Highly specialist knowledge developed and supported by theory and experience

Desirable criteria

• Non-medical prescribing qualification Master's degree or willingness to undertake this Registered General Nurse

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven experience of working in a health / social care or acute setting as part of a multi-disciplinary team Experience of working with, supervising lower banded staff Managing the care of service users with highly complex needs Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive information Provide clinical leadership to lower banded staff in medicines management in line with NMC Standards and Trust policies and procedures Manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / review / business / handover Demonstrate an understanding of the recovery principles Conduct specialist (including risk) assessments for service users / in the service user environment Extensive proven experience of working with service users with mental health conditions

Training

Essential criteria

• TASI or equivalent training

Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered 'suitable alternative employment' to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Important Professional References

Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Covid Vaccination

Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.

If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing epunft.cv19hr@nhs.net.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Clinical Site Manager (PDF, 728.5KB)
• Clinical Site Manager person spec (PDF, 376.6KB)
• Why Join The NHS Pension Scheme (PDF, 91.3KB)
• EPUT Pledge - Step into Health (PDF, 211.0KB)
• Candidate Privacy Policy (PDF, 336.6KB)
• Right to Work Information (PDF, 293.6KB)
• Employer Recognition Scheme - Gold Award (PDF, 27.7KB)
• Trust Vision and Values (PDF, 168.9KB)
• Values of the NHS Pension (PDF, 151.3KB)