Regional Mental Health lead

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Job description

Overview

This regional Mental Health Lea role will support the development of mental health services across Thames Valley and South central regions at a strategic level. The role will require travel to all sites within the Thames Valley and South central region to ensure clinical practices are in place and to support the mental health clinical leads to embed processes.

This role will require an experienced Mental Health (MH) practitioner to standardise practice and implement the new MH specification across Thames Valley and South Cental in partnership with the Integrated Substance Misuse Teams (ISMT). This is an exciting time to lead and improve services to support and motivate individuals to take control of their lives and to make changes to improve or overcome mental health issues and move on to a life free from offending.

Purpose of the role

As a Mental Health Regional Lead you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, whilst being a support and resource to less experienced members of staff. You will be responsible for:

- The provision of leadership and management support to lead MH nurses and MH teams across Thames Valley and South Central to ensure the most effective and efficient utilisation of resources and to support the client in the delivery of its objectives and the provision of excellent patient focused care.

- Support teams to deliver the clinical model including training, advice and onsite support where required, including the creation of a skills and competency framework for Mental Health staff where applicable.

- Provide assurance of quality of care, data monitoring and audit to the Regional Manager and Heads of Healthcare. Highlight best practice or service deficiencies and work in partnership to improve performance across the region.

- Act as a Mental Health Champion, promoting the efficacy and value of mental health services and integrate mental health service with other parts of healthcare and the wider prison.

- Act as the liaison point for mental health subcontractors to support the monitoring of sub contractor performance and service development through the contract and MH service specification.

- To be an active member of the quarterly national Mental Health steering group, taking forward the regional agenda / sharing best practice and or areas for improvement and bringing national direction and developments back to the region

1. Maintain an overview of any mental health operational issues. Anticipating areas where performance deterioration may benefit from early intervention including escalation of issues, including those suitable for transfer to secure hospital. .

1. Work with HOHC to ensure CQC readiness across MH services.

- To work with sites to develop a health promotion framework to be delivered in conjunction with other pathways across the year.

- To facilitate appropriate and effective clinical supervision to all staff within the mental health teams.

Operational Responsibilities

- Challenge behaviour that may be seen as anti-social or inappropriate.
- Ensure the security of prisoners within the clinical area is conducted in a manner, which is sensitive to individual needs without compromising overall security.
- Acts to protect prisoners from abuse and violence.
- Encourage prisoner involvement in regime and therapeutic activities.

Clinical Governance

- To participate and assist in the systematic monitoring, review and evaluation of MH practice through clinical audit.
- To participate and assist in the setting of standards of service user care based on sound research findings.
- Work within Group's Clinical Governance framework.
- Promote clinical excellence and best evidence based practice reflecting the clients philosophy.
- Maintain confidentiality of information regarding service users, families and friends at all times.

- Participates in the reporting of Clinical and Non-Clinical Risk Assessments and incidents.

- Assist in the investigation of verbal and written complaints according to Company Policy.
- To undertake RCAs as required (and training in the same if required)
- To provide subject expertise to those undertaking or reviewing RCAs.

- Work within the parameters of the Mental Health Act 1983 and code of practice 2015.
- Keep up to date with current mental health developments and best practice.