Clinical Specialist - EIP

We are offering an opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Specialist to join our Early Intervention in Psychosis Team based in Chester Le Street Health Centre. Our service covers the North Durham area. The successful candidate will be an active member for the Senior Leadership team whilst clinically leading the team and supporting with service improvement and operational duties when required. The successful candidate will provide daily leadership to other members of the multi-disciplinary team and will be involved in the ongoing review and development of the service. This will involve working effectively with other leadership colleagues and external stakeholders. There will be an expectation that you will be involved in the assessment, formulation, and treatment of those accessing the service., To be the professional lead for practitioners in the designated specialty, leading on professional development and ensuring the delivery of robust evidence based practice. To lead the establishment of systems that support the development of clinical practice, to ensure that the developments are embedded within the team and are sustainable. To ensure high professional standards of nursing practice in accordance with the Governing Bodies with professional accountability to the Nursing and Governance Directorate. To lead the planning, implementation and participation in training and educational activities relevant to Practice Development for Practitioners in the designated specialty. To support the team manager and other senior clinical staff in establishing and maintaining high standards and continual improvement within the established governance framework. To undertake ongoing audit of care and service delivery, underpinned by research and evidence-based practice. Undertakes research as part of the role. To co-ordinate and deliver clinical supervision to support all staff within the area of responsibility. To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities. Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

At Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) we provide a range of inpatient and community mental health and learning disability services for approximately two million people of all ages living in County Durham and Darlington, the Tees Valley, Vale of York and most of North Yorkshire. Our services include:

• Adult mental health services
• Mental health services for older people
• Children and young people's services
• Adult learning disability services.
We employ around 7,500 staff and we cover a large geographical area which includes:
• County Durham and Darlington
• the four Teesside boroughs of Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland
• the North Yorkshire areas of Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Hambleton and Richmondshire, Selby and Harrogate and Ripon
• the City of York
• the Pocklington area of East Yorkshire
• the Wetherby area of West Yorkshire.
Some of our specialist services also support people living elsewhere in the country, particularly other parts of the North East, Yorkshire and Cumbria. As a foundation trust we are accountable to local people through our Council of Governors and are regulated by NHS Improvement, the health sector regulator and by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)