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JOB IDENTIFICATION
Job Title
Reports To
Direct Reports
Location
Clinical Lead (Redcar)
Services Manager (Operational Management)
Lifeline Clinical Lead (clinical supervision)
Redcar and Cleveland
Hours
Date Updated
35 hours
Length of contract Permanent
Salary £31,072 - £40,694 Agenda for Change Band 7
June 2015
JOB PURPOSE
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To provide clinical leadership to the development and implementation of Lifeline’s Redcar and Cleveland
Clinical Service
 To provide expert clinical support and guidance to Lifeline’s team of non-medical prescribers
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To ensure continuity of care during the transition to the new Lifeline Clinical Service, including direct provision of recovery-oriented clinical interventions
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To assess, review and case manage complex clients, in line with agreed criteria
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To provide clinical leadership on behalf of Lifeline project at strategic and developmental forums relating to the Redcar Clinical service
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To provide expert clinical guidance to pharmacies and health partners within the Redcar Clinical service
 To practically develop Lifeline’s model of clinical services in Redcar, with a view to extending best practice to other Lifeline clinical services
ORGANISATIONAL POSITION
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See service model.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Service delivery:
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To lead a process of transition to asset-based recovery-oriented clinical practice, including driving cultural change within the staff team
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To develop and implement the operational structures required for high quality recovery oriented clinical services, including developing, ratifying and reviewing clinical protocols and paperwork
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To ensure continuity of clinical care during the transition to the new Lifeline Redcar Clinical service, including direct delivery of recovery-oriented medically assisted recovery interventions
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To ensure delivery of clinical interventions is in line with appropriate national frameworks, and is in line with Lifeline’s Medically Assisted Recovery Framework.
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To clinically supervise prescribing within the Redcar Clinical service, including non-medical prescribing
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To ensure that service delivery is cost-effective, whilst adhering to high standards of quality and safety
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To take a lead role in local clinical governance structures, including taking a lead role in investigating and responding to serious untoward incidents
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To support the recruitment, retention and continuing professional development of high quality clinical employees
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To contribute to organisational learning and improvement relating to clinical recovery services
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To liaise with clinical partners on behalf of Lifeline project to ensure effective multi-agency working
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To liaise with commissioners and clinical partners regarding contractual targets for clinical delivery, Key
Performance Indicators and clinical governance arrangements
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Performance and people management:
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To take responsibility for their own personal performance and professional development, within an assetbased recovery-oriented framework
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To clinically supervise non-medical prescribing within the Redcar Clinical service
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To take a lead role in ensuring that all clinical staff are continuously developing within an asset-based recovery oriented framework
Service and business development:
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To identify best practice and areas for improvement from the Redcar clinical service, to be shared with other Lifeline services
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To take a lead role in ensuring that continual improvement takes place within the clinical service
GENERAL DUTIES
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To personify a positive, collaborative and recovery-focused work ethic.
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To present a professional appearance, help maintain an orderly working environment and act at all times to uphold the good reputation of Lifeline Project.
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To ensure that all visitors to the service (including service users, families/carers, professionals and the general public) are welcomed in a responsive, helpful and professional manner.
 To ensure service users’ and professionals’ experience of Lifeline is positive including by taking personal responsibility for answering ringing telephones and promptly dealing with inappropriate behaviour by staff, volunteers or service users.
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To not disclose to anyone other than in the proper course of your employment or where required by law, any information of a confidential nature relating to Lifeline, its business or customers. This duty will continue to apply after termination of your employment. Guidance on standards expected can be found in the Confidentiality Policy.
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To attend meetings at appointed times, maintain professional personnel and service user records and meet deadlines.
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To work flexibly across the whole service, including providing duty, late working and weekend cover as required.
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To proactively maintain professional knowledge and practice and attend, use and contribute to supervision and team meetings effectively.
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Raise drug and alcohol and recovery awareness within the community, sharing your knowledge and experience by developing packages that train and educate community and other interested groups.
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To assess risk and safeguarding issues, undertake risk and need assessments when appropriate and report any potential risk and safeguarding issues to ensure staff, service users and children are protected.
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To work within professional boundaries maintaining safety and appropriate confidentiality at all times.
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To contribute to organisational initiatives as required.
 To demonstrate commitment to Lifeline’s statements of Mission, Vision and Values and strategy, ensuring that they inform, and are embedded within, service delivery and practice.
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To ensure services and duties are delivered in compliance with the law and relevant national and local policies, standards and guidance, including the CQC, NTA, NICE and other quality standards.
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To read and comply with all published Lifeline policies and procedures, at the start of your employment and again whenever they are added to or changed, as available on the Lifeline staff website.
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To work flexibly to undertake such other reasonable duties and responsibilities, at any location within reasonable daily travel from your main place of work.
To carry out responsibilities with clear regard to Lifeline’s Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, and other relevant employee focused policies and procedures.
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JOB DESCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This is an outline job description and may be subject to change according to the needs of the job, in consultation with the post holder.
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Person Specification
All criteria are Essential unless otherwise indicated
Experience (through paid or voluntary work)
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Experience of providing evidence-based and recovery-oriented pharmacological treatment in a specialist alcohol and/or drugs setting (including shared care)
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Experience of managing the complex needs of dependent drug/alcohol users, including the full range of prescribed treatment options
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Experience of set-up or restructure of treatment systems, including leading processes of cultural change
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Experience of taking a lead role within clinical governance frameworks
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Experience of using clinical audit and other assessment methodologies to implement quality improvement and risk management activity
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Experience of taking a lead role in assessing and managing clinical risk
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Experience of liaison, consultation, motivation and negotiation with service users, carers/family, and staff at all levels (from senior managers to front line workers)
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Experience of working across organisational boundaries in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations, especially the criminal justice system
Knowledge
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Specialist knowledge of the evidence base, good practice and clinical guidelines specific to drug and alcohol misuse related needs and pharmacological treatment
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Knowledge of the developing recovery agenda within the substance misuse field, including knowledge and understanding of asset-based community development
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Knowledge of psychosocial interventions utilised in specialist drug/alcohol treatment
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Knowledge of the range of complex issues relevant to problematic use of drugs including poly-substance use, offending behaviour, and family dynamics
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Knowledge of the wider support and intervention services and systems that interface with drug and alcohol treatment provisions
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Knowledge of Safeguarding policies and procedures
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Knowledge of the quality frameworks and standards (including Models of Care, SfBH and Care Quality
Commission Standards)
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Knowledge and understanding of strategic and political developments relating to the drug and alcohol treatment and the wider health and social care economies
Qualifications and Training
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Primary medical degree
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Full registration with the General Medical Council
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Completion of vocational training in General Practice, with certificate of prescribed or equivalent experience from the JCPTGP or written evidence of exemption from the need for such experience [OR
Equivalent training in Psychiatry]
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Specific training/certification in substance misuse (RCGP level 1 and 2 or equivalent)
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Evidence of continued personal development including recent appraisal
Skills and abilities
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Ability to effectively communicate in particularly challenging situations
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Ability to lead effectively through processes of cultural change
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Strong records management skills
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Ability to work to deadlines and effectively prioritise work
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Self motivated, able to work independently on own initiative
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Ability to manage personal performance and support others using quality standards, frameworks, milestones and targets
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Ability to contribute constructively to strategic goals and objectives
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Ability to work within an asset-based recovery orientation
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Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess new ideas, knowledge, guidance, policy and legislative changes for impact, implementation on own area and wider
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Ability to manage change, problem solve and innovate
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Ability to work effectively within and facilitate a care coordination approach
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Ability to develop and maintain effective networks and partnerships across all levels within organisations and problem solving across agencies.
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Presentation skills and the ability to effectively deliver teaching and training in a range of forums and environments
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Ability to clinically supervise staff or willing to undertake training
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Leadership skills
Additional Factors
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A commitment to equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice that is reflected in professional relationships with service users, colleagues and the general public.
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A desire to work within, and contribute to, a culture that is positive, dynamic, forward thinking and outcomes-focused.
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Willing and able to work flexibly to cover evening and weekend duties to meet the demands of the service.
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