Practice Lead; ECRS

Enhanced Community Recovery Service (ECRS) Clinical Lead

The Enhanced Community Recovery Service (ECRS) Clinical Lead is responsible for ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards from providers, working within the existing Service Specification with providers that are on the framework. They will ensure that all individuals receiving support and accommodation through ECRS do so in line with Trust strategic objectives (safe, timely, personalised, sustainable and recovery focused) and are safeguarded from any harm.

They will also ensure that S117 are reviewed annually. You will be part of the IPP Directorate and part of your role will be to undertake S117 reviews for DPT clients placed out of area. The post holder may be required to undertake regular clinical work which will be subject to an agreed job plan.

• Provide and maintain a clinical and managerial oversight of all services delivered under the ECRS contract
• Undertake annual reviews of each provider, in conjunction with the managers of each service to ensure safe, good quality support is being delivered
• Support and advise providers in relation to processes and access to other teams within Devon Partnership Trust (DPT)
• Work flexibly across a range of sites – regular and frequent travel from base to and between settings as well as working from home
• Lone working at times
• Liaise with referrers to ensure appropriate and good quality referrals to the service
• Chair the referral meeting with providers
• Support providers and lead professionals with undertaking regular reviews at intervals directed by the IPP Panel in relation to ongoing funding
• Promote a recovery model that empowers users of services to be at the forefront of decision making and ownership of their care and treatment
• Champion dignity, equality, diversity, choice, and respect
• Prioritise demand and allocate/delegate accordingly
• Quality improvement and audit
• Compliance with CQC standards
• Managing complaints and compliments
• Learning from experience
• Practice education
• Advanced clinical delivery and leading others in their clinical practice through training, supervision, coaching and mentoring
• Applying quality improvement methodology to solve service delivery problems with qualified solutions

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience – we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile, making time for people, challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.