Elizabeth Beer

- To ensure that all services are provided in an efficient and effective manner.

- Provision of an effective secondary mental health service.

-To formulate and review operational policies for the Department

-To establish and maintain systems to monitor service and staff performance and to ensure that agreed service targets are reached and maintained. e.g. through the audit of Local Standards of Care.

-Within the budgetary and manpower constraints, ensure that a correct level of staff is maintained and ensure that the necessary professional ratio is maintained.

-To provide efficient management of domestic and other ancillary support services based at Department level.

-To ensure that the provision and requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are maintained and provided for

-To provide specialist advice to staff in the management of patients presenting with complex needs.

-To investigate complaints/incidents.

-To ensure a safe therapeutic environment

-To exercise professional leadership and provide advice, as appropriate, to achieve a uniformly high standard of care.

-Monitoring standards through Quality Assurance Audits, producing and ensuring action plans are formulated to maintain and improve practice.

-To participate in audit activities as required

-To be responsible for the implementation of all relevant policies within the CMHT.

-Through participation in the Quality & Safety Committee will be responsible for communicating and disseminating pertinent issues when required.

-To ensure up-to-date knowledge of clinical developments and implement evidence-based practice.

-Ensure that the Health Board's Policies and Procedures, especially in matters relating to discipline, grievance and industrial relations, are adhered to.

-Maintain effective working relationships with trade unions and professional organisations.

-Ensure that staff are aware of all Health Board Policies and Procedures, and monitor that they are adhered to.

-Recruitment and appointment of staff

-Monitor the budget allocated to the Department and ensure that the expenditure does not exceed the funds available.

-Facilitate the implementation of service model(s) ensuring that the teams’ development and educational needs are met, whilst progressing the operational development of these continually evolving services.

-To contribute to the development of forensic community services across SBUHB in line with the strategic aims for the mental health directorate’s services both on a local and national level.

-Participate in the development of long-term strategic plans which impact across the Health Board and its partner agencies.

-Participate in the development and implementation of service development programmes as required.

-Line management of the staff within the department

-Facilitating, co-ordinating and monitoring all operational aspects of the activities.

-Consulting with colleagues locally about re-prioritising workloads to meet urgent patient needs and organisational objectives.

-Ensure that delegated performance targets are met and that any shortfalls in resources are identified and escalated, collating data to inform service level activities as required to report to strategic management groups.

-Responsible for the recruitment process for staff.

-Responsibility for the delivery of multidisciplinary, multi-agency mental health services to adults in line with local guidance and operational policies.

-Ensure compliance with and delivery of Health Board and Local Authority Human Resources policies and procedures.

-Undertake investigations and make recommendations on behalf of the Health Board including complaints, critical incidents and safeguarding.

-To provide clinical advice, direction to non-health professionals regarding the management of mentally disordered offenders.

-Provide specialist teaching to colleagues within health and other agencies.

-Co-ordinate the implementation of mental health legislation on mentally disordered offenders in the local criminal justice process who may require diversion.

- Actively participate and as required, contribute reports to Multi Agency Public Protection Meetings (MAPPA)