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An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in Specialist Mother and Baby Mental Health Service. We are looking for a full time, Band 7 Team Leader. The postholder will Team Leadership The Specialist Mother and Baby Mental Health Service Team (SMABS) which serves Bradford, Airedale and Craven.
SMABS aspires to provide an excellent comprehensive Perinatal Mental Health Service for the women of Bradford, Airedale and Craven. We deliver a sustainable and resilient solution for women suffering from a mental illness in the perinatal period by focusing on improving outcomes for them, their infant and their families.
We do this by effective multidisciplinary integrated team working and ensuring effective prevention that responds to local need by: Intervening at preconception, during pregnancy and up to 12 months postnatally (with an ambition of extending to 24 months); Working with women high risk of or currently experiencing severe mental illness; Providing parent-infant relationship interventions; developing and delivering on-going training of professionals from multiple disciplines. Improving pathways and processes for mothers, partners, their families and professionals. Delivering a multi-disciplinary specialist perinatal mental health service to woman who present with severe/complex mental health needs.
You will be expected to lead collaboratively with another Team Lead, the Clinical Lead and the Consultant Psychiatrist(s).
The post holder will provide leadership, managerial and supervisory responsibility to a group of practitioners working as a multidisciplinary team including nurses, social workers, OT’s, nursery nurses and Psychological Therapists providing assessments and interventions within a perinatal mental health service.
The numbers of staff supervised will determine how the workload is managed between active clinical work and management responsibilities.
The post holder will assist the clinical lead and work alongside the other team managers in continually developing the service and ensuring the delivery of care and interventions in a perinatal mental health team.
Partnerships will include midwifes, health visitors, GPs, other mental health services, learning disability services, social care, physical health services, consultation to professionals in the primary care services and other adult mental health services including the voluntary sector.
Please note that this job description serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities the post holder may be expected to undertake during the course of their normal duties. It is not therefore an exhaustive list; the post holder will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.
Priority areas for this post will be agreed annually via the appraisal process
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Closing- 17th August 2025
Shortlisting- 19th August 2025
Interview- 27th August 2025