Team Leader

Job overview

Are you an experienced mental health clinician (Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist)?

Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health?

We are seeking to recruit a Team Leader to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) in Borehamwood ACMHS

We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applicants from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.

We look forward to hearing from you!

You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• work in collaboration with the Community Mental Health Services Manager
• ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery
• deliver the services required under the National Service Framework for Mental Health
• be an experienced mental health clinician
• have excellent assessment and risk management skills
• embrace and drive change and innovation
• be skilled and intuitive communicator with experience of providing leadership

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to move into their first management role or for an experienced manager who wishes to take a change in direction and who can take the service forward with enthusiasm and a passion for continuous quality improvement.

In return, we can offer you:

• 5% on top of basic salary, high-cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme

Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Summary:

To work in collaboration with the Community Mental Health Services Manager, to ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery.

To work as part of the Mental Health Directorate to deliver the services required under the National Service Framework for Mental Health

To provide day to day management, leadership and supervision to a multi- disciplinary community mental health service team.

The Team Leader will manage nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and other staff, ensuring that the needs of service users are met through the effective deployment of these staff. S/he will also maintain a clinical role and/ or a caseload dependant on sector need.

The Team Leader will contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.

The Team Leader may on occasion deputise for the Community Mental Health Services Manager in his or her absence, as agreed with the Service Line Leader.

The Team Leader will ensure, in collaboration with other professional colleagues that professional practice meets standards as set by HPFT and/or professional statutes and bodies.