Team Manager - Forensic Team

Job overview

Team Manager - Forensic Community Mental Health Team

6 month secondment opportunity or fixed term

We are looking for a skilled and dedicated Team Manager to join our team and play a key role in leading the provision of specialist Forensic Service within the secondary care Community Mental Health Teams. This role will focus on working with individuals with a forensic risk history, providing line management, supervision and day to day management of the team.

The successful candidate will be an experienced mental health professional with strong knowledge, skills and experience in leadership and managing staff. You will be a team player committed to innovation and service development, have a positive, motivational and proactive manner.  The successful person will support the ongoing transformation. The candidate will be able to demonstrate their personal alignment with the Trust’s Values.

This role requires the ability to multitask and prioritise - incorporating service development, operational and people management.  Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with significant experience in secondary mental health care to make a real difference in the lives of individuals with complex forensic needs.

Main duties of the job

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

You will be responsible for the day to day management of the team and will have experience in the leadership and supervision of clinical staff and have excellent knowledge of health and social care policy relating to the delivery of mental health care.

As the Team Manager you will be expected to input into service evaluations and audits as well as carry out the managerial responsibilities of appraisals, managing sickness/absence and training for staff. Innovation and a creative approach are encouraged and being a positive role model is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.

We encourage personal development through our regular supervision and appraisal process and value those who are keen to develop and progress.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.

As the successful candidate you must have a professional qualification i.e., nursing, occupational therapist or social worker, with substantial post registration experience as a qualified professional of which you will have recent experience working with clients within a secondary care mental health setting.

The working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. You may occasionally need to work flexibly outside regular office hours to respond to service user need.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.