Team Manager

Job overview

Do you want to lead a team which is improving the way adult mental health care is provided in the community?  Hounslow Central Mental Health Integrated Network Team (MINT) is a community-based service supporting people’s mental and physical health as well as social care needs.  We work closely with the local GP practices, primary care networks, social services, voluntary sector and other organisations to provide interventions in a more collaborative way which are simpler and support joined-up, personalised treatment and care.  The Community Mental Health Framework represents a new approach to providing community-based integrated support, care and treatment for adults with mental health problems whatever their level of need.

A permanent opportunity has arisen for a Team Manager to continue the excellent work to shape one of the largest adult mental health teams in the borough.

Main duties of the job

As the Team Manager you will have oversight of the effective day to day operational management of a mixed multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapy, social work, link and peer support workers as well as the mental health ARRs workers based in the primary care networks.

Responsibilities include workforce (recruitment, supervision, well-being, absence management, appraisals), budget management, governance, productivity, service development and complex clinical matters.

You will work alongside the Service Manager, other team managers across the borough both within MINT and local services to support and develop the strategic approach of MINT.

Through borough-based partnerships you will work closely with the directors of the primary care networks (PCNs), specialist services, crisis and inpatient, to name a few.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.