Job overview

We are seeking an inspiring and experienced leader to join our Hounslow Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team as Team Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a well-established, high-performing multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering outstanding care for people experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

The successful candidate will provide operational and clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, recovery-focused services that meet NICE guidance and national Early Intervention in Psychosis standards. Working closely with the Hounslow Senior Management Team and key partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of community mental health services and driving continuous service improvement.

As Team Manager, you will be responsible for workforce development, service performance, quality improvement, governance, financial management and partnership working. Where appropriate, you will also maintain a limited clinical caseload, enabling you to remain connected to frontline practice while supporting the wider team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced registered mental health professional with a proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams, delivering service transformation and developing high-performing services.

If you are passionate about improving outcomes, supporting staff and delivering high-quality,  care, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Work effectively within a multidisciplinary setting, holding self and colleagues to account appropriately and demonstrating personal commitment to integrated (managerial/professional) leadership.

Achieve an agreed set of health performance targets.

Provide services within the agreed financial resources and achieve all financial targets, including cost efficiency savings ensuring maximum value in terms of clinical and cost effectiveness.

 Contribute in the planning and delivery of service objectives, managing specific change projects as required, ensuring customer focus, consistency, quality, and cost effectiveness.

Respond to Serious Untoward Incidents (SUIs), complaints and communications, ensuring timely and thorough investigation, effective communication of recommendations and closely monitoring actions to ensure they are fully implemented

Identify risk and take corrective action in line with trusts integrated governance framework.

Promote and display via personal actions support for the Trust’s key policies on Equality and Diversity, Exemplar Employer and use of the recovery orientated approach for people with longer term problems

Deputise for manager and colleagues as required.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.