Job summary
Employer heading
Team Manager - Home Based Treatment
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Job overview
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and passionate individual to join a forward thinking, dynamic Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT) in Wigan and Leigh as Team Manager.
The post holder will take overall responsibility for the day-to-day management, leadership and development of the service. Using a Team approach, the service will provide recovery-focused care with a view to preventing hospital admission and enabling individuals to manage their illness in their own home, thereby improving their quality of life. The Team Manager will also work with the wider leadership team around all issues related to service development.
The Team Manager will also retain oversight of the Wigan and Leigh Mental health support hub, working alongside our highly trained colleagues, to ensure smooth operation and service delivery.
Main duties of the job
Retain overall responsibility for the management of the Home-Based Treatment Team and workload of the Home-Based Treatment Team, ensuring that appropriate systems are in place for:
Allocation, transfer and discharge/closure of case responsibility, ensuring that transition in and out of the team is safely managed, in-line with Core Fidelity benchmarks.
Development of robust Care Planning to ensure service users, carers and staff are adequately supported.
Working alongside the Mental Health support hub, to ensure that systems are in place to facilitate safe and effective service delivery.
Ensure that all staff have access to, and undertake, regular line-management and clinical supervision, and annual appraisals in-line with Trust policy.
Ensure that staff are compliant with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
To develop strong working relationships with the Mental Health Liaison, Inpatient services, and community services to ensure that service user referred receive appropriate care at home and where possible avoid hospital admission.
Chair multidisciplinary clinical and business meetings including Serious Incident Reviews and professional’s meetings.
To attend a range of Directorate, Trust and Local Authority meetings and play an active role in the development of local services. Participate in Bronze on call rota as required Act up as required.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
- Pay Enhancements – 36% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 72% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car Lease scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Professional registeration
Essential criteria
- Years experience working in Mental health care
Desirable criteria
- Years experience working in Mental health care
Experience in Management or Leadership
Essential criteria
- Years experience working in management or deputy role
Desirable criteria
- Years experience working in management or deputy role
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela Calland
- Job title
- Urgent care operational manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01942 764400
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