Job summary
Employer heading
Team Leader
NHS AfC: Band 7
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
We are looking for an innovative, motivated, and enthusiastic Team Leader to work in our community mental health services in Mid Sussex. This post is located in Cantelupe House, East Grinstead, which together with our Haywards Heath base forms Mid Sussex Assessment and Treatment Service.
Main duties of the job
As an experienced practitioner in the mental health field, with a qualification in either mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work, you will provide guidance, supervision and leadership to our well functioning, committed and compassionate ATS team, alongside an established leadership group of senior colleagues.
Creativity is encouraged; recent examples include our dedicated duty worker role, Specialist Transition Practitioner role and monthly 'Learning from Serious Incidents' team meetings.
Working for our organisation
Staff wellbeing is of central importance in the trust and remains at the forefront of our ongoing agenda within the MDT leadership team. There is an emphasis on encouraging and supporting our staff to develop, whilst working in psychologically safe environments.
We are committed to the promotion of excellent professional standards by embedding professional practice within the Trust clinical governance structures and we facilitate continuing professional development by a range of support structures.
Regular team development days, weekly wellbeing walks, monthly bitesize training sessions and staff social events all contribute to a cohesive, stable and friendly team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be responsible and provide effective leadership for the team providing a high quality service within the resources available and specifically to deliver on the following key areas:
Management of referrals including delivery of care
Performance monitoring and management
Line Management and supervision of staff.
Ensure that a culture of effective risk management is present in the team
To carry a clinical caseload as agreed with service manager and to take a lead on management of complex cases and supporting staff in management of such cases.
To ensure that the team functions in line with the care group core business.
To coordinate recruitment and selection of staff within the team, leading on decisions as designated by the service manager.
To respond to SUIs as appropriate and support any subsequent investigation
To respond to SVAs as appropriate
To respond to complaints
To respond to communications regarding team issues
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
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
- Glenne Barba
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07464676740
- Additional information
Please apply using the link in this advert, and do contact us for an informal conversation and to arrange to visit if you would find that helpful.
Glenne Barba (Interim Service Manager, Mid Sussex Assessment and Treatment Service), 07464676740, [email protected]
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