Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-AB-20882
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mill View Hospital
- Town
- Hove
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Team Leader, Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
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
Are you ready for your next challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Team Leader to join our transforming Community Mental Health Team in Hove. This is an exciting time for Community Mental Health Services as we transform to a new, integrated, Neighbourhood Model with our Primary Care and Voluntary Sector partners. Working in the vibrant and diverse city of Brighton and Hove, we support people with severe and enduring mental health needs. We use a recovery focused approach and work very much as a team to ensure we provide the highest level of care to the people we serve in our community.
We’re looking for someone who enjoys working creatively and flexibly, and who thrives in a fast paced role. If you’re a confident Team Leader or wishing to develop your skills further in this area, passionate about working with people and shaping the development of Mental Health Services for the community you work in, this could be the job for you. You will be joining a robust and established leadership structure within our Neighborhood Mental Health Team.
We’re committed to providing care that really suits the needs of the individual person we are working with and we would love to work with someone who shares that same enthusiasm for excellent patient care.
Main duties of the job
In this varied role you will have the opportunity to really work within and for our community in partnership with the Early Intervention Service, Specialist Personality Disorder Service, Mental Health Rapid Response Service, Assertive Outreach Team, Group Treatment Service, In-patient services, GP surgeries, and the ever-growing primary care services and third sector organisations. You will be joining a friendly, highly skilled, and enthusiastic team comprising Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and Psychologists to name just a few.
As Team Leader it will be your role to bring the best out of our staff team and support them in managing the complex demands of clinical work while maintaining their own wellbeing and resilience.
We offer an established supervision structure and great training opportunities to help you develop your skills in leadership and management as well as other areas of professional development that interest you. We really enjoy working in this team and we want you to as well.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Living & Working in Brighton:
Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions
Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep
Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park
We’d love you to join our Trust, rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Key staff survey results include:
70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities.
We would welcome and encourage you to make contact with us to discuss the role, and/or to come and visit us prior to applying for the position - please contact Almas Channon, Service Manager - [email protected] or alternatively you can call 07738 756954.
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 relevant clinical practice
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Almas Channon
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07738 756954
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