Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 354-AE-21091
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cavendish House
- Town
- Hastings
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum / pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Team Lead
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 an experienced Mental Health Practitioner or Team Leader looking to take the next step in your career?
We are looking for Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists with significant experience of working in mental health services. As part of our community transformation plans, we are starting to develop our Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams (NMHT) . You will be at the forefront of leading on the community transformation changes and take a lead working alongside our partner agencies.
The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team and support them to continue to maintain high standards of care and treatment for our service users who may have multiple and enduring mental health needs.
We are looking to recruit an individual who is enthusiastic, talented, clinically experienced and able to function well independently and within a multidisciplinary team. You will need to be:
•   Compassionate
•   Professional
•   Well organised
•   Motivated
Main duties of the job
To be responsible and provide effective leadership for a clinical team 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
•   To deliver a service within the agreed financial envelope ensuring maximum value in terms of clinical and cost effectiveness
•   Ensure that a culture of effective risk management is present in the team
•   To take a lead on management of complex cases and supporting staff in management of such cases
•   To ensure that the team functions are 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 serious incidents as appropriate and support any subsequent investigation
•   To respond to Safeguarding concerns as appropriate
•   To respond to complaints
•   To respond to communications regarding team issues
•   To ensure equality and diversity is considered in all aspects of the team's business
Working for our organisation
As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.Â
•   As a Team Lead in our team we can offer you:
•   Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes
•   Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for leadership training and development
•   Flexible working patterns
•   Reimbursed parking
•   Child care vouchers
•   Access to a host of NHS discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
•   A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC
•   Generous holiday entitlement (dependent on length of NHS service) starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays
•   NHS Pension contributions
Additional Information
•   Part time working applications will be considered
•   You will be expected to work across the Hastings and Rother area
•   This post is currently 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Qualifications
Essential criteria
•   Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
•   Evidence of CPD
Knowledge and 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
•   Ability to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders
•   An understanding of effective systems for integrated governance and the management of clinical and nonclinical risks.
•   An open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure delivery of objectives.
•   Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust
•   Resilient and self-motivated with drive and vision that is able to work on own initiative and manage a range of priorities across competing agendas.
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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Joy Mashawa
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 304 0244
- Additional information
Please do contact us for an informal conversation and to arrange to visit if you would find that helpful.
Joy Mashawa (Service Manager)  - 0300 304 0244
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