North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Team Leader

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Job summary

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust is pleased to advertise this full time, 37.5 hours per week, Band 7, Team Leader post.

The post is situated in our Community Assessment Stabilisation and Treatment Team (CASTT) and you will provide leadership into our expanding Complex Emotional Needs pathway. You will be supported by the Service Manager and Consultant Clinical Psychologist to deliver compassionate leadership to a warm, passionate and trauma-informed multi-disciplinary team.

We largely operate as an on-line team with some face to face meetings and we support hybrid, agile and flexible working approaches in line with our service delivery model. Our wider team comprises of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health Practitioners and Peer Support Workers.

We prioritise staff wellbeing as an integral component to our working culture and we would welcome someone who can continue to drive this forward.

Main duties of the job

The maintenance of positive working relationships and liaison with other departments, agencies and bodies both internal and external to the trust is critical to the successful application of this role.

To provide Managerial supervision to Practitioners within CASTT

The post holder will work with others as required to ensure that the activity of their designated team is co-ordinated as required with other Trust Services and with other Agencies in support of effective and efficient care pathways.

The post holder will ensure team activity supports efficient use of resources in line with an allocated budget.

The post holder will ensure team activity is in line with required performance parameters and quality standards.

About us

Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we'd like you to be part of it.

Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our teams pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience. The Trust supports you by offering a flexible shift system including twilight shifts and compressed hours to support working families and our staff parking is free on all our main sites.

As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trust's Values. These are:

Proud to CARE:

Compassionate

Caring with compassion, it's about how we listen, what we say, what we do.

Approachable

Friendly, welcoming, sharing ideas and being open

Responsible

Taking personal and collective responsibility, being accountable for our actions

Excellent

Striving for the best, for high-quality safe care and continually improving.

Date posted

02 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-CMT-6409418

Job locations

The Hope Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 2BX

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will support Business Planning within the Division in line with their sphere of expertise and responsibilities.

The post holder will be an active practitioner and will contribute directly to the clinical/ care activity of the team as agreed with the Service Manager.

The Team Lead will manage the disciplines within the team and ensure that all staff have undergone the necessary training for them to carry out their duties effectively within the guidance of Trust policies & Procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will support Business Planning within the Division in line with their sphere of expertise and responsibilities.

The post holder will be an active practitioner and will contribute directly to the clinical/ care activity of the team as agreed with the Service Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Must have qualification in one of the following RMN, Social Work Degree/DIPSW, OT
Evidence of professional development.
Relevant Professional Registration

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience of working within mental health.
Demonstrate both managerial and clerical skills in previous post.

Knowledge

Essential

To understand the need for change and demonstrate the ability of facilitating this with the Directorate.
Excellent decision making and problem solving skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Must have qualification in one of the following RMN, Social Work Degree/DIPSW, OT
Evidence of professional development.
Relevant Professional Registration

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience of working within mental health.
Demonstrate both managerial and clerical skills in previous post.

Knowledge

Essential

To understand the need for change and demonstrate the ability of facilitating this with the Directorate.
Excellent decision making and problem solving skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Hope Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 2BX

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Hope Centre

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 2BX

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)