ARRS Primary Care Mental Health Team Lead
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Primary Care Mental Health Team Lead to work in partnership in Primary Care as part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS).
Full time, 37.5 hours per week, £46,148 - £52,809 per annum.
The introduction of the ARRS roles has been part of a wider transformation and expansion of community-based mental health services set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. As a Directorate and team, we have been through a period of consolidation and have now commenced a journey of growth and expansion around the clinical services which are provided in the Primary Care Directorate with a focus now on providing leadership to deliver evidence-based care and to drive quality improvements within primary care mental health.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will communicate and work collaboratively with the general practice teams and Primary Care mental health team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. They will liaise with other professionals and agencies both statutory and non-statutory and provide a link between primary and secondary services from a North Staffs Combined perspective. They will also support the delivery and the development of evidence-based pathways and interventions including the deliberate self-harm pathway and offer supervision and guidance to the Primary Care Mental Health workforce to develop and inform the model and approaches to delivery. The role will focus on the delivery of a high-quality clinical service to Service Users, their Families and Carers in primary care.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Details
Date posted
30 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
232-PRC-6696425
Job locations
Moorcroft Medical Centre
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 3NJ
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Moorcroft Medical Centre
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 3NJ
Employer's website
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