Job summary
We are able to looking for passionate, motivated, and inspirational leaders to work within our Operational Leadership teams in Suffolk.
The Team Lead position provides an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual with a strong clinical background in mental health and a good understanding of the challenges of working as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist or Mental Health Practitioner.
Team Leaders work at both Step 2 and Step 3 within the service, this vacancy will be focused within the Step 2 Team (see below).
If you have the vision, drive and experience to offer dynamic leadership to a group of hardworking clinicians, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will be involved in planning and coordinating interventions for people with common mental health problems wanting to access and receive the treatment offered by our bio-psycho-social service.
As a service, we offer a range of psychological, employment and community interventions across Suffolk.
At Step 2 this includes high volume evidence-based practice in the form of one-to-one guided self- help, predominantly delivered by telephone, psycho-educational groups and computerised CBT. At Step 3 we offer individual and group CBT, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Couples Therapy for Depression, Counselling for Depression and EMDR.
Youwill be offered robust supervision and access to the NSFT Leadership Academy, providing opportunities for Coaching, Mentorship and Leadership training. The Service has strong links with the University of East Anglia and a keen interest in research at all steps.
**Please note this is a hybrid role and time on site and at home will be required.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other.
We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £16)
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
If you have recently been unsuccessful at interview, we would encourage you to consider if re-applying is appropriate based on the feedback offered and the timeframe since your last interview.Please note interviews will take place in person at one of oursites either Mariner House Ipswich or Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds TBC
Candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your spam folder, so please keep checking all your email folders if applying.
If you have any further questions ahead of making an application, please contactKatie Webster, Deputy Service Manager,Katie.Webster@nsft.nhs.uk
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Katie Webster
Job title
Deputy Service Manager
Email address
katie.webster@nsft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
If you have recently been unsuccessful at interview, we would encourage you to consider if re-applying is appropriate based on the feedback offered and the timeframe since your last interview.Please note interviews will take place in person at one of oursites either Mariner House Ipswich or Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds TBC
Candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your spam folder, so please keep checking all your email folders if applying.
If you have any further questions ahead of making an application, please contactKatie Webster, Deputy Service Manager,Katie.Webster@nsft.nhs.uk
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Katie Webster
Job title
Deputy Service Manager
Email address
katie.webster@nsft.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification Or Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and BABCP Accredited. Or Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and BACP Accredited. Or Nursing degree or equivalent or Dip OT or Core Profession
Desirable
- ILM certificate in management or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment
Desirable
- Experience of working within a primary care setting.
Skills
Essential
- Effective analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification Or Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and BABCP Accredited. Or Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and BACP Accredited. Or Nursing degree or equivalent or Dip OT or Core Profession
Desirable
- ILM certificate in management or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment
Desirable
- Experience of working within a primary care setting.
Skills
Essential
- Effective analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
