Deputy Team Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Management

To be responsible for maintaining an effective system of managerial and clinical supervision for all more junior staff in the multi-disciplinary team.

To be responsible for maintaining effective communication systems within the team.

In conjunction with the Team manager monitor and control resources within agreed budgets.

Championing the Trust Recovery and Social Inclusion strategy in the team.

To assist with introducing, implementing and monitoring the Trusts procedures and policies and work in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Adult Directorate and Trust wide policies.

To participate in the recruiting of new staff.

To enter information onto RiO and prepare reports for the Team Manager as appropriate.

In conjunction with the team manager provide supervision on clinical caseloads and ensure that all team members have appropriate clinical supervision.

In conjunction with the Team manager ensure team members adhere to relevant professional code of conduct, keep up to date and meet professional requirements, in conjunction with the professional leads.

To act as professional supervisor to all Nurses

Clinical

In conjunction with the Team Manager, to be responsible for the development of the therapeutic team environment in which contemporary clinical practices may operate.

To maintain high standards of nursing practice by the use of clinical role modeling and leadership skills as appropriate.

To be actively involved in multi-disciplinary meetings, including safeguarding and chairing these meetings where appropriate. .

To actively participate with multi-disciplinary team in assessment, formulation, implementation and evaluation of the service users treatment and support plans.

To provide medication, monitor and administer medications as required.

To demonstrate effective clinical nursing strategies based on current nursing research, in collaboration with other disciplines to meet service users needs.

To be responsible for ensuring after care at the appropriate level is arranged for each service user on transfer/discharge, depending on the individual needs, in conjunction with other disciplines, in accordance with the Trusts CPA guidelines.

To ensure that appropriate care and treatment is delivered to service users across the clinical team incorporating a range of skills and approaches which reflect the trusts commitment to the recovery approach and which enhances the privacy, safety and dignity of service users in all settings.

To ensure that all staff members are familiar with and observe the provisions of the Mental Health Act, Care Program Approach, maintain and observe Codes of Professional Conduct and other appropriate legislation.

To implement and contribute to policy and service development as appropriate.

To always adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct or relevant professional code.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness
• Experience of working in a Community Mental Health Team

Desirable

• Experience of working with people who present with challenging behaviour and/or functional and organic mental health problems
• Experience of managing and supervising staff
• Experience of managing and monitoring budgets

Training and Qualfiications

Essential

• Registered mental health/learning disability nurse (current NMC registration) or equivalent professional qualification
• Mentorship qualification

Desirable

• Diploma in psycho-social interventions, or similar post registration qualification relevant to the post

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative
• Knowledge of medicines management - storage, administration and monitoring
• Skills in assessment, care planning and case management
• Clinical supervision skills

Desirable

• Research and audit skills
• Group facilitation 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Springfield University Hospital

15 Springfiled Drive

London

SW17 0YF

Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)