Band 7 Team Lead Practitioner

Job summary

It is an exciting time to join Community Mental Health services as we are developing our neighbourhood teams which will test new ways of providing mental health interventions for adults with severe mental illness and complex needs.

As part of the new neighbourhood team development, services are exploring options to deliver services over 7 days.

We are looking for x 2 experienced clinicians to join us as Band 7 Team Leads tomanage and take overall responsibility for care quality performance and clinical activity for the community teamwithin Mental Health for Older People (MHSOP).

These are fantastic opportunities for those who have a wealth of experience in nursing and management and want to help make a significant change in the community with the aim of helping older people improve their quality of life and avoid unplanned hospital admissions. You will be able to do this by using knowledge of health and social services available in the locality including those services offered by the community and voluntary sector, to link people up with these and help them overcome any barriers they might encounter. With your team you will also help to provide a comprehensive, efficient and effective support service to the wider multi-disciplinary team supported by an agreed work plan.

There are 2 vacancies as follows:

1. Serving North west Leicestershire to cover Coalville, Ashby, Measham & surrounding areas.

2. Serving Blaby, Lutterworth & Market Harborough.

Main duties of the job

For this role you must demonstrate both nursing and management experience as well as have excellent communication and organisational skills with a drive to make a positive impact within the team and this community group.

Within these roles we offer excellent benefits including the opportunity to work in a hybrid setting to meet the needs of the neighbourhood team and at LPT we support staff to be able to develop and progress their career. At LPT we also offer generous holiday entitlement, access to the NHS pension scheme, free parking, health and wellbeing benefits, retail and leisure discounts as well as lifestyle savings plus lots more!

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Orchard Resource Centre

Hill Street

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 1DS

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Orchard Resource Centre

Hill Street

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 1DS

Employer's website

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

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