Job summary
Lambeth Single Point of Access (SPA) are a team of mental health professionals, support workers and social workers who can help you access; one of three Living Well Centres. These offer short and longer term support from our teams of clinicians, social workers, people with lived experience and support workers; or if appropriate, whether a team that can visit you if you require mental health crisis support within 24 hours; as well as other services and community groups who can support you.
We are a part of the Lambeth Alliance, and we have a close interface with a variety of SLaM services, other statutory organisations (inc. social care) and voluntary sector.
The Lambeth Living Well Network (LWN) Alliance brings together Certitude, Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group, Lambeth Council, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Thames Reach organisations to deliver an innovative way of providing mental health support for those who need it in the Lambeth Borough; a fully integrated and coordinated mental health system which focuses on people's strengths and supports their whole health and wellbeing.
As part of our journey, to realising a fully integrated system, we have set up 3 Living Well Centres in Lambeth. The SPA is the front door for mental health services in Lambeth.
We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic candidates, with strong leadership skills and a commitment to delivering high standards of care.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to lead and manage the team, work in partnership with the clinical expert and other senior members of the team to provide management responsibility for the delivery of care within an integrated community team, in accordance with trust and Alliance policies and procedures. You will co-ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust and the Alliance and to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.
The post holder will take a lead in the development of identified areas of professional practice within the service to ensure high levels of clinical excellence and that training and professional development needs are met within the team.
Take responsibility for the provision of regular supervision and appraisal, of identified team members, ensuring the delivery of high-quality evidence-based practice, within the overall structure of the team. To manage administrative and operational resources in a cost-effective manner, evaluating the standard of service delivered.
Working as past of the MDT you will ensure a timely, safe, effective and responsive service delivery in line with the LWN Alliance "three big outcomes" for people living in Lambeth who experience mental distress:
- To recover and stay well
- To make their own choices
- To participate on an equal footing in daily life.
About us
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation,our staff benefits fromkeyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with the Operational Lead, Clinical expert and other senior members of the team to provide management responsibility for the delivery of care within an integrated community team, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
To take a lead role in the development of identified areas of professional practice within the service to ensure high levels of clinical excellence and that training and professional development needs are met within the team.
To take specific responsibility for the provision of regular supervision and appraisal, of identified team members [Bands 7, 6 and 5 ), ensuring the delivery of high-quality evidence-based practice, within the overall structure of the team.
To manage administrative and operational resources in a cost-effective manner, evaluating the standard of service delivered.
To co-ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust and to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.
There is an expectation that the post holder will place the needs of service users at the centre of care delivery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with the Operational Lead, Clinical expert and other senior members of the team to provide management responsibility for the delivery of care within an integrated community team, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
To take a lead role in the development of identified areas of professional practice within the service to ensure high levels of clinical excellence and that training and professional development needs are met within the team.
To take specific responsibility for the provision of regular supervision and appraisal, of identified team members [Bands 7, 6 and 5 ), ensuring the delivery of high-quality evidence-based practice, within the overall structure of the team.
To manage administrative and operational resources in a cost-effective manner, evaluating the standard of service delivered.
To co-ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust and to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.
There is an expectation that the post holder will place the needs of service users at the centre of care delivery.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health/Learning Disability) or other professional registration e.g. Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology,If VCSE experience of working in a mental health setting Master's degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
Experience/Knowlegde
Essential
- Experience of managing clinical and non clinical staff practice in a mental health and managing standards service
- Experience of providing managerial supervision
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- Specialist knowledge relevant to the service
Desirable
- Experience of working with different client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care
- Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals
- Experience of staff performance management
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Skills in developing and changing practice
- Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication channels with a variety of personnel and agencies
- Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions
- Ability to manage own time effectively and to produce pieces of work on time and to a high standard
Desirable
- Ability to support, manage and advise the team through difficult and challenging situations. and manage conflict
- Ability to build and lead effectively, a large multi-skilled team
- Advanced computer skills and use of spread sheets
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health/Learning Disability) or other professional registration e.g. Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology,If VCSE experience of working in a mental health setting Master's degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
Experience/Knowlegde
Essential
- Experience of managing clinical and non clinical staff practice in a mental health and managing standards service
- Experience of providing managerial supervision
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- Specialist knowledge relevant to the service
Desirable
- Experience of working with different client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care
- Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals
- Experience of staff performance management
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Skills in developing and changing practice
- Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication channels with a variety of personnel and agencies
- Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions
- Ability to manage own time effectively and to produce pieces of work on time and to a high standard
Desirable
- Ability to support, manage and advise the team through difficult and challenging situations. and manage conflict
- Ability to build and lead effectively, a large multi-skilled team
- Advanced computer skills and use of spread sheets
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).
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
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
