Team Leader

Job summary

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and skilled nurse or social worker who can contribute to the smooth running and future developments of the team.

The role of a Team Leader within the East CMHT is varied and interesting, the successful candidate will be expected to provide clinical and operational leadership in the day to day running of the team, managing referrals, monitoring team workload, allocating tasks, staff support and ensuring duties are discharged safely and effectively.

It is a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team which the successful candidate will be at the heart of promoting recovery and supporting the team.

Staff benefits

*Reallocation package (Terms and conditions apply)

*Career development and training opportunities available, such as CBT, DBT, Nurse prescribing, family therapy etc.

*As a registered professional you will automatically become a member of our Academy of Clinical Excellence (ACE) which has a specific focus on the professional development and career progression of our nurses and Allied Health Professionals

*Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.

*27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

*Excellent pension

*Cycle to work scheme

*Salary sacrifice car scheme

*Wellbeing programme

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical and managerial leadership to the day-to-day operation of the integrated clinical team, monitoring workload, allocating duties and ensuring duties are discharged safely and effectively.

To supervise the day-to-day work of the clinical team, and provide expertise and guidance in complex and high risk cases, in line with Trust and Local Authority policies and procedures.

To champion a culture based on principles of recovery, choice and personalised care, providing a role model to the rest of the team.

To take a proactive approach to caseload supervision and management to ensure that practitioner skills are matched to clinical need, and that service users are able to 'flow' through pathways of care.

To deputise for the CMHT Manager as required.

Successful candidates will also work closely with our practice educator to support the team in learning but also to maximise their own learning opportunities in this leadership role.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?

Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?

We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bittern Park Medical Centre

Thorold Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO18 1HZ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bittern Park Medical Centre

Thorold Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO18 1HZ

Employer's website

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

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