Job summary
We are seeking to recruit talented Team Leaders to join our Community Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) leadership teams across Hertfordshire. These are new roles to strengthen operational delivery and high quality responsive care across our community services. Working in conjunction with the leadership teams and Operational Managers, you will be supported to develop your managerial skills whilst also holding some clinical involvement.
This is a super opportunity to join a growing team and be part of an exciting new future for our CYPMHS service.
Our teams are based across our region including: Watford, Borehamwood, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Hertford, Welwyn Garden City, Hoddesdon, Stevenage.
Come and work in an outstanding Trust to deliver community treatment in mental health!
Please contact Sara Crean Muir on Tel: 07855 981 643, Email: sara.creanmuir@nhs.net for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you!
CAMHS Partnership (hpftcamhs.nhs.uk)
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- be an experienced Mental Health clinician
- have excellent assessment and risk management skills
- embrace and drive change and innovation
- be a skilled and intuitive communicator with experience of providing leadership
- work directly with the Operational Manager
- receive support, development and direction from your leadership colleagues
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to move into their first management role or for an experienced manager who wishes to take a change in direction and who can take the service forward with enthusiasm and a passion for continuous quality improvement.
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training opportunities
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Free Pilates lessons
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
- Employee Assistance Programme
Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work in collaboration with the Community CYPMHS Operational Manager, to ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery. This will include management of duty, rotas, recruitment/HR, allocations and case management, maintaining governance, patient experience, performance, finance etc
To work as part of the CYPMHS Service Line to deliver safe services in line with Thrive principles
To provide day to day management, leadership and supervision to a multi- disciplinary community CYPMHS team.
The Team Leader will operationally manage nurses, social workers, psychologists and other clinical staff, ensuring that the needs of service users are met through the effective deployment of these staff. They will also maintain a clinical role and/ or a caseload dependent on need.
You will contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
You may on occasion deputise for the Operational Manager in their absence, as agreed with the Service Manager, and provide cover for other Team Leaders.
You will ensure, in collaboration with other professional colleagues that professional practice meets standards as set by HPFT and/or professional statutes and bodies.
For a more indepth Person and Job Specification please see attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work in collaboration with the Community CYPMHS Operational Manager, to ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery. This will include management of duty, rotas, recruitment/HR, allocations and case management, maintaining governance, patient experience, performance, finance etc
To work as part of the CYPMHS Service Line to deliver safe services in line with Thrive principles
To provide day to day management, leadership and supervision to a multi- disciplinary community CYPMHS team.
The Team Leader will operationally manage nurses, social workers, psychologists and other clinical staff, ensuring that the needs of service users are met through the effective deployment of these staff. They will also maintain a clinical role and/ or a caseload dependent on need.
You will contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
You may on occasion deputise for the Operational Manager in their absence, as agreed with the Service Manager, and provide cover for other Team Leaders.
You will ensure, in collaboration with other professional colleagues that professional practice meets standards as set by HPFT and/or professional statutes and bodies.
For a more indepth Person and Job Specification please see attached.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Professional qualification: RMN/DipSW/OT/Psychology
- Evidence of current registration with NMC, GSCC, HCPC or another professional body
Desirable
- Cert or Dip. in management
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Post qualifying experience of working with people with mental health problems in the community.
- Experience of providing clinical and management supervision.
- Experience of working within a community mental health service
- Experience of involvement in service development or change management
Desirable
- Experience of leadership within a mental health service
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Professional qualification: RMN/DipSW/OT/Psychology
- Evidence of current registration with NMC, GSCC, HCPC or another professional body
Desirable
- Cert or Dip. in management
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Post qualifying experience of working with people with mental health problems in the community.
- Experience of providing clinical and management supervision.
- Experience of working within a community mental health service
- Experience of involvement in service development or change management
Desirable
- Experience of leadership within a mental health service
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).
