Clinical Team Manager

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a passionate Clinical Team Manager for their innovative Perinatal Mental Health Service in Leeds. This role involves leading a dedicated team to provide essential support to mothers facing mental health challenges during and after pregnancy. The ideal candidate will possess strong management skills, empathy, and a commitment to improving service user outcomes. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and offers a supportive environment for professional growth, with numerous employee benefits including flexible working arrangements and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

27 - 33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Career development opportunities

Exclusive discounts and payment schemes

Qualifications

• Registered with the relevant governing body in mental health.
• Experience in delivering quality supervision and line management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Engage with community clinical services to improve user experience.

Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Management of Conflict

Problem-Solving Skills

Education

BSc/BA/Diploma or Masters in Mental Health Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Social Work

Job description

Are you looking for mental health jobs in Leeds, York or with one of our regional services operating across the country? We have a range of NHS Job opportunities, placements and specialities in our clinical, research, and professional support teams across Leeds and York.

At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, we seek out people who care, act with integrity and have the right skills. We want to add to our incredible colleagues, students and volunteers who share these principles, with people like you, who find empathy comes easily and who treat everyone with respect without thinking. Search our latest jobs to start your journey with us.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our innovative, dynamic and forward thinking Perinatal Mental Health Service based in Leeds. The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides the Leeds Community Perinatal Mental Health Team, a Regional Referral Management Service and a Regional Mother and Baby Unit.

We are now looking for a dynamic, innovative & passionate Clinical Team Manager to work within the Leeds Community Perinatal Mental Health Team.

The Leeds Community Perinatal Mental Health Team provides community support across the whole of Leeds for mothers suffering from moderate to severe mental illness in the perinatal period, to prevent further deterioration and admission to hospital. The service provides a range of care packages for women experiencing a mental illness in pregnancy and up to 2 years postnatally. This includes, though is not limited to, a specialist holistic assessment of need for mother and infant, group work, tailored 1:1 therapies and advice to a range of professionals on the care and management of women suffering from a significant mental illness or at risk of developing a significant mental illness in the perinatal period. We often work very intensively with mothers at a time when their need is very acute. Some of our families have very complex social circumstances and this needs sensitive handling alongside the management of the mental illness and the ongoing safeguarding of mother and infant.

Main duties of the job

The post holder requires skills in providing good quality clinical, management and caseload supervision. You will need to support staff with their day-to-day work, supporting their development, clinical practice, and performance. You will need to manage the team using human resources procedures, service operating procedures and governance structures. You will need highly developed interpersonal, engagement and problem-solving skills.

You will need to work flexibly and continuously network and engage with community clinical services and partner organisations; with the overall aim of improving service user experience and outcomes.
Applicants will need to demonstrate sound values, including compassion around meeting the needs of service-users and their carers, recognising the importance of co-production and choice in the planning and delivery of care. You will promote social inclusion, community access and participation through ensuring quality around care provision.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As the Clinical Team Manager, you will provide leadership and management to a multi-disciplinary team. You will also play a key role in the service development and expansion, liaising with other key agencies within the perinatal pathway. With a relevant professional qualification and clinical experience, you should have experience of line management within an MDT, alongside an interest in, and understanding of, Perinatal Mental Health services and the key national and local drivers. With an understanding of clinical governance and risk management, you should also be able to demonstrate how you work in partnership to deliver a quality service.

As a service we are committed to providing regular and good quality supervision to our staff. We offer a comprehensive induction package, and care co-ordinators have the opportunity to undertake specialist perinatal mental health training both internally and externally.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Bsc/BA/Diploma or Masters in Mental Health Nursing/Occupational Therapy/Social Work and be registered with the relevant governing body

Skills

• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills

Experience

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of health equity and how this relates to service provision.
• Delivering quality supervision and line management experience
• Can demonstrate skills and experience in the management of conflict.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.