CMHT Assessment Team Leader

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Baildon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Baildon seeks a Team Leader for its Community Mental Health Assessment Team. The successful candidate will enhance service delivery through compassionate leadership, oversee quality care, and work alongside various community services. Flexible working arrangements are available, alongside comprehensive health and wellbeing support packages.

Benefits

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

Wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective delivery of high quality care.
• Involve in service development and quality improvement.
• Perform clinical and management supervision.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated and committed Team Leader to join our Community Mental Health Assessment Team. The team provides a multi‑disciplinary, equality‑based triage and assessment service to residents of Bradford, Aire Wharfe and Craven. We are an integrated health and social care service working in close co‑operation with our Community Mental Health Teams, primary care based professionals, and other community agencies such as Housing, Probation, Police, Schools, Families and other Voluntary and Third Sector Agencies.

Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of high quality care, being actively involved in service development and quality improvement, and reporting to the clinical manager. The role requires highly developed skills in both clinical and management supervision, performance management, risk management, and an overall approach that is both engaging and supportive to the team and service.

You will work in partnership with other services in the locality, establishing and maintaining high quality links to ensure the best outcomes for all service users.

Core Values

• We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen – We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

Benefits

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more

Additional Information

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives. We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.