CMHT Assessment Team Leader

NHS; Saltaire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Saltaire is seeking a dedicated CMHT Assessment Team Leader to lead the Community Mental Health Assessment Team. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in mental health settings and management, ensuring quality of care and collaboration with various services. This role offers competitive benefits and the commitment to flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years as a practising professional in an acute/community mental health environment.
• At least 1 year of management experience in a community mental health team or service.
• Experience of budgetary and financial management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective delivery of high quality care.
• Establish and maintain high quality links with other services.
• Actively involved in service development and quality improvement.

Skills

Clinically developed skills

Engagement and support

Inter-agency working

Education

Professionally recognised nurse, Social Services or AHP qualification

Evidence of further formal management study and/or qualification

Training in psychological therapy, family interventions and/or PSI

Job description

CMHT Assessment Team Leader

The closing date is 23 November 2025

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, other community agencies such as Housing, Probation, Police, Schools, Families and other Voluntary and Third Sector Agencies.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring effective delivery of high quality care and be actively involved in service development and quality improvement.

Interview date: WC 01/12/2025

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our 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.

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• 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.

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.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Job responsibilities

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including; but not limited to, visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately, and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Professionally recognised nurse, Social Services or AHP qualification.
• Previous experience of working in a community mental health setting
• Evidence of further formal management study and/or qualification
• Training in a modality of psychological therapy, family interventions and/or PSI

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 3 years as a practising professional in an acute/community mental health environment
• Experience of effective inter‑agency working
• Experience in both health and social care
• At least 1 years management experience in a community mental health team or service

KNOWLEDGE

• Experience of managing and developing staff from different professions
• Experience of budgetary & financial management

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.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust