CMHT Team Leader

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Brunthwaite; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Mileage allowance

Health & wellbeing support

Development opportunities

Job summary

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Team Leader for the Craven Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). The role covers a large geographic area and requires leadership of a multidisciplinary team including nurses, social workers, OT's and Psychological Therapists.

You will balance clinical assessments and interventions with managerial responsibilities, developing partnerships with local services and ensuring high-quality community mental health care delivery.

Qualifications

• Professionally recognised nurse, Social Services or AHP qualification.
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a qualified professional in an acute mental health environment.
• Experience in both health and social care.
• At least 1 year management experience in community mental health service.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, managerial and supervisory responsibility to a multidisciplinary team.
• Oversee assessments and interventions within adult community mental health services.
• Balance clinical work with management duties based on staffing.
• Collaborate with GPs, other mental health services and partners.

Skills

Nurse/Social Worker/AHP qualification

Community mental health experience

Education

Qualified professional in acute mental health setting

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader working at the Craven Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), covering a large geographical area. Our Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) are always striving towards excellence in service delivery, ensuring quality is at the forefront of all we do and service users receive the right care at the right time. The successful applicant will be dynamic and forward thinking with the ability to work as part of a team and in partnership with local services across systems and partnerships. There will be an expectation that the successful applicant will uphold the Trust values at all times and act as a role model within the teams in providing quality care. The post holder will provide leadership, managerial and supervisory responsibility to a group of practitioners working as a multidisciplinary team including nurses, social workers, OT's and Psychological Therapists. providing assessments and interventions within adult community mental health services. The numbers of staff supervised will determine how the workload is managed between active clinical work and management responsibilities. The post holder will assist the clinical manager and work alongside the other team managers in continually developing the service and ensuring the delivery of an Community Mental Health Team Partnerships will include GPs, other mental health services, learning disability services, social care, physical health services, consultation to professionals in the primary care services and other adult mental health services including the voluntary sector. Please note that this job description serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities the post holder may be expected to undertake during the course of their normal duties. It is not therefore an exhaustive list; the post holder will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band. Priority areas for this post will be agreed annually via the appraisal process. Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role. Right to Work in the UK 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. 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 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.

• Professionally recognised nurse, Social Services or AHP qualification
• Previous experience of working in a community mental health setting, Minimum of 3 years experience as a qualified professional in an acute mental health environment, Experience in both health and social care
• At least 1 years management experience in community mental health service
• Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value differenceWe Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needsWe Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partnersWe 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 > 4500 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.