Community Mental Health Team Manager

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

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Community Mental Health Team Manager within the NHS, focusing on delivering vital care for women experiencing mental health challenges during perinatal periods. This role offers an opportunity to lead a compassionate team and partake in significant service development, ensuring high standards of care and professional growth.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Access to supervision and training

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Must be a registered healthcare professional or hold relevant clinical qualification.
• Experience at a band 6 or above is essential.
• Evidence of continuous professional development is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team delivering high-quality mental health services to women during pregnancy and postnatal period.
• Supervise and manage team performance.
• Engage in service development and research.

Skills

Effective leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Current professional registration in healthcare or social work

Master's level education or equivalent clinical experience

Clinical Supervision training

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Community Mental Health Team Manager

The closing date is 16 June 2025

Are you an existing team manager or an experienced practitioner looking to expand yourprofessional development in operational team management?Are you passionate about supporting individuals through their perinatal mental health journey?If so now is the time for you to join the York and Scarborough Perinatal Mental Health Teamwho are looking to appoint a band 7 team manager.You will be joining a dedicated and compassionate team in York and Scarborough who provide vital care for women and families during one of the most important times in their lives. The team has an established MDT staff team, you will be also joining an established peer group of perinatal mental health leadership across the 2 teams in North Yorkshire and York.The team manager role is vital to support the team in the delivery of high-quality, evidence- based mental health intervention to women during the perinatal period (from pregnancy through to the first year following childbirth).The team aims to meet the needs of the local population who present with complex perinatal mental health needs. The team provide assessment and intervention for people who havemild through to severe and enduring mental health needs as well as working alongside community services within the area.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will lead the team to deliver high-quality mental health services to women during pregnancy and the postnatal period. Key responsibilities include:? Providing expert clinical assessment, treatment, and support.? Collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure integrated care.? Offering specialist advice and consultation.? Developing and delivering tailored care plans.? Training and supervising junior staff and students.? Engaging in research and service development.The role also involves effective leadership, management, and service development topromote recovery and well-being for all service users. Responsibilities include:? Supervision and appraisal of the team.? Performance management, including key performance indicators.? Recruitment and management of staff.? Ensuring timely access to services and treatment in line with pathways.? Building and maintaining relationships and managing varied work demands.Although the main duties focus on operational effectiveness, there will be opportunities for direct clinical work as needed

About us

You can expect ongoing commitment and support to your Continuous Professional Development and robust Supervision, Appraisal and Training.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

What We Offer:A dynamic and supportive team environment with a focus on your professional development.Access to regular clinical and management supervision and a wide range of trainingopportunities, appraisal and talent development.A flexible working environment with a healthy work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

If you would like to discuss the role in person in more detail or to arrange a visit, please contact us.

Mike Walker- Team Manager 07584886954 York, Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Perinatal Mental Health Team [e-mail] or

James Muldoon - Service Manger - 07760 172246 - [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work or relevant professional clinical qualification (ie PWP/CWP in IAPT/Getting Help services)
• Be Educated to Master's level in leadership or a subject area relevant to the area of practice OR
• Have equivalent clinical experience to that of masters level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience - which also includes significant experience of managing people (see below under experience), together with evidence of CPD
• Be trained in Clinical Supervision and Providing Clinical Supervision
• Be a Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor

Experience

• Significant experience of managing people
• Significant experience of working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field and working with patients who display risk behaviours
• Working collaboratively with others (external partners, staff service users and their families/carers)
• Working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Risk assessment and management and its application in practice and Working knowledge of clinical medicines management
• Evidence of training in Quality Improvement methodology or coaching, and/or using.

Knowledge

• Significant evidenced based knowledge, to post-graduate level, of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Detailed understanding of Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.

Skills

• Provide effective leadership
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of
• Work positively and collaboratively in partnership with external agencies

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust