Community Team Leader

NSFT; Norwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Community Team Leader within Central Youth South, part of Central Norfolk Youth Mental Health Service. The role supports clinical and operational leadership across the team and works with adolescents and young adults aged 14 to 25.

The post emphasizes visible leadership, equality and inclusion, and delivering a patient-centred service with safe, high quality care and effective supervision and development opportunities for

Qualifications

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
• Evidence of leading service development within in a mental health setting
• Collaborative working between services and working in partnership with statutory and voluntary services.
• Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment.
• Working in a community mental health team.
• Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects.
• Build on/develop further knowledge of psychosocial interventions and their appropriateness.
• Build on/develop further specialist knowledge of health promotion

Responsibilities

• To ensure safe caring, responsive, high quality service is provided to service users, their families and carers within the clinical environment by ensuring compliance with Statutory and Regulatory requirements and Trust Policies, pathways, standard operating procedures and protocols.
• They will allocate work accordingly within the team to ensure effective and efficient use of resources to ensure service users and carers needs are met, and monitor the team’s contribution and performance to the overall objectives of the Trust.
• The Community Team Leader will support with professional governance and leadership within their area

Job description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

It is an exciting opportunity to join Central Norfolk Youth Mental Health Service who work with adolescents and young adults age of 14 to 25 years old. (Moving to 18 - 25 over the coming months)

Central Norfolk CFYP has dedicated a lot time and effort to develop youth pathway. Clinical Treatment Pathways are in place.

Community Team Leader for Central Youth South, will work along side the Clinical Team Manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist supporting clinical and operational leadership across the team

To provide visible leadership, promoting a values based culture and acting as a role model within the environment.

Supporting the leadership and management the team, helping ensure they are suitably trained, informed and competent to carry out the full range of duty and that there is a clear processes in place for regular and effective supervision, appraisal, objective setting and personal development planning.

Responsible for ensuring processes are in place to allocate new caseloads and efficient use of resources to ensure caseloads and the management of caseloads remain safe.

Providing advice and support to the clinical team in management of their cases

Ensuring care is delivered in a patient centred framework involving service users, families and carers.

Main duties of the job

To ensure safe caring, responsive, high quality service is provided to service users, their families and carers within the clinical environment by ensuring compliance with Statutory and Regulatory requirements and Trust Policies, pathways, standard operating procedures and protocols.

They will allocate work accordingly within the team to ensure effective and efficient use of resources to ensure service users and carers needs are met, and monitor the team’s contribution and performance to the overall objectives of the Trust.

The Community Team Leader will support with professional governance and leadership within their area

Working for our organisation

At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce, including those from the global majority. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and ensuring all candidates receive a positive and equitable experience.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

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Person specification

Experience

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
• Evidence of leading service development within in a mental health setting
• Collaborative working between services and working in partnership with statutory and voluntary services.
• Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment.
• Working in a community mental health team.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects.
• Build on/develop further knowledge of psychosocial interventions and their appropriateness.
• Build on/develop further specialist knowledge of health promotion

Skills

• Develop and lead an age-inclusive multi-professional team and provide ongoing operational, clinical and managerial supervision
• Develop recovery-focused practice
• Establish performance management team structures and systems

Qualifications

• RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT or equivalent
• Ongoing professional development working towards degree level
• Higher degree or post-graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
• Post-basic teaching Qualification
• ILM certificate in management or equivalent

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

YOUR APPLICATION

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESApart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.