Community Team Manager

NHS; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the United Kingdom is looking for a Community Team Manager. This role includes managing service delivery, providing leadership, and supervising professional staff. Qualifications include a nursing degree and experience in mental health care. Salary ranges from £47,810 to £54,710 per year pro rata, with flexible working options available.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level.
• Evidence of leadership in a Mental Health care environment.
• Knowledge of medication monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational delivery of services.
• Provide leadership and expertise.
• Conduct audits and improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Experience in Mental Health care

Risk assessment and management

Mentoring

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent

Higher degree or post grad certificate

Post basic teaching qualification

ILM certificate in management

Job description

Job summary

The Community Team Manager role is responsible for the operational management of a range of aspects of service delivery within the team and for clinical/managerial supervision of professional staff according to the trust values.

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 Manager will provide professional governance and leadership within their area.

They may hold a small service user caseload within the role.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the operational management of the service delivery within the service.
• Provide visible leadership.
• Be accessible for staff, service users, families and carers and act as a point of clinical expertise.
• Having oversight of training and training needs.
• Delivering regular and effective supervision.
• Allocating new caseloads, ensuring resources are used efficiently.
• Maintaining safe staffing levels, including effective recruitment.
• Completing audits and completing subsequent actions.
• Sharing learning in forums.
• Undertake investigations as delegated.
• Working as part of the MDT and contributing to MDT discussions.
• Attending leadership meetings.
• Managing absence and performance within the team.

About us

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.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent, or HCPC registered.
• Higher degree or post grad certificate on area of clinical/therapeutic practice.
• Post basic teaching qualification.
• ILM certificate in management or equivalent.

Experience

• Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including staff management/supervision experience.
• Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development.
• Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management.
• Mentoring Experience.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects.
• Build on / develop further knowledge of psychosocial interventions.

Other essential

• Able to travel independently.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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.

Employer details

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Lighthouse Centre, Hellesdon Hospital, Drayton High Road, Norwich, NR6 5BE

Contract

Fixed term, 12 months, part-time, compressed hours, flexible working, home or remote working.

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata.