CRHTT Team Leader

Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust; Chichester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health service as a Team Leader in Chichester, where you will drive excellence in patient care and service delivery. You will manage a dedicated team, ensuring holistic, patient-centered care across the Urgent Care Pathway. This role offers the chance to make a real impact in the community while supporting your professional development.

Benefits

Career Development Opportunities

Competitive Salary and Benefits Package

Fully Funded Lifelong Learning Opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in clinical practice.
• Experience in managing staff and providing professional support.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a clinical team to deliver outstanding patient care.
• Manage referrals and oversee service delivery for high-quality outcomes.
• Handle complex cases and coordinate recruitment.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Clinical Expertise

Education

Diploma Level Qualification

Job description

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

Are you a dynamic leader with essential management experience for this role and ready to make a real impact?

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Team Leader to take the helm of a high-performing Crisis team based in Chichester, driving excellence in patient care and service delivery. If you're a confident decision-maker, a mentor, and a problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Working alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialist and under the leadership of the Service Manager, the Team Leader will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Crisis Team delivers holistic, patient-centred, and safe care across the Urgent Care Pathway. You will work closely with the Mental Health Liaison Team at St Richards Hospital, Chichester and The Haven at Meadowfield Hospital to provide seamless support to those in crisis.

The CRHTT has a Discharge Team Lead that works closely with patients who live in Chichester and Bognorare in inpatient care and completes Early Assessments as part of the CRHTT.

Main duties of the job

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading with purpose – Manage and inspire a clinical team to deliver outstanding patient care.
• Shaping the future – Oversee referrals, service delivery, and performance to ensure high-quality, patient-centred outcomes.
• Empowering your team – Provide supervision, support, and mentorship to help staff reach their full potential.
• Making key decisions – Handle complex cases, coordinate recruitment, and lead risk management initiatives.
• Driving excellence – Ensure financial and clinical effectiveness while upholding the highest standards of care.
• Taking charge when it matters most – Respond to serious incidents, complaints, and safeguarding concerns with confidence.
• Championing equality & inclusion – Ensure diversity, fairness, and respect are embedded in all aspects of the service.

Working for our organisation

Why Join Us?

A chance to lead a talented, dedicated team.
A supportive and inclusive work environment.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Career development and leadership opportunities.

This is your opportunity to step into a leadership role that makes a real difference. If you're ready to inspire, innovate, and lead with confidence, we want to hear from you

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What You Bring to the Role:

• Passion for leadership – A proven ability to inspire and manage a clinical team.
• Clinical expertise – A strong background in patient care, with the ability to manage complex cases.
• A strategic mindset – Experience in performance monitoring, risk management, and service improvement.
• A problem-solving approach – The confidence to handle challenges and make critical decisions under pressure.
• A commitment to excellence – A drive to ensure the highest standards of care and service delivery.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience. Current professional registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
• Evidence of CPD

Knowledge/Experience

• Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
• Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
• Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
• Experience of managing staff

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

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.

Name Elena Riseborough Job title Urgent Care Manager for Chichester and Bognor Area Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07464925647