Deputy Team Manager - Cmht

Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Continued Professional Development

Staff wellbeing service

Staff discounts across retail, leisure

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport is seeking a Deputy Team Manager for the Community Mental Health Team. You will support the team manager to coordinate care and ensure cohesive, efficient service delivery for adults with severe mental health needs.

The role involves acting as a named worker for a complex caseload, performing holistic assessments, planning interventions, and contributing to service development within a transforming CMHT.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification Social Work / Mental Health Nursing / Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with HCPC / NMC.
• Short courses and/or experience to post graduate diploma level.

Responsibilities

• Support the team manager in ensuring care is delivered in line with Pennine Care standards.
• Provide holistic assessment, interventions, risk assessments and care plans.
• Act as named worker for a reduced caseload with complex needs.

Skills

Assessment / Care-Management

supervision / staff development

Team coordination

Risk assessment

Verbal / written communication

Education

HCPC/NMC registration

Postgraduate diploma level training

Degree level education

Job description

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a deputy team manager within a Community Mental Health, providing specialist mental health care to the population of Stockport. The Secondary Care CMHT support residents with severe and enduring mental health conditions. population we serve.

This an exciting time for Stockport CMHT. We are currently undergoing a transformation within our service as part of the National Transformations of community services and the local Living Well developments. It is an opportunity to be part of our service development, with planned investment in our staff and new role development.

The CMHT work with people aged 16 and over with severe and enduring mental health and social care needs.

In this role you will be responsible for supporting the CMHT team manager in managing and coordinating the Community Mental Health Team and ensuring that the team works cohesively and meets its objectives in the most effective and efficient way,

The post-holder will act as a named worker for a reduced caseload of mental health service users who have complex needs.

providing holistic assessment, interventions, risk assessments and care plans.

Main duties of the job

To support the team manager in ensuring that care is delivered in accordance with the Professionals Code of Conduct and reflects the requirements of Pennine Care.

Please see Job Description for main details of the job in more detail.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Job responsibilities

The full range of duties and responsibilities is listed within the Job description and personal specification.

Sponsorship Information

We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on thegovernment website.

The following pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with NHS Employment Check Standards:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. Youll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

• We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
• We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or longterm health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualification Social Work / Mental Health Nursing / Occupational Therapy
• Registration with HCPC / NMC
• Short courses and / or experience to post graduate diploma level.

Desirable

• Accredited skills based training
• Training related to management, supervision and staff development
• Educated to degree level
• Mentorship / practice leadership qualification
• Psychosocial intervention post registration qualification or to be able to demonstrate clinical competence in PSI/CBTFI Interventions

Experience

Essential

• Proven post registration experience working in community mental health services
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working with services user with Psychosis and severe/complex common mental illness
• Experience of coordinating complex packages of care
• Experience in Child and Adult Safeguarding

Desirable

• Providing Supervision
• Leading / coordinating multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Staff management
• Managing Budgets
• Service development/ managing change

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of national legislation and guidance
• Knowledge of evidence based / contemporary mental health practice
• Ability to identify and co-ordinate effective risk assessment and management

Desirable

• Awareness of a range of PSI and appropriate psychological therapies
• Knowledge of NICE guidance applicable to those with psychosis and schizophrenia
• Awareness of issues surrounding mental health care

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Skills in Assessment / Care-Management and Planning
• Experience / skills working in partnership with a broad range of colleagues, service users, and carers
• Skills in a range of evidence based practice
• Demonstration of sound professional judgement and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to manage effectively under pressure
• Ability to supervise staff, set standards, monitor performance and promote staff development
• Excellent organisational, problem solving / prioritisation skills.
• Awareness of and commitment to, anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities

Desirable

• Leadership skills / abilities

Work Related Citcumstances

Essential

• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
• Flexible working

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.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.