Lead, Specialist Community Forensic Team

The Methodist Church in Britain; Prestwich; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Fuel Genie fuel cards

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Team Leader to run the Specialist Community Forensic Team, supporting individuals discharged from secure inpatient care whose mental health intersects with offending or risk. You will supervise staff, chair meetings, screen referrals, allocate cases and drive service development.

The post involves partnership work with probation and the Ministry of Justice, day-to-day leadership of a multidisciplinary team, and some out-of-hours

Qualifications

• Experience leading and managing staff.
• Experience in mental health inpatient or community work.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and management.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work across service development, operations and people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational management of the multidisciplinary community team.
• Supervise clinical staff, including appraisals and sickness management.
• Screen referrals and allocate cases across the team.
• Sit on the senior leadership team and contribute to service development.
• Chair clinical and operational meetings.
• Provide specialised advice that contributes to diagnosis, care or education of service users.
• Support transformation of the service in line with Trust values.
• Collaborate with partner agencies including the Ministry of Justice and probation.
• Take part in on-site bronze rota and out-of-hours cover when needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Organisation

Legislation knowledge

Risk assessment

People management

Education

Registered healthcare professional

Job description

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Team Leader to run the Specialist Community Forensic Team, supporting individuals discharged from secure inpatient care whose mental health intersects with offending or risk. You will supervise staff, chair meetings, screen referrals, allocate cases and drive service development.

The post involves partnership work with probation and the Ministry of Justice, day-to-day leadership of a multidisciplinary team, and some out-of-hours