MHUT Team Manager

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Team Manager for the Mental Health Urgent Triage Team. This role requires a Registered Mental Health Nurse to provide operational and clinical leadership, triage emergency calls, and foster collaboration among key partners. Candidates should have extensive experience in mental health and be equipped to function in high-pressure environments. The position offers a competitive benefits package, including flexible working opportunities and access to professional development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with substantial experience as a senior practitioner.
• Extensive experience of working with patients with complex mental health needs.
• Management qualification and experience of business planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and clinical leadership to the MHUT team.
• Triage 999 calls and provide senior support.
• Collect and provide feedback on data regarding patient journeys.

Skills

Operational leadership

Clinical leadership

Ability to function in high pressure environments

Knowledge of Mental Health Act

Management Qualification

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Registration with NMC

Job description

Emergency services are receiving increasing volumes of calls for individuals presenting with acute mental health issues in the community. A significant proportion of emergency services resource is being used to support individuals struggling with their mental health, who often present with complex issues that require further assessment and ongoing support.The Mental Health Urgent Triage Team (MHUT) are a partnership between Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, GMMH, NWAS and GMP. The postholder will provide operational leadership to the team. The postholder will be based within the clinical hub in NWAS and will betrained in the use of the EOC software systems.The post holder will be a Registered Mental Health Practitioner and will work within MHUTtriaging 999 calls, providing senior support to the team. As Team Manager you will have responsibility for the collection and feedback of data on a weekly basis and feedback from patient journeys. The Team Manager will strengthen working relationships between agencies on the front line providing mutual education and sharing insight into available local resource and support for local services users.

Main duties of the job

The MHUT Team Manager will provide operational and clinical leadership to the MHUT team, working in partnership with GMMH, NWAS, GMP, BTP and VCSE.

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#PennineCarePeopleand 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.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• 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

Please see attached job description for a detailed account of the main duties and responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Registration with NMC
• Substantial experience as a senior mental health practitioner within the NHS.
• Extensive experience of working with patients with complex mental health needs
• Knowledge of relevant legislation including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act CPA Standards relevant to service area
• Understanding of the role and function of key partners in statutory and non-statutory agencies
• Promoting positive team cultures and identifying influencing factors in implementing change.
• Ability to function and make decisions in high pressure clinical environments.
• Management Qualification.
• Experience of business planning.
• Experience of working with all ages

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.