Team Leader

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in Bishop's Stortford seeks a Team Leader for its Adult Community Mental Health Service. The role involves managing a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high standards of service delivery, and overseeing clinical functions. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience in mental health, relevant registrations, and a commitment to service improvement. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

5% high cost allowance supplement

27 days holiday rising to 33

NHS Car Lease Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post-qualifying experience with mental health problems.
• Experience providing clinical and management supervision.
• Experience in integrated health and social care environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with management to ensure service delivery standards.
• Manage a multidisciplinary community mental health service team.
• Contribute to policy development and implementation.

Skills

Clear understanding of the needs of people with mental health difficulties

Excellent team working skills

Ability to assess complex needs

Ability to lead a multi-professional team

Prioritization skills

Education

Current registration with NMC, GSCC or HPC

Certificate or Diploma in management

Job description

Overview

Team Leader to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) in Bishop's Stortford, South East Hertfordshire. We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applicants from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties. Our team is based in Bishop's Stortford. You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

The closing date is 26 October 2025.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• work in collaboration with the Community Mental Health Services Manager and a multidisciplinary leadership team
• ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery
• deliver the services required under the National Service Framework for Mental Health
• be an experienced mental health clinician
• have excellent assessment and risk management skills
• embrace and drive change and innovation
• be skilled and intuitive communicator with experience of providing leadership

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to move into their first management role or for an experienced manager who wishes to take a change in direction and who can take the service forward with enthusiasm and a passion for continuous quality improvement.

In return, we can offer you:

• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme

Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

To work in collaboration with the Community Mental Health Services Manager, to ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery.

To work as part of the Mental Health Directorate to deliver the services required under the National Service Framework for Mental Health

To provide day to day management, leadership and supervision to a multi- disciplinary community mental health service team.

The Team Leader will manage nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and other staff, ensuring that the needs of service users are met through the effective deployment of these staff. S/he will also maintain a clinical role and/ or a caseload dependant on sector need.

The Team Leader will contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.

The Team Leader may on occasion deputise for the Community Mental Health Services Manager in his or her absence, as agreed with the Service Line Lead.

The Team Leader will ensure, in collaboration with other professional colleagues that professional practice meets standards as set by HPFT and/or professional statutes and bodies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of current registration with NMC, GSCC or HPC
• Cert or Dip. in management

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Clear understanding of the needs of people with mental health difficulties
• Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, theory and policies relating to mental health; such as Community Care Legislation, Mental Health Act, the Personalisation agenda, Social Inclusion etc
• The ability to lead a multi-professional team and provide ongoing operational, clinical and professional supervision
• The ability to assess complex needs and work effectively with service users, their carers and social networks
• Able to establish and maintain effective links with statutory and non-statutory partners
• The ability to prioritise work and deliver to agreed time scales and standards
• Excellent team working skills, with the ability to negotiate compromise and resolve conflict
• Able to write structured, detailed and clear reports and record client information in accordance with statutory requirements and trust's guidelines
• Have a clear understanding of the key strategic issues for mental health services
• Commitment to working within equal opportunities and anti discriminatory practice

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years post qualifying experience of working with people with mental health problems in the community
• Experience of providing clinical and management supervision
• Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor
• Experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment
• Involvement in the development of a new service or of change management

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.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

£50,008 to £56,908 a year, per annum, pro rata (5% HCAS included)