Team Leader

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Ongoing training and support

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in the West Midlands region seeks a Team Leader to drive the operational delivery of a multidisciplinary participation and co-production team focused on children and young people’s mental health. You will ensure robust governance, line-manage staff, and support policy implementation.

You will lead improvements in service development, engage with local and national forums, and promote best practice in line with national guidance while safeguarding

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent with demonstrable knowledge and experience.
• Leadership or management training or demonstrable experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational delivery of a multidisciplinary participation and co-production team.
• Provide expert leadership on participation and co-production across children and young people's mental health services.
• Influence service development and represent the service at local, regional and national forums.
• Promote best practice in line with national policy.
• Ensure high-quality service delivery that meets Trust and national standards and KPIs.
• Maintain accurate records and support governance processes.
• Line manage staff including supervision, development, sickness, performance and appraisals.
• Support policy development and monitoring of compliance.
• Guide clinical staff on Trust policies and guidelines.
• Support national strategy implementation and practice development.
• Manage the team budget within limits; act as authorised signatory for budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Participation & coproduction

Communication

Governance

Education

Degree or equivalent

Leadership/management training

Job description

This newly created Team Leader post sits in the Children and Young Person Participation Team within Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's children and young people's mental health services. The role leads the operational delivery of a multidisciplinary team and puts the views of young people, families and carers into service design and decision-making. It is a 22.5-hour-a-week post with line management of staff and a remit to represent the service at local, regional and national forums. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What the job involves

• Lead the operational delivery of a multidisciplinary participation and co-production team
• Provide expert leadership on participation and co-production across children and young people's mental health services
• Influence service development and represent the service at local, regional and national forums
• Promote best practice in line with national policy
• Ensure high-quality service delivery that meets Trust and national standards and key performance indicators
• Maintain accurate records and support effective governance processes
• Line manage staff, covering supervision, development, sickness, performance, recruitment and appraisals, and ensure clinical and professional supervision is in place
• Support the development of policies, procedures and working practices and monitor compliance
• Guide clinical staff on implementing Trust policies and guidelines
• Support local implementation of national strategies and initiate change and practice development
• Manage the team's budget within limits, working with the locality manager, and act as authorised signatory for clinical care budgets
• Work with the Service Manager and team clinical leads on planning and delivering the service

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent, with demonstrable knowledge and experience
• Leadership or management training or qualification, or demonstrable experience

Experience

• Initiating, developing and evaluating operational processes and improving service delivery in line with evidence-based practice
• Performance management, including supervision of others and appraisals
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Leading meaningful participation with children, young people and parents or carers

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of health and social care legislation, policy and regulatory standards such as CQC
• Audit, risk assessment and risk management knowledge and skills
• Management, supervision and resource management skills
• Highly developed communication, diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills
• Ability to lead effective and sustainable change
• Ability to use and interrogate Trust information systems

Other

• Role model for high-quality, effective patient care, committed to Trust Values and Behaviours
• Ability to cope under pressure, giving reassurance and direction to staff
• Commitment to continuous training, CPD and reflective practice, supporting others to do the same
• Ability to travel between sites

Nice to have

• Postgraduate diploma level formal courses and training
• Lived experience of mental health problems, including as a parent or carer
• Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of inputting into Health Roster or an equivalent system for absence and sickness
• Project management skills
• Skills in leading quality improvement initiatives

What’s offered

• Career development for clinical and non-clinical roles
• Ongoing training and support