Team Leader - Community Mental Health Team | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Basildon is seeking a Team Leader for the First Response Team, overseeing the delivery of mental health services. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a proven track record in performance management, with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams effectively. This role offers benefits like flexible working, generous leave, and relocation support.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Staff discounts

£8K relocation package

Interest-free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Experience managing or leading healthcare teams.
• Proven track record in performance management.
• Strong understanding of mental health treatment protocols.

Responsibilities

• Oversee team functioning, focusing on care delivery.
• Coordinate with Operational Team Manager for service standards.
• Supervise staff and manage a small caseload of complex patients.

Skills

Leadership

Performance monitoring

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Crisis management

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

Band 7 Team Leader

The vacancy is for Team Leader of the Basildon First Response Team (FRT). The Basildon FRT is a multidisciplinary service which provides comprehensive assessments and evidence-based treatments for adults experiencing a range of mental health disorders who are also presenting with risks that require management and support of a multi-disciplinary team.

To co-ordinate and Lead team functioning with particular focus on:

• Allocation of referrals including delivery of care
• Performance monitoring and management
• Line management and supervision of staff

The post holder will work in collaboration with the Operational Team Manager to ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery.

The post holder will contribute to facilitating any future transformation of Community Mental Health Services in line with the MSE Mental Health Strategy.

The post holder will manage colleagues from Nursing and AHP backgrounds, ensuring that the needs of patients are met through the effective deployment of these staff. The Team Lead will professionally supervise the Nursing staff in the team and will also maintain a clinical leadership role.

The Team Lead will carry a small caseload of Complex Patients

The Team Lead may on occasion deputise for the Team Manager in their absence.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Generic Managerial responsibilities both within an operational and strategic context

Provide regular supervision and support to all staff that will include monitoring of caseloads and clinical practice. Supervision will also include reviewing standards of record keeping such as appropriate updating of assessments, care plans, risk management plans and carers assessments.

Act as a member of the Mental Health Management Team and contribute to the development of policy formulation, planning and resource allocation.

Investigate Complaints and Patient Safety Incidents under the direction of the Team Manager and/or Service Manager/Associate Director and in line with Trust Policies.

Lead multidisciplinary/multiagency practice development and service improvement projects.

Ensure that service users and Carers are actively involved in the planning and delivery of services in keeping with the Trust engagement policies.

Performance Management

Ensure that regular audits and evaluations are undertaken to determine compliance with required CQC, CPA and professional standards.

Contribute to the implementation of the Trusts Corporate Plan, Trust Delivery Plan and Performance Management Plan.

Ensure arrangements are in place to achieve all of the teams’ performance targets.

Communication and Working Relationships

Establish and maintain a professional and effective working relationship with colleagues including external partners such as Third Sector organisations and primary care.

Act at all times in a professional manner whilst respecting and upholding good practice and acting as a role model.

Clinical/Professional/Specific Managerial Responsibilities

Manage and lead the multi-professional teams in the delivery of safe and effective evidence-based interventions.

Deliver a service within the agreed financial envelope ensuring maximum value in terms of clinical and cost effectiveness.

Ensure that a culture of effective risk management is present in the team.

Work in conjunction with the Team Manager, Service Manager, Associate Director and Directors to ensure that targets are achieved.

Human Resources

Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff.

Manage attendance and participate in disciplinary and grievance matters when necessary.

Undertake staff performance reviews and appraisals with team members, identifying staff development needs and agreeing opportunities for these needs to be met.