Team Leader, Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider in England is seeking an experienced Team Leader for their Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Worthing. This role focuses on managing a dedicated team to provide outstanding care to patients with severe mental health needs. Candidates should have significant clinical experience and support staff effectively while maintaining their wellbeing. The position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Established supervision structure

Great training opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Experience of providing professional support/supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support staff in managing complex clinical demands.
• Motivate and lead a team of healthcare professionals.
• Collaborate with various healthcare services for patient support.

Skills

Team leadership

Flexibility in approach

Communication skills

Education

Minimum diploma level with relevant qualification

Job description

Are you ready for your next challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Team Leader to join our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Worthing. This is an exciting time for Community Mental Health Services as we transform to a new, integrated, Neighbourhood Model with our Primary Care and Voluntary Sector partners. We support people with severe and enduring mental health needs throughout Worthing. We use a recovery focused approach and work very much as a team to ensure we provide the highest level of care to the people we serve in our community.

We're looking for someone who enjoys working creatively and flexibly, and who thrives in a fast paced role. If you're a confident Team Leader or wishing to develop your skills further in this area, passionate about working with people and shaping the development of Mental Health Services for the community you work in, this could be the job for you. You will be joining a robust and established leadership structure within our Neighborhood Mental Health Team.

We're committed to providing care that really suits the needs of the individual person we are working with and we would love to work with someone who shares that same enthusiasm for excellent patient care.

Main duties of the job

In this varied role you will have the opportunity to really work within and for our community in partnership with the Early Intervention Service, Enhanced Community Rehab Service, In-patient services, GP surgeries, and the ever-growing primary care services and third sector organisations. You will be joining a friendly, highly skilled, and enthusiastic team comprising Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and Psychologists to name just a few.

As Team Leader it will be your role to bring the best out of our staff team and support them in managing the complex demands of clinical work while maintaining their own wellbeing and resilience.

We offer an established supervision structure and great training opportunities to help you develop your skills in leadership and management as well as other areas of professional development that interest you. We really enjoy working in this team and we want you to as well.

About us

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living & Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep

Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities.

We would welcome and encourage you to make contact with us to discuss the role, and/or to come and visit us prior to applying for the position - please contact Patricia Mendes ([e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of CPD

Knowledge/Experience

• Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in relevant clinical practice
• Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
• Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
• Experience of managing staff

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.