Team Leader - Specialist Community Forensic Team

The Methodist Church in Britain; Prestwich; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Fuel Genie fuel cards

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Team Leader to run the Specialist Community Forensic Team, supporting individuals discharged from secure inpatient care whose mental health intersects with offending or risk. You will supervise staff, chair meetings, screen referrals, allocate cases and drive service development.

The post involves partnership work with probation and the Ministry of Justice, day-to-day leadership of a multidisciplinary team, and some out-of-hours

Qualifications

• Experience leading and managing staff.
• Experience in mental health inpatient or community work.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and management.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work across service development, operations and people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational management of the multidisciplinary community team.
• Supervise clinical staff, including appraisals and sickness management.
• Screen referrals and allocate cases across the team.
• Sit on the senior leadership team and contribute to service development.
• Chair clinical and operational meetings.
• Provide specialised advice that contributes to diagnosis, care or education of service users.
• Support transformation of the service in line with Trust values.
• Collaborate with partner agencies including the Ministry of Justice and probation.
• Take part in on-site bronze rota and out-of-hours cover when needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Organisation

Legislation knowledge

Risk assessment

People management

Education

Registered healthcare professional

Job description

This Team Leader post runs day-to-day operations of the Specialist Community Forensic Team at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, supporting people discharged from secure inpatient care whose mental health is linked to offending or risk. The work covers supervising clinical staff, chairing team meetings, screening referrals and allocating cases, alongside service development. Partnership work with probation and the Ministry of Justice sits alongside weekday daytime hours, with occasional out-of-hours cover. Applicants need a registered professional background and experience of leading and managing staff.

What the job involves

• Day-to-day operational management, leadership and development of a multidisciplinary community team
• Supervising clinical staff, including appraisals, sickness and absence management and training oversight
• Screening referrals and allocating cases across the team to relevant professionals
• Sitting on the SCFT senior leadership team and contributing to service development
• Chairing clinical and operational meetings, with support from colleagues where appropriate
• Providing specialised advice that contributes to the diagnosis, care or education of service users
• Supporting the ongoing transformation of the service in line with Trust values
• Collaborating with partner agencies including the Ministry of Justice, probation, and statutory and voluntary sector organisations
• Taking part in the bronze on-site and on-call rota as required
• Working flexibly outside office hours when service user need requires it

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Registered healthcare professional (registration body not named)

Experience

• Experience of mental health inpatient or community work
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience of leading and managing staff

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of legislation applicable to the area of work
• Knowledge of risk assessment and management
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Multitasking and prioritising across service development, operations and people management

Other

• Team player committed to innovation and service development
• Positive, motivational and proactive manner

Nice to have

• Advanced leadership and management experience
• Experience of working in secure mental health services
• Experience of developing others
• Advanced qualification in leadership
• Operational knowledge of secure mental health services

What’s offered

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Fuel Genie fuel cards (for applicable roles)