Team Manager

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT NHS); Grantham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health provider in Grantham seeks a Team Manager to oversee clinical and administrative staff. The successful candidate will manage day-to-day operations including staff supervision, budget management, and service development. Candidates must hold a degree and have relevant qualifications. This position offers flexible working options and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Training and promotion opportunities

Diversity support and active staff networks

Qualifications

• Ability to lead clinical and admin staff in a demanding service.
• Must hold a core profession accredited with a suitable governing body or an equivalent psychological therapist qualification.
• Exceptional self-management and organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day management of the Lincolnshire Talking Therapies team.
• Offer managerial supervision and appraisals to therapists and admin.
• Work closely with Clinical Leads to enhance care delivery.

Skills

Management skills

Organizational skills

IT skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree

Job description

Lincolnshire Talking Therapies is an IAPT site and a vacancy has arisen for a Team Manager, covering Grantham/Stamford teams. We are looking for someone who is able to lead the clinical and admin staff in a very busy, demanding service, achieving an effective balance between management and support.

The successful candidate will need to hold a degree and must have either a core profession that is accredited with a suitable governing body or have an equivalent qualification as a psychological therapist.

The role will involve providing the day to day operational management of the team, including offering supervision to all staff and delivering the team meeting. There is an expectation of managing budgets and resources as well as organising staff recruitment. The role will involve being responsible for health and safety in the team bases.

The successful candidate will need to hold exceptional self-management and organisational skills and be confident in directing the team. Good IT skills and understanding of data are essential to the role. Regular contact/support from the other Team Managers and Service Manager is offered as the role can involve working in a mainly independent way.

We are looking for someone to join us who embodies the Trust values and puts service users at the heart of everything they do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day to day management of a Lincolnshire Talking Therapies team
• Provide managerial supervision and appraisals to the therapists, EAs and admin in the teams.
• Work with the Clinical Leads to improve delivery of care.
• Monitor the performance of the individuals and the team in relation to Key Performance Indicators.
• Deliver team meetings.
• Contribute to the development of the service, participating in management discussions and decision making through attendance at service management meetings.
• Recruit to posts within their locality.
• Support the development of the professional practice in the service, ensuring the provision of clinical supervision.
• Support the Service Manager in planning and managing the overall expenditure of the team of staff, supplies equipment, etc, within the budget, in accordance with the Trust’s standing orders, standing financial instructions, budgetary rules and other financial policies.
• Promote equality and ease of access to service.
• Support the Service Manager on service improvement following case reviews, complaints and incidents.
• Support the development of new ways of working within the service and the Trust.
• Advise the Service Manager of any undue occurrence reported or witnessed or complaint received.
• Observe and oversee adherence to all Health and Safety at work policies and contribute towards safe working practices.
• Attend and present cases to local interface meetings

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Hancox Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01529 222260