Team Manager for the Inclusion Health Homeless Team, an assessment service run by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Salford. The post runs the city-wide team's operations and leads its assertive outreach work with homeless people who cannot reach mainstream services, while carrying a small caseload. It is distinct for line management of dual diagnosis practitioners, with psychiatry, psychology and speech and language therapy on hand, and joint working with Salford's rough sleeper housing team.
What the job involves
- Day-to-day operational management, leadership and development of the city-wide Inclusion Homeless Health Team
- Deliver a safe, effective, high-quality service to a small caseload, in line with clinical pathways and operational procedures
- Line manage the multidisciplinary team's dual diagnosis practitioners
- Support engagement, longitudinal assessment and onward referral of homeless people who cannot access mainstream services
- Take part in the Homeless Services Management Team, helping manage community homeless mental health and co-occurring conditions services
- Work with Salford Local Authority Rough Sleeper Initiative housing team and the GMMH Rough Sleeper Drug & Alcohol service
- Report against contractual key performance indicators
What’s required
Experience
- Post-qualification experience of CPD
- Significant post-qualification experience in a mental health setting relevant to the team
Skills & knowledge
- Extensive knowledge of mental ill health, homelessness and its impact on service users
- Knowledge of mental health legislation, statutory requirements and good practice guidance
Other
- Leadership and management skills for an integrated multidisciplinary team
Nice to have
- Experience of working with people with co-occurring conditions
- Experience or knowledge of Critical Time Intervention as a clinical model
- Experience of managing a team, including disciplines other than own background
- Involving service users and carers in service delivery, evaluation and development
What’s offered
- Pay enhancements: 30% for evenings from 8pm and Saturdays, 60% for Sundays and bank holidays
- 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
- fuelGenie fuel cards for applicable roles