Young People’s Home Treatment Team Manager

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Young People’s Home Treatment Team Manager to lead the YPHTT within the Brookside Acute Services in Rainham, Essex. The role focuses on operational and clinical management, workforce development, and multi-disciplinary care delivery in a 7-day crisis provision adjacent to inpatient services.

The post-holder will promote evidence-based nursing practice, ensure staff supervision, appraisal and PDP, and provide cover for senior roles when needed.

Responsibilities

• Operational and clinical line management of YPHTT staff.
• Support and develop strategic direction for the CAMHS acute pathway.
• Deputise for Brookside and CYP Crisis Service lead to keep inpatient services running.
• Manage processes and systems across the service to support care pathways.
• Ensure harmonisation of quality care across service areas.
• Lead the learning and development plan for staff.
• Lead change management for service development and transformation.
• Create a culture that encourages innovative ideas and vision.
• Ensure robust financial management and cost improvement efforts.
• Embed safeguarding across all levels of service delivery.

Job description

An exciting opportunity is available for new position for those who are eager to develop their career and gain valuable experience in clinical leadership as the Young People's Home Treatment Team Manager within the Brookside Acute Services.

The post holder will provide effective and efficient operational and clinical management of delegated resources within the YPHTT which is a 7 day a week crisis provision within CAMHS that works adjacent to the inpatient ward and psychiatric liaison service. While ensuring care delivery meets and addresses the issues of spirituality, equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.

Act as a role model for junior staff, and in a manner, which positively reflects the values of the organisation and in a way, which will ensure that effective communication pathways exist with internal and external stakeholders aimed at developing current models of care.

They will lead in the assessment planning implementation and evaluation of multi-disciplinary care. This will include managing the daily functioning of the YPHTT, responsibility for all staff management, resource allocation, modernisation and development of the workforce and services and overseeing patient referrals and assessments.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that clinical supervision, appraisal and PDP are embedded in practice. They will promote supervision as a positive influence for practice. The post holder will provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical settings and service areas to staff, patients and carers.

The post holder will bring about contemporary evidence based nursing interventions, facilitating a culture shift in accordance with the Trust values.

In addition to having operational and clinical management responsibility for YPHTT, the post holder will be required to provide cover for the Modern Matron, and INTERACT manager in their absence.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership/Managerial

• To be responsible for operational and clinical line management of YPHTT staff.
• To support and develop the strategic direction for the CAMHS acute pathway, in line with national policies and locally identified health needs.
• To deputise for the Brookside and CYP Crisis Service lead in ensuring that services within the CAMHS acute inpatient service continue to run efficiently and meets the need of service users and to support stakeholders/ partners in delivering services.
• To manage a range of processes and systems, across the service to support the effective running of the service and clinical care pathways.
• To ensure harmonisation of quality care delivery across the service areas.
• To lead the learning and development plan for services and ensure that developmental requirements are in place for all staff in line with the knowledge and skills framework.
• To lead change management in the implementation of service development and transformation in response to latest evidence-based practice, local strategic needs assessments and the requirements of commissioned contractual agreements.
• To create a culture in which innovative ideas can flourish and provide vision and inspiration to enable staff to deliver support effectively.
• To ensure effective performance management and professional and clinical leadership of the workforce.
• To ensure services are cost effective and delivered within budget
• To deliver robust financial management in line with Directorate and Trust targets, including Cost Improvement Programmes.
• To ensure services meet care quality and performance management standards and are compliant with all regulatory requirements and standards.
• To represent the Service and Trust at external meetings with stakeholders when required.
• To ensure the safeguarding agenda is firmly embedded in service delivery at all levels.
• To act at all times as a positive role model and advocate both for individual staff and NELFT.
• To provide cover for the Modern Matron and INTERACT manager when required.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.