Community Mental Health Team Leader

NHS Jobs; Florida; On-site; USD 78,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Leader to ensure evidence-based, person-centred care across the team and oversee care pathways. You will promote service user and carer involvement and support therapeutic interventions while maintaining compliance with mental health legislation and safeguarding protocols.

You will supervise and support staff across disciplines, promote professional development, monitor clinical standards, manage staffing and budgets, and lead

Responsibilities

• Clinical Leadership: ensure evidence-based, person-centred care across the team.
• Oversee care pathways, promote service user and carer involvement, and support therapeutic interventions.
• Maintain compliance with mental health legislation and safeguarding protocols.
• Team Management: supervise and support staff across disciplines; promote professional development, reflective practice, and staff wellbeing.
• Quality & Governance: set and monitor clinical standards; promote safe, inclusive practice and ensure continuity of care; respond to incidents and complaints, embedding learning and driving improvement.
• Operational Oversight: manage staffing, budgets, and safe working environments; support agile working and address cost pressures; ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation.
• Collaboration & Communication: maintain strong links with partner organisations; lead meetings and represent the team across services; ensure high standards in documentation and data protection.
• Additional Duties: deputise for senior leaders, lead on complaints resolution, support student placements, and contribute to service-wide projects and initiatives.

Job description

Clinical Leadership:Ensure evidence-based, person-centred care across the team. Oversee care pathways, promote service user and carer involvement, and support therapeutic interventions. Maintain compliance with mental health legislation and safeguarding protocols. Team Management:Supervise and support staff across disciplines. Promote professional development, reflective practice, and staff wellbeing. Implement HR policies and delegate responsibilities appropriately. Quality & Governance:Set and monitor clinical standards. Promote safe, inclusive practice and ensure continuity of care. Respond to incidents and complaints, embedding learning and driving improvement. Operational Oversight:Manage staffing, budgets, and safe working environments. Support agile working and address cost pressures. Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation. Collaboration & Communication:Maintain strong links with partner organisations. Lead meetings and represent the team across services. Ensure high standards in documentation and data protection. Additional Duties:Deputise for senior leaders, lead on complaints resolution, support student placements, and contribute to service-wide projects and initiatives.

£58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust