Deputy Team Leader
Job overview
The Greenfield City CMHT Team are looking to recruit a full time Band 6 Team Leader to support the Team Leader in the day to day running of the Community Mental Health Team, offering support and advice to the wider team.
The successful applicant will:
- work as part of the leadership team within the adult community mental health team under direct/indirect supervision of the team leader/manager.
- act as care co-ordinator for a specific group of patients and provide care under the supervision of the CMHT Team Leader.
- take part in multi- disciplinary triage meetings reviewing referrals received to the team.
- complete initial needs assessments with newly referred patients and offer oversight and guidance to core team members
Main duties of the job
To act as named nurse/care co-ordinator with responsibility for the assessment, planning and delivery of care to the identified patient group.
To act as a Change Agent and actively seek to develop practice.
To develop relationships and strengthen links and liaise between the different care providers.
Working for our organisation
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers.In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan.
As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme”.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To act as practitioner nurse/care co-ordinator for an identified group of patients within the overall community team caseload. To ensure that appropriate interventions are planned and delivered according to assessed need. To promote a positive nurse patient relationship and to engage with carers/relatives as appropriate.To have responsibility for documenting the plans of care and ensuring that plans remain current and that standards for record-keeping are adhered to. To take an active role in auditing and maintaining standards of record-keeping for this group of patients.
To ensure the client has a signed copy of their agreed care plan.
To have responsibility for seeking support and advice from the CMHT Manager in respect of issues and difficulties with individual patient care. To attend regular decision-making meetings with the CMHT Manager in order to address caseload management issues such as acceptance of assessments, the provision of ongoing care, discharge planning, face-to-face contacts and patient mix.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- A qualified/registered mental health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse/LD Nurse, Social Worker, OT)
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working therapeutically in community settings
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Understanding of psychosocial interventions
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. We offer a variety of flexible working opportunities for both full and part time staff. Job Share applicants will be fully considered and applications are particularly welcomed from current and previous service users
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS- In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.
- Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy, where the vacancy is at the same band or one below their current band and candidates meet the essential criteria for this post.
- All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
- All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.
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