About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join Wimborne Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) as a Band 7 Team Leader. This is an exciting leadership opportunity for a motivated professional who is passionate about delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care for adults experiencing serious mental health difficulties.
You will be an experienced, registered professional with:
Significant post-registration experience, including community mental health Strong knowledge of legislation, clinical governance, risk management, and adult mental health practice Proven leadership and management skills, including supervision and performance management Excellent organisational, communication, and decision-making abilities A commitment to recovery-focused and socially inclusive practice The ability to manage change and work effectively under pressure A passion for supporting staff, improving services, and delivering excellent care to people with complex mental health needs is essential.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the day-to-day operational leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient services in line with Trust policies, legislation, and local authority requirements.
You will provide visible, consistent, and supportive leadership, acting as a positive role model and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, reflective practice, and staff development. You will support the team to enhance their skills, systems, and overall service delivery to meet the needs of service users and carers.
The post combines both clinical and managerial responsibilities, requiring you to maintain a small caseload of complex cases, make sound clinical judgements under pressure, and support high standards of care across the service.
The post is based at Oakley House in Wimborne and expectation will be to engage with both Primary Care Networks, Access Well Being and VCSE's.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Job description Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Practitioner (Nursing, Allied Health Profession, Social Work) Evidence of Leadership/Management Training
Desirable
Learning and Assessing in Practice or equivalent practice educator training
Experience Essential
Recent experience within a community CMHT role at band 6 or demonstrate transferable experience Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge in clinical assessment, treatment and care for people's mental health Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to area of practice Evidence of risk management skills and experience Able to demonstrate innovative practice
Managerial / Leadership Skills Essential
Evidence of proactive involvement in supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team Demonstrable ability to prioritise effectively Able to promote the best use of available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment
Desirable
Experience of budget management Management/Leadership Formal Training/Qualification
Personal Attributes Essential
Able to communicate effectively at different levels of an organisation in both verbal and written form, for example with staff, patients, visitors or external organisations in the exchange of very highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, which will require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills. Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing Ability to evaluate care leading to improvement in quality standards an service improvement Inquisitive and eager to learn. Seeks ways to improve self and others.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Oakley House
Oakley Lane
Wimborne
BH21 1SF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)