About this role
Job summary
We now have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Band 7 Team Lead to join our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment team.
We are looking to appoint highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible, resourceful and resilient individual who is committed to providing support and assistance to patients in their recovery of an acute episode of distress and effectively leading a team.
Main duties of the job
The primary function of this role is to provide clinical and managerial leadership to the day-to-day operation of the team. The team leader will be expected to participate in clinical work where required and engage with complex patients on the case load. The team leader will also be provide support for patients carers who use our service.
To provide clinical and managerial leadership to the day-to-day operation of the integrated clinical team, monitoring workload, audits, leading on weekly multi-disciplinary meetings, chair business meetings, allocating duties and ensuring duties are discharged safely and effectively.
To supervise the day-to-day work of the clinical team, provide expertise and guidance in complex and high risk cases, in line with Trust and Local Authority policies and procedures.
To champion a culture based on principles of recovery, choice and personalised care, providing a role model to the rest of the team.
To take a proactive approach to caseload supervision and management to ensure that practitioner skills are matched to clinical need, and that service users are able to flow through pathways of care.
To deputise for the CRHTT Service Manager as required.
Work collaboratively with the other Team Leaders.
Requires access to a car to attend leadership meetings and training across different sites within southern health sites.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Relevant professional qualification. Mental Health Nurse with appropriate registration with NMC. Management or leadership qualification and/or training/experience.
Desirable
Evidence of other development and/or training which indicates a commitment to continuous development and preparation for management
Experience Essential
Previous experience in the effective and positive management of complex and high risk cases. Ability to demonstrate a commitment to multi disciplinary team working. Must demonstrate significant post-qualification practitioner experience. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with other agencies. Willingness to demonstrate the potential for change management approaches which extend existing practices. Exposure to, understanding of and competence in IT facilities and systems associated with service users, budgets and management information. Evidence of experience as a supervisor, including a clear understanding and application of an effective caseload management system. Demonstrate planning skills, e.g. in terms of resource allocation and funding. Demonstrate an understanding of, and a commitment to the principles of recovery, choice and personalisation. Commitment to attend staff training and participate in own development through supervision and performance development.
Desirable
Able to illustrate examples of service development initiated by the candidate
Additional Criteria Essential
Able to manage, supervise and direct a multi-disciplinary team and support staff as appropriate. Able to prioritise workload and manage team capacity according to demand. Able to demonstrate the ability to communicate both in writing and orally, complex matters clearly and concisely, using appropriate methods to a wide spectrum of people including staff and users. Working knowledge of the appropriate legislative framework e.g. Childrens Act, Community Care Act, Health and Safety at Work Act, Chronically sick and Disabled Persons Act and Housing Grants and Regeneration Act, Direct payments Act, Carers Act and Disability Discrimination Act. To demonstrate a flexible, adaptable attitude, particularly with regard to being able to meet complex and disparate client needs flexibly while maintaining appropriate standards and boundaries. Requires an understanding of Health and Safety issues and a willingness to undertake training where appropriate. Ensure the Health and Safety policies of the parent agencies are implemented. Knowledge of financial and care management IT systems. Able to use IT systems in the Social or Health Care Professions. Flexible in deployment and work bases. Able to cope with the demands of this post in this working environment. Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post. Requires commitment to, and understanding of Equal Opportunities issues. To set an example of non-discriminatory behaviour and to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable that staff act in accordance with the parent agencies policies on Equal Opportunities. To demonstrate a high level of awareness of the issue of diversity and to be able to take a lead in ensuring that the diverse needs of the client group can be met.
Desirable
Willing to acquire and apply the knowledge associated/prescribed by legislation and County policy for Equal Opportunities.
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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Fort Southwick
James Callaghan Drive
Fareham
Hampshire
PO17 6AR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)