About this role
Job summary NELFT Redbridge are delighted to offer the post of Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) manager as a substantive position. This post was recently created due to a change in operational management for the service which previously sat within a Local Authority portfolio. Following a structure review the service is now operationally managed in NELFT, so the successful post holder will have all the benefits of being in a NHS organisational structure with learning disability operational pathways and specialists across the Trust, and part of the wider Senior Leadership Team in the NELFT Redbridge directorate. The multi-disciplinary learning disability team consists of staff including Psychiatrists, Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists and Physiotherapists with LD specialism, as well as peer support workers and admin staff. The successful candidate will have experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team. They should have a good understanding of the particular issues facing the carers of, and people with learning disabilities and autism,and be passionate about supporting them to be involved in their own care. They would need to understand the legal frameworks that govern the work and support partnership working with the Local Authority. The main duties of the role can be outlined as:
Main duties of the job To take the lead in NELFT Redbridge to develop and ensure the safe and timely provision of assessment and care services for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. To manage the staff and resources within the Community Learning Disability Team to ensure that effective systems and processes are in place and adhered to in order to deliver appropriate services to adults with learning disabilities in the context of their need and NELFT policies.
About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Job description Job responsibilities
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. They are:
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.
Starting with NELFT (delete for internal only)
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 Goodmayes Hospital.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15%of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,1371 - per annum, pro rata for part time) OR High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,346 and a maximum payment of £2,270 per annum, pro rata for part time)
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. .
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
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NAME Sue Tatch
JOB TITLE Redbridge Assistant Director for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities CONTACT NUMBER 07713 089315 EMAIL [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Please see attached job description
Experience Essential
Please see attached job description
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.
Employer details Employer name NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address Hainault Health Centre
Chigwell
Essex
IG7 4DF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)