Job summary

Bexley ICMP Team Manager, Band 7 Secondment/Fixed Term

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Team Manager within Bexley Intensive Case Management for Psychosis Team (ICMP) multi-disciplinary team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative professional from a nursing, social work or occupational therapy or psychology background with substantial experience of working with individuals with mental health problems, in community settings and who fully understands the leadership task of team development.

The ICMP service offers intensive case management to individuals who are living with a diagnosis of psychosis or bipolar affective disorder

The Team is to focuses on assessment, engagement, relapse prevention, self-management and recovery to optimise the service users' ability to live independently and enjoy a good quality of life.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated individual to lead the day to day operations of the Bexley ICMP Team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and refine your managerial and leadership skills in a supportive environment, as we continue to develop and improve mental health services for residents of the Borough of Bexley.

Applicants should be a registered mental health practitioner with current registration and experience of working at Band 6 or above.

About us

Oxleas - About Us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Please note that Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust operates a probationary period. Further details are available on request.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The responsibilities of this job includes clinical and operational management of the Community Mental Health Team. Full details are contained in the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification (RMN, OT, Social Worker, Psychologist), educated to diploma, degree, masters level or have other relevant experience.

Desirable

• Post graduate learning

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years experience working in a CMHT

Desirable

• Management and leadership experience in mental health

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

• Supervising staff

Desirable

• performance management

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