The Gedling Local Mental Health Team provide secondary mental health support for clients within their home or within clinics. The team consists of Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Community Mental Health Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Practitioners, Health Improvement Workers, Support Workers, Employment Specialists, a Clinical Lead and a Team Leader, all supported by an Admin Team. The post will be managing the clinical team and ensuring the team delivers a high quality service to our clients, considering staff wellbeing and performance.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit an enthusiasticfull time Team Leader.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a motivated team to enhance the responsiveness and effectiveness of community services for adults aged 18 and over who are experiencing a range of mental health difficulties.

We are looking for a qualified Nurse or AHP who has a high level of commitment to working collaboratively with services both internal and external to the organisation. Applicants should have significant clinical experience and knowledge, to inform and support the clinical care pathways within the LMHT's. You will be responsible for the day to day management of the Clinical Staff within the LMHT to ensure patients/carers and families receive timely and evidence based services that meet agreed performance targets and national guidance, also considering staff wellbeing and service development.

About us

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

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Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

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Job description
Job responsibilities

This role requires an individual with a relevant clinical qualification and current professional registration.

Experience in the management of people and services in the health sector.

To lead and co-ordinate a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to meet the needs of the defined patient group.

To ensure delivery of the service specification and any required KPIs, ensuring service development.

Strong links are required with other internal and external teams and services.

This role requires the maintenance of direct clinical contact, in the supervision and management of the clinical team.

The post will have responsibility across the Broxtowe and Hucknall locality.

You will need to be highly motivated, have positive effective interpersonal and management skills.

A commitment to promote recovery orientated practice and to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.

An enthusiastic and motivated individual to support service change within the directorate.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health) plus further specialist knowledge/post registration experience to diploma level or equivalent underpinned by theory within physical healthcare or other formal training
• Maintain current registration with the NMC and adheres to the NMC Code (or equivalent professional body) Demonstrates continuing Professional Development within their specialism

Desirable

• Degree Level Education or commitment towards this
• Management and Leadership qualification

Experience
Essential

• Enhanced clinical expertise and experience for the banding

Desirable

• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
• Leadership experience within a community clinical team
• Managing Budgets
• Recruitment of staff
• Conduct and disciplinary management within staff teams
• Undertaking investigations and complaints
• Managing Change within the service and supporting staff within this

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate leadership and management skills and qualities
• A high level of emotional intelligence
• Ability to communicate at different levels
• IT skills
• Good written and report writing skills
• Sound judgement and decision making skills
• The ability to problem solve and find solutions
• Motivate and inspire others
• Innovative and change focused

Knowledge
Essential

• Advanced knowledge of the principals of medication management and concordance
• Knowledge of education of others and identification of training requirements
• Advanced knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Health Act Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty and Safeguarding etc
• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessment

Desirable

• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories

Contractual Requirements
Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post

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