Deputy Team Leader

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

The closing date is 13 May 2025

Job summary

The Greenfield City CMHT Team are looking to recruit a full time Band 6 Team Leader to support the Team Leader in the day to day running of the Community Mental Health Team, offering support and advice to the wider team.

The successful applicant will:

work as part of the leadership team within the adult community mental health team under direct/indirect supervision of the team leader/manager.
act as care co-ordinator for a specific group of patients and provide care under the supervision of the CMHT Team Leader.
take part in multi- disciplinary triage meetings reviewing referrals received to the team.
complete initial needs assessments with newly referred patients and offer oversight and guidance to core team members

Main duties of the job

To act as named nurse/care co-ordinator with responsibility for the assessment, planning and delivery of care to the identified patient group.

To act as a Change Agent and actively seek to develop practice.

To develop relationships and strengthen links and liaise between the different care providers.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-CMT-7136304

Job locations

The Greenfield Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST6 5UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act as practitioner nurse/care co-ordinator for an identified group of patients within the overall community team caseload. To ensure that appropriate interventions are planned and delivered according to assessed need. To promote a positive nurse patient relationship and to engage with carers/relatives as appropriate. To have responsibility for documenting the plans of care and ensuring that plans remain current and that standards for record-keeping are adhered to. To take an active role in auditing and maintaining standards of record-keeping for this group of patients. To ensure the client has a signed copy of their agreed care plan.

To have responsibility for seeking support and advice from the CMHT Manager in respect of issues and difficulties with individual patient care. To attend regular decision-making meetings with the CMHT Manager in order to address caseload management issues such as acceptance of assessments, the provision of ongoing care, discharge planning, face-to-face contacts and patient mix.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A qualified/registered mental health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse/LD Nurse, Social Worker, OT)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working therapeutically in community settings

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of psychosocial interventions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A qualified/registered mental health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse/LD Nurse, Social Worker, OT)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working therapeutically in community settings

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of psychosocial interventions

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.