Team Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high standard of clinical care in ones own practice and the teams practice.

To embed the principles of no wrong front door, no cliff edges, co-production and personalised care and support

To lead on the step-up, step-down approach, engaging with Primary Care and the VCSE sector

Be an active attendee of local partnership groups

To delegate aspects of the role to other members of the team, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for team delivery, where appropriate.

To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice of members of the Community Mental Health Team is of the highest standard of clinical care.

To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.

To act as care co-ordinator under the Care Programme Approach, ensuring up to date agreed care plans, risk assessments and reviews are in place. Supporting the move away from CPA to personalised care.

Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour.

Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk.

To assess carers and familys needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for cares and families.

Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.

Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community.

To contribute to the development of the service, participating in management discussions and decision making through attendance at individual briefing sessions and group management meetings as required.

Promote direct supervision to specified staff delegated by the Service Manager.

Receive and, where appropriate participate in staff development and performance appraisals.

To recruit to posts within their locality.

Support the development of the professional practice in the service, ensuring the provision of clinical supervision.

Promote the vision and values of the Trust.

Support the Service Manager in planning and managing the overall expenditure of the team of staff, supplies equipment, etc, within the budget, determined by the Divisional Manager and in accordance with the Trusts standing orders, standing financial instructions, budgetary rules and other financial policies.

Keep up to date on current practices in mental health, including participation in departmental training programmes and professional development education.

To attend relevant regional and national contributing professional development activities to maintain up-to-date skills and knowledge in meeting the needs of service users.

Assist the Service Manager by monitoring performance and activity targets.

Promote equality and ease of access to Services.

To support the development and use of systems to monitor and review the Service Provision against national and local standards as a means of initiating and implementing change and ongoing improvement in services content, quality and delivery.

To support the Service Manager on service improvement following internal case review, complaints and incidents.

Play an active role in relevant professional and service improvement groups, within the service and Trust-wide.

Attend countywide groups for service area in health and/or social care and other agencies and to support their activities and the development of integrated and inclusive provision to ensure effective pathways of care.

Develop and deliver information to enhance professional awareness of issues related to the emotional and mental needs of service users in other services and/or agencies.

Support the development of new ways working within the service and the Trust.

To advise the Service Manager of any undue occurrence reported or witnessed or complaint received.

To observe and oversee adherence to all Health and Safety at work policies and contribute towards safe working practices.

Work within Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust agreed policies and procedures, protocols, Guidelines and standards at all times and promote competent working practice within and integrated, multi - disciplinary setting.

Be aware of, understand and comply with the relevant professionals guidelines. The Mental Health Act 1983 and other relevant legislation at all times. Conform to the organisational Clinical Governance and Patients Charter Standards.

Promote and support the participation of service users in developing local services, information and guidelines through effective communication, consultation and to promote opportunities for service users and their families to contribute at all levels.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Post- Registration experience of working with adults with mental health needs.
• Experience of managing staff and good leadership skills.
• Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health.
• Sound knowledge of clinical/ risk assessment and understanding of confidentiality.
• Sound knowledge of community care issues, local health and social structures, functions and boundaries.
• Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent: 1 st Level Registration (eg NMC,HCPC)
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.

Desirable

• Management Training
• Masters degree

Skills

Essential

• IT skills- email, word processing, excel, systems use
• Budget management
• Statistics.

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

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Unit 9, The Point

Lions Way

Sleaford

NG34 8GG

Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)