Deputy Team manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• To ensure the delivery of high-quality needs assessments and risk assessments within a multi-disciplinary framework with service users experiencing mental health difficulties and to provide effective and supportive interventions within the framework of Dialog+ ( training provided), Strengths Based and the Recovery Model.
• To maintain clear, comprehensive and contemporaneous clinical records on all patients in accordance with professional standards and Trust policies and to write appropriate reports, maintain records and produce correspondence in accordance with the Trust policies on Case Recording and Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
• To use and enhance Information Technology skills to directly enter client information on the Trusts electronic databases and where necessary produce reports and correspondence.
• To provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions using positive and supportive therapeutic relationships to service users and their families and carers.
• To attend meetings as organised for the effective functioning of HWCT and to Chair such meetings as directed by the team manager.
• To uphold the Trusts Equal Opportunities policies, to deliver effective and appropriate services fairly and without discrimination and to promote the principles of Diversity.

Management Responsibilities

• Provide formal, ongoing clinical supervision and caseload management and supervision to staff and students including annual appraisals and documentation to support Trainees and Assessed and Supported Year Social Workers.
• Support the team manager to ensure the efficient use of human resources ensuring safe levels of staffing, which reflect the necessary and appropriate skill mix across the team as identified by senior managers
• Participate in recruitment, selection and interviewing of staff and undertake the induction of new staff
• Facilitate service user and carer involvement in the ongoing development and evaluation of the service.
• To undertake Quality Improvement projects under the guidance of the team manager.
• Ensure systems are in place to respond promptly, appropriately and in an open manner to complaints and queries and undertake investigations and provide Management Reports in relation to complaints and Serious Incidents.

Educational Responsibilities

• Undertake teaching of qualified and unqualified staff, including students. Develop links with the universities to ensure that students are well supported during their placements and learning objectives are met.
• Leads on clinical audit within HWCT and undertakes surveys or audits as necessary and participates in clinical trials/R&D activity as required.
• Promote health and provides specialist advice/education regarding mental health to professionals, service users and the public in general.

• Receive regular, ongoing clinical and case management supervision; attend staff development training as required. To develop collaborative and positive working relationships with colleagues within HWCT and other statutory and non-statutory partners.
• To keep up-to-date with changes in Mental Health and Social Care policies and practice developments.
• To take responsibility to progress ones own professional development, through supervision and training, which will be supported by the Trusts Performance Appraisal system, and in order to maintain professional registration with the professions ruling body.

Other Duties

• The post holder is required to undertake the duties and responsibilities of the post with due regard to confidentiality and the Trust policies on Data Protection, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Infection Control.
• To work flexibly under the Trusts Agile Working Policy to meet the needs of the service.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the duties and not as an inflexible specification. This Job Description may, in consultation with the post holder, be amended from time to time to take into account new developments and any changes in working arrangements.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• RMN, RNLD, SW or OT equivalent first level registration Relevant degree or post graduate diploma/equivalent level of experience

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Minimum 3 years clinical experience in the community and / or hospital based services.
• Demonstrable experience at Band 6 or equivalent.
• Evidence of ability to effectively manage a community service
• Experience of delivering training to different disciplines and professions
• Experience of the Supervision process and ability to offer effective supervision to staff at different levels.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate in depth knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2005, Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Code of Practice, and Children's Act. National Service Framework
• Training and advanced skills in a specialised approach such as psycho-social interventions, dual diagnosis, personality disorder or assertive outreach, CBT
• such as psycho-social interventions, dual diagnosis, personality disorder or assertive outreach, CBT
• Knowledge of the process necessary for effective risk assessment and management
• Ability to demonstrate a creative and flexible approach to staff managing and in delivering a high standard of care.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans to meet needs of clients. Ability to set, monitor and evaluate standards for quality within the service
• Ability undertake evidence based interventions with people suffering from a range of mental health problems
• Knowledge of and ability to work as part of a multi-professional team as a lead clinician and role model.
• Ability to work effectively in crisis situations in order to maintain the safety of both staff and client
• Ability to teach staff and provide advice and support

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Understanding of and ability to develop, promote and maintain equal opportunities in all areas of work
• Ability to work flexibly Ability to travel across a geographical area and various locations within the Trust

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

st ann's Hospital

Lime , K Block, Andrea Farrell Building

London

N15 3TH

Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)