Team Leader - Mental Health Liaison Team

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available for the Team Leader post in the MHLT (Mental Health Liaison Team)and HBPOS (Home Based Place of Safety)

Barrow MHLT/HBPOS is seeking to appoint a Band 7 Team Leader, this is a well-established team with a wealth of experience. We are supportive and caring team, who will welcome a new team member with all they can bring to the team and what we offer.

We are seeking to appoint an individual that can demonstrate that they can offer a wide variety of experience to our team. As a Registered practitioner you will be responsible for supporting your team in ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.

Patients present in AED (Accident Emergency Department) and the HBPOS (Home Based Place of Safety) with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self-harm, psychiatric emergency and as a consequence of physical illness.

Do you have the skills and experience as a practitioner to manage a busy community team? You will need to demonstrate an ability to motivate yourself and others and have experience with LSCFT Human Resources procedures. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team; providing leadership and promoting team working. You will oversee and ensure the support and development of the team along with monitoring the team performance.

For more information please contact us on the details provided.

Main duties of the job

You will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Approved Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Dip SW with evidence of professional development. You should have leadership skills and qualities to support the team progress and the development of the Mental Health Urgent Pathway.

We can offer you supervision, training and support to progress your leadership skills. You will be part of a team and be included in the developments moving the service forward.

You will be responsible for the day to day management of the HBPOS and MHLT team. You will ensure that patients are supported when accessing our services with dignity and compassion.

You will be expected to support the team to meet their KPI (Key Performance Indicator), to review any breaches.

You will manage the teams off duty to make sure we are able to provide service 24/7.

You will be required to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems, while utilising effective clinical judgments about the most appropriate treatment, discharge and follow-up options.

You will use higher- level communication skills, both written and oral and have an ability to engage with challenging and/or acutely distressed individuals, sometimes in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations.

Working between the Acute Trust, Police, NWAS (North West Ambulance Service) and LSCFT is our day to day business.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

06 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-BAY762-EB

Job locations

Furness General Hospital

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4LF

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Must hold relevant professional qualification (RMN/OT or Social Work)
Completion of, or working towards, Management or Leadership training
Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

Knowledge

Essential

Expert knowledge on mental health issues and how these impact on the individual, carer's and the wider community
Expertise in current best practice in Adult Mental Health , and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
Specialist knowledge and application of mental health assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience in mental health setting (at least 1 year of which will be in relevant specialist area)
Familiarity with audit processes
Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent presentation and training skills
Ability to work autonomously and set own and others' priorities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Must hold relevant professional qualification (RMN/OT or Social Work)
Completion of, or working towards, Management or Leadership training
Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

Knowledge

Essential

Expert knowledge on mental health issues and how these impact on the individual, carer's and the wider community
Expertise in current best practice in Adult Mental Health , and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
Specialist knowledge and application of mental health assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience in mental health setting (at least 1 year of which will be in relevant specialist area)
Familiarity with audit processes
Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent presentation and training skills
Ability to work autonomously and set own and others' priorities

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.