Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Team Leader

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Job summary

Horsham Assessment and Treatment Service are looking for an experienced mental health practitioner with a passion for working in the assessment and treatment services and working with people with complex mental health needs. As an experienced practitioner in the mental health field, providing professional supervision and leadership to our friendly, committed and compassionate ATS team.

This is an exciting time to be working in the community. Over the next few years, the community transformation plan will see new ways of working with our primary care and third sector colleagues. We have also recently received new funding for our Personality Disorder Pathway in West Sussex which will see significant improvements made to the services that we can provide to this group of people. You could have the opportunity to play a key role in these important developments.

Main duties of the job

The Horsham Assessment and Treatment Service is a lively community mental health team supporting people living with severe and enduring mental health problems. You will support and supervise those clinicians within the team to safely manage a caseload of people who are cared for within a recovery focused model of care designed to enable and encourage service users to develop positive coping strategies to maximise their independence and potential. You will work in partnership with a diverse team of clinicians and support staff including psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, support workers and our third sector partners.

You will oversee the day to day management in the ATS and take an interest in team performance.

Your presence and availability for the team is important and maintaining capacity to support the team is vital.

About us

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Date posted

08 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AN-20447

Job locations

Horsham ATS New Park House

North Street

Horsham

RH12 1RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached JD for further details. Opportunity to shape this role to ensure there is the opportunity to develop clinical/leadership.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached JD for further details. Opportunity to shape this role to ensure there is the opportunity to develop clinical/leadership.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
Evidence of CPD

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
Experience of managing staff

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
Evidence of CPD

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
Experience of managing staff

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).