Team Leader, Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT)

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 May 2025

Job summary

Are you ready for your next challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Team Leader to join our transforming Community Mental Health Team in Hove. This is an exciting time for Community Mental Health Services as we transform to a new, integrated, Neighbourhood Model with our Primary Care and Voluntary Sector partners. Working in the vibrant and diverse city of Brighton and Hove, we support people with severe and enduring mental health needs. We use a recovery focused approach and work very much as a team to ensure we provide the highest level of care to the people we serve in our community.

We're looking for someone who enjoys working creatively and flexibly, and who thrives in a fast paced role. If you're a confident Team Leader or wishing to develop your skills further in this area, passionate about working with people and shaping the development of Mental Health Services for the community you work in, this could be the job for you. You will be joining a robust and established leadership structure within our Neighborhood Mental Health Team.

We're committed to providing care that really suits the needs of the individual person we are working with and we would love to work with someone who shares that same enthusiasm for excellent patient care.

Main duties of the job

In this varied role you will have the opportunity to really work within and for our community in partnership with the Early Intervention Service, Specialist Personality Disorder Service, Mental Health Rapid Response Service, Assertive Outreach Team, Group Treatment Service, In-patient services, GP surgeries, and the ever-growing primary care services and third sector organisations. You will be joining a friendly, highly skilled, and enthusiastic team comprising Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and Psychologists to name just a few.

As Team Leader it will be your role to bring the best out of our staff team and support them in managing the complex demands of clinical work while maintaining their own wellbeing and resilience.

We offer an established supervision structure and great training opportunities to help you develop your skills in leadership and management as well as other areas of professional development that interest you. We really enjoy working in this team and we want you to as well.

About us

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living & Working in Brighton:

Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep

Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park

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

Key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AB-20882

Job locations

Mill View Hospital

Nevill Avenue

Hove

BN3 7HY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities.

We would welcome and encourage you to make contact with us to discuss the role, and/or to come and visit us prior to applying for the position - please contact Almas Channon, Service Manager - a.channon@nhs.net or alternatively you can call 07738 756954.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities.

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 relevant 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 relevant 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).

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