Job summary
We're looking for a dedicated and experienced Manager looking for a challenge as a Team Leader Band 7 at Forest House Adolescent Unit for our CAMHS services. Forest House supports young people suffering from emotional, behavioural, and psychiatric problems offering young people a 24-hour, 7 day a week service: assessing, treating and evaluating care through a variety of therapeutic techniques including family work, individual work, group work and day-to-day milieu.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strong leader to further develop their skills in an area that is challenging but extremely rewarding. You will need clinical experience and have the ability to provide strong leadership, to contribute to the development and implementation of a high quality service to meet the needs of children and young people in education settings. If you feel you have the skills and experience we are looking for, then we would welcome an application from you.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to:
- Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, assisting in the provision of a high quality service to students (and their families) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The role requires skills in assessing, planning, organising, reviewing and supervision.
- Involved in delivering informed processes and evidence based interventions to support the recovery of young people referred to the service. This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.
- Utilise skills and knowledge of CBT and child and adolescent mental health practice in order to provide clinical supervision to Senior Practitioners
- Be responsible for establishing and maintaining team systems and processes for the effective operation of the team, including outcome measurements, audit and annual service policy review.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.
What we can offer you:
- Coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity
- Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike -saving on tax and insurance included
- Wellbeing activities - from mindfulness to yoga, pilates and our signature craft club join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.
What we can offer you:
- Coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity
- Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike -saving on tax and insurance included
- Wellbeing activities - from mindfulness to yoga, pilates and our signature craft club join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- RNMH/RMN
- Degree with experience of post graduate level study or the equivalent experience
- Supervision experience
- evidence of management or leadership development
- Current NMC registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Management of staff in a multiprofessional setting
- Post registration experience working at band 5 and 6
- Detailed awareness of issues in inpatient service areas - legislation, DoH guidance, NICE guidance of CYP, CQC, CQUIN, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Ability to provide clinical supervision, appraisal, preceptorship and staff support methods
- Knowledge in current developments in mental health or learning disabilities care
Desirable
- Experience of working in other care settings
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
- De escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users
- Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Demonstrate good verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Ability to chair meetings effectively
- Excellent communicator.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Demonstrate good decision making skills
- Flexible and responsive approach to care
- Knowledge and ability to positively manage change
- Ability to identify and manage changes to clinical risks
- Ability to audit and produce reports e.g. related to complaints, investigations, SIs, audits etc
- Able to manage a budget effectively
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- RNMH/RMN
- Degree with experience of post graduate level study or the equivalent experience
- Supervision experience
- evidence of management or leadership development
- Current NMC registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Management of staff in a multiprofessional setting
- Post registration experience working at band 5 and 6
- Detailed awareness of issues in inpatient service areas - legislation, DoH guidance, NICE guidance of CYP, CQC, CQUIN, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Ability to provide clinical supervision, appraisal, preceptorship and staff support methods
- Knowledge in current developments in mental health or learning disabilities care
Desirable
- Experience of working in other care settings
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
- De escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users
- Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Demonstrate good verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Ability to chair meetings effectively
- Excellent communicator.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Demonstrate good decision making skills
- Flexible and responsive approach to care
- Knowledge and ability to positively manage change
- Ability to identify and manage changes to clinical risks
- Ability to audit and produce reports e.g. related to complaints, investigations, SIs, audits etc
- Able to manage a budget effectively
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
