Job summary
Camden Memory Service is looking for a new Team Manager to provide the leadership and management to our successful service model which provides high quality, timely diagnostic assessment services alongside a post diagnostic support offer from diagnosis to end of life.
We are seeking to recruit a team manager who shares our passion to strive towards excellence in older adult care, with a passion for Dementia, a keen interest in service development and quality improvement, leading on local developments and across wider partnership with focus on performance and maintenance of our trust values where staff and service users feel safe, valued and empowered.
Please note: to apply you must have professional registration
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead and manage the multi-disciplinary Memory Service. They will be responsible for ensuring that the team understands and operates to the requirements of the service line operational policy and service line strategy and that safe, evidence based, effective, culturally competent care is delivered in a timely manner to service users and carers.
About us
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) provides high quality, safe and innovative mental health care to our patients in the community, in their homes or in hospital. We provide services for adults of working age, adults with learning difficulties, and older people in the London area.
We currently deliver the majority of our care to residents in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington. However, we also provide substance misuse services in Westminster, and a substance misuse and psychological therapies service to people living in Kingston. Our trust is also a member of University College London Partners (UCLP), one of the world's leading academic health science partnerships. In addition we have specialist programmes which provide help and treatment for: veterans living in London, young people caught in the cycle of gang culture, older people living with dementia and other age related mental health conditions. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.candi.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant responsibilities are outlined within the job description attachment and details the Team Manager role , with support from service leads, in the day to day management, service delivery and workforce oversight for Camden Memory Service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant responsibilities are outlined within the job description attachment and details the Team Manager role , with support from service leads, in the day to day management, service delivery and workforce oversight for Camden Memory Service.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification for role e.g. RMN
- Education at GCSE A-C or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of additional education/learning around Dementia care
Work experience
Essential
- Evidence of working within Memory Service
- Experience of undertaking diagnostic assessment
- Experience of undertaking Post Diagnostic dementia interventions
- Experience of working with carers for those living with Dementia
Desirable
- Working at senior level within Memory Service
Management experience
Essential
- Evidence of supervising staff
- Experience of managing change processes
- Experience of working with external stakeholders e.g. ASC
- Evidence of use of Quality Improvement within work
- Evidence of leadership role within multidisciplinary team
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification for role e.g. RMN
- Education at GCSE A-C or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of additional education/learning around Dementia care
Work experience
Essential
- Evidence of working within Memory Service
- Experience of undertaking diagnostic assessment
- Experience of undertaking Post Diagnostic dementia interventions
- Experience of working with carers for those living with Dementia
Desirable
- Working at senior level within Memory Service
Management experience
Essential
- Evidence of supervising staff
- Experience of managing change processes
- Experience of working with external stakeholders e.g. ASC
- Evidence of use of Quality Improvement within work
- Evidence of leadership role within multidisciplinary team
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).
