Team Leader Adult Substance Misuse

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced team leader to manage a team of recovery practitioners on the Isle Of Wight . Are you a solution focussed leader with the ability to listen to the views of our staff , service users and families to develop the community offer for people accessing support for their drug and or alcohol use .

Main duties of the job

• Work with the Service Manager to recruit staff in order to deliver a consistent service.
• To be responsible for new staff induction packages.
• To provide line management and supervision to staff in line with local management structure
• Arrange worker cover for absent staff consistent with contract requirements.
• Be prepared to manage staff working unsocial hours which may include some weekends and evenings.
• Manage and support staff with all aspects of service delivery.
• Provide structured line management supervision for staff on a regular basis.
• Carry out annual appraisals and reviews for staff under the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF).
• Responsibility for reviewing local policies and aligning them with Departmental and organisational policy whilst ensuring local need is met.
• Undertake the management of training packages and liaison with Inclusion training lead to assist the on-going development workers and the team.

About us

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.

As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.

We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:

• Putting people at the heart of what we do
• Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
• Delivering better health, better care in partnership