Team Leader/Manager Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and modernising Mental Health services in Hywel Dda University Health Board. As a Band 7 Team Lead, you will take a lead role in the new community mental health centres that have been developed as part of the transformation of mental health service.
The Ceredigion CRHT are co-located with the Ceredigion Aberystwyth CMHT and work towards a joint approach to patient care with the aim of developing a single seamless service to meet the needs of our patients on an individual basis within the CMHC. You will need to have excellent leadership skills, along with the energy and enthusiasm to manage the team, whilst maintaining an excellent level of care to our current secondary care patients.
The service will operate 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, and you will need to be flexible in your working patterns to meet the service need, which may include weekend working.
Ongoing support and professional development will be provided alongside personal development.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be able to manage your own workload, work well under pressure, and be able to work within a multi-disciplinary team. You will also be working collaboratively with multiple agencies. You will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and awareness of Health Board wide Policies and Procedures.
The Team Lead will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and operational management of the service. You will provide visible and accessible leadership to staff within the Service; you will be an experienced manager who can provide pro-active leadership and coaching to aid the development of the team in line with the organisations core values to deliver a safe and efficient service to those accessing it and ensure good patient experience within our services.
Key responsibilities would include supervision, appraisals for the team, performance, recruitment and management of staff, and ensuring people have timely access to our services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 03/01/2025
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* RMN (RNMH) / Occupational Therapist or Registered Social Worker
* Have a recognised postgraduate management qualification and/or a specialist qualification related to working with individuals with serious enduring mental illness or equivalent experience
* Approved Mental Health Professional
* WNB 998/Practice Teacher Award and assessing or equivalent HCR-20 training
Experience
* Leadership skills, significant current experience in area of practice or similar
* Previous experience of supervising staff
* Relevant previous experience of working in a multi-professional/agency setting
* Experience at manager/ leadership role
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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.
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