The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides a multi-disciplinary specialised care across 5 boroughs, to treat mothers with mental health problems, both during pregnancy and in the first-year post-partum. The NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) will see perinatal services expanding its remit to see approx. 10% of the birth rate, seeing women for up to 2 years, expanding its offer to partners and providing an increasingly comprehensive therapeutic offer to women and their families.
With this continued expansion we are currently recruiting additional posts across the service. As a result, we have an opportunity for a second Team Manager to join an experienced team covering the five boroughs at this time of significant development. The successful applicant will be able to support and help deliver the new planned expansion of the service.
Main duties of the job
We are therefore looking for a highly motivated mental health practitioner with significant experience in mental health care who has a passion for developing and leading excellent mental health services. Experience in a leadership role is desirable; however, more essential is having the skills and values required to motivate and proactively support a busy team at a time of rapid change.
Applicants will need to have a genuine interest in working with women and families in the perinatal period, developing services, have excellent communication skills, the ability to lead and a detailed knowledge of safeguarding. Experience of working in the Perinatal Mental Health field is desirable but not essential.
If you want to work as part of our specialised multi-professional team and join our dynamic management team, we want to hear from you.
Commitment to your own personal and professional development in these specialized services as training is available and encouraged. Trust wide commitment to clinical and managerial supervision. Fully integrated and operational in-service training department. Close academic links with Kingston University. The Trust is committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Service Delivery
* To manage services against agreed health and local authority targets and outcomes framework.
* To coordinate comprehensive mental health assessment for people referred into the service.
* To develop and sustain effective working relationships with staff in other relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies.
* To maintain a healthy, safe and productive work environment.
* To work in a collaborative way with service users to promote choice and hopefulness to ensure a recovery orientated approach.
* To promote and initiate any action to safeguard vulnerable individuals.
Staff Management
* To manage and develop staff through the Knowledge & Skills Framework or equivalent appraisal system.
* To enable other staff to reflect on their own values, priorities, interests and effectiveness through the provision of professional and clinical supervision in accordance with the Trust procedure.
* To offer support to clerical and administrative staff and assist the Team Manager in overseeing clerical tasks.
* To prepare annual appraisals and evaluations for supervised staff, including the identification of training and development needs.
Management Responsibilities
* To ensure effective budget management of staffing, commissioning and where appropriate, individualised care.
* To manage the care delivery and service coordination in terms of supervising staff, referrals, zoning and risk assessment, decision-making and problem-solving.
* To chair meetings, attend meetings, and respond to operational situations.
* To be responsible for managing referrals to the team.
* To have direct access to the team devolved budgets for service provision.
* To participate in training courses/seminars/workshops as required.
* To participate in, and where appropriate, lead departmental projects and committees, as directed by the Clinical lead/Manager.
* To promote close working relationships between the team and other sections within the Trust and other relevant agencies.
* In conjunction with the Clinical lead/Manager, to advertise, shortlist, interview and appoint staff to the team.
* To ensure that staff are keeping professional records and preparing necessary documentation.
* To ensure staff are maintaining data integrity.
* To maintain contacts with other agencies and professionals in relation to responsibility for overall management of complex cases.
* To ensure team members are following Trust and other relevant policies and procedures.
* To assist the Clinical Manager in the preparation and presentation of periodic performance reports for the Trust and the CCG.
* To further develop the implementation of RIO in Adult Community services.
* To ensure team members adhere to the relevant professional code of conduct, keep up to date and meet professional requirements, in conjunction with the Professional lead.
* To co-ordinate the day to day operational processes, including timely assessment, coordination of outpatient and home visits and other duties as required.
* To ensure the Trust and Social Services policies on staff supervision, health and safety, and equal opportunities are adhered to.
Development
* The post holder will work with staff to develop clinical expertise and high standards of care.
* To help review and develop the team response in light of the changing demands made by the various stakeholders.
* To regularly undertake audit/research into client/service related areas and contribute to the application and evaluation of current research.
* To develop methods at service level to monitor standards of care in liaison with the clinical audit department (quality assurance/research).
* To liaise with the College of Nursing in all matters concerning nurse education.
* To participate in the design and implementation of the audit of clinical practices.
* To implement Trust Equal Opportunities Policies and positively contribute to the development of other policies as required.
* To ensure that defined data is recorded accurately by staff and transmitted to the clinical lead/Manager.
Other
* To ensure those specific requirements deriving from outside agencies or statutory requirements are addressed and overseen.
* To negotiate with legal firms where requests are formally made.
* To engage directly with service users and carers to ensure effective consultation regarding service standards and development.
Training and Development
* To undertake mandatory and statutory training as required by Trust policies.
* To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual Development Review/appraisal.
* To undertake personal development as identified in the Personal Development Plan (PDP).
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
* Registered mental health practitioner.
* Current and full UK drivers license.
* Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
* Educated to degree level in a health or social care discipline and registered with a recognised professional body.
Desirable
* Professional management qualification at diploma level or above.
* Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE2 foundation level.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working at a Band 6 level.
* Experience of managing and supervising staff.
* Experience of case assessment, care management, and Risk Assessment.
* Experience of multi-disciplinary working as part of a team, including experience of leading multidisciplinary groups.
* Experience of working in a mental health setting and in the community.
* Experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems.
* Demonstrable experience of working in a health or social care management role.
Desirable
* Experience of project development and management.
* Experience of chairing meetings.
* Experience of deputising.
* Experience of managing budgets.
* Experience of working as Duty Senior Nurse.
* Experience of quality assurance monitoring.
Employer details
Employer name
South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Springfield Hospital
Tooting
SW17 7DJ
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