Job overview
An exciting opportunity within the Early Intervention in Psychosis service has arisen for an innovative, motivated, and enthusiastic Team Leader to join our District EIP service. We are looking for someone with a passion for high quality care to play an active role in shaping care and support for service users, their families and carers.
Bradford EIP is a nationally recognised, top performing service, comprising of five teams. This vacancy is for our District team who are based close to the city centre and support the districts outside of the City centre locality. The successful applicant will be joining a supportive, forward-thinking service with a rich history for delivering high quality care through a Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual approach.
The role involves leadership responsibilities for an experienced, well-established team of specialist mental health professionals. The team leader will work closely with the senior management team to creatively shape and guide care to best fit our communities here in Bradford.
Bradford EIP is a supportive and creative environment; the Senior Team work closely to offer continuous guidance and support. We value the continuous development of all, Clinical Supervision and CPD is a high priority within the Team. In line with National EIP safer staffing practices, staff caseloads are protected to enable effective high-quality work.
We are hoping to interview for the role on the week of the 15th of July, however this may be subject to change.
Main duties of the job
The role involves leadership responsibilities for an experienced, well-established team of specialist mental health professionals. The team leader will work closely with the senior management team to creatively shape and guide care to best fit our communities here in Bradford.
Please note that this job description serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities the post holder may be expected to undertake during the course of their normal duties. It is not therefore an exhaustive list; the post holder will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.
Priority areas for this post will be agreed annually via the appraisal process.
Closing date: 8th July 2024
Shortlisting: 9th July 2024
We would welcome and encourage calls from interested candidates to answer any questions you may have. If you would like to discuss the role or visit the service, please do not hesitate to contact Mick Mesa Clinical Manager by calling 01274 221 021.
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Additional cost of living payments for bands 1 – 7
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Professional qualification in mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy or clinical psychology.
Desirable criteria
2. •Evidence of further formal management study and/ or qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Extensive experience in a senior care coordinator role with adults, young people and/or children with serious mental health problems.
4. Knowledge of the Legislation surrounding mental health and vulnerable adults.
Desirable criteria
5. Experience of a leadership role in Early intervention
6. Experience of working in a specialist psychosis service
7. Experience of providing training in PSI (etc.)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Knowledge of psychosocial interventions (PSI) and experience of applying psychosocial principles in practice
9. Commitment to undertake PSI (or equivalent) training to degree/diploma standard.
10. Knowledge and understanding of the full range of professional groups in mental health
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.