Job Summary
We are looking for passionate, motivated, and inspirational leaders to work within our Operational Leadership teams in Suffolk.
The Team Lead position provides an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual with a strong clinical background in mental health and a good understanding of the challenges of working as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist or Mental Health Practitioner.
Team Leaders work at both Step 2 and Step 3 within the service; this vacancy will be focused within the Step 2 Team.
If you have the vision, drive, and experience to offer dynamic leadership to a group of hardworking clinicians, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will be involved in planning and coordinating interventions for people with common mental health problems wanting to access and receive the treatment offered by our bio-psycho-social service.
As a service, we offer a range of psychological, employment, and community interventions across Suffolk. At Step 2 this includes high volume evidence-based practice in the form of one-to-one guided self-help, predominantly delivered by telephone, psycho-educational groups, and computerised CBT. At Step 3 we offer individual and group CBT, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Couples Therapy for Depression, Counselling for Depression, and EMDR.
You will be offered robust supervision and access to the NSFT Leadership Academy, providing opportunities for Coaching, Mentorship, and Leadership training. The Service has strong links with the University of East Anglia and a keen interest in research at all steps.
* Please note this is a hybrid role and time on site and at home will be required.
About Us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other.
We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13).
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:
* NHS pension
* A comprehensive in-house & external training programme
* Career progression
* Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* Staff physio service
* NHS discounts and many more.
Job Description
Responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities. If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification or Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and BABCP Accredited, or Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and BACP Accredited, or Nursing degree or equivalent or Dip OT or Core Profession.
Desirable
* ILM certificate in management or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
* Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
* Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment.
Desirable
* Experience of working within a primary care setting.
Skills
Essential
* Effective analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Desirable
* PMA Training.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
Employer details
Employer name: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address: Child Health Centre, Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3ND
Employer's website: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
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