Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Do you have excellent partnership working skills and managerial experience?
Are you flexible and adaptable to change and able to adjust services and delivery over time and in response to feedback?
Are you able to lead, inspire and motivate others to work with you?
If so, we would like to hear from you.
YMM in Gloucestershire continues to develop Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) working with over 140 primary and secondary schools to increase access to mental health interventions for children and young people aged 5-18 years. New investment has seen the service expand and an exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for a Team Manager role.
This is a stimulating and challenging role with the opportunity to be part of the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Gloucestershire and join the national programme transforming the way children and young people access mental health support and interventions.
MHSTs are multi-agency teams led by a Team Manager and comprising qualified Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioners (SMHP), TiC+ Counsellors (a local charity), and Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP). This Team Manager role will oversee one of the localities, Cheltenham and Tewksbury, working closely with the other team managers.
Main Duties of the Job
* Be responsible for and lead the day-to-day management and line management of practitioners within MHSTs, which will include trainee Band 4 and Band 5 EMHPs and Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioners.
* Ensure the effective coordination of a range of operational processes within the team, such as referral and case allocation, caseload management, regular review, and proactive monitoring of intervention within the MHSTs, including consideration of safeguarding and clinical risk issues where indicated.
* Demonstrate commitment to ensuring routine outcome monitoring is embedded within the development of the MHSTs to demonstrate improvements in outcomes for children, young people, and parents/carers.
* Plan and deliver against key milestones.
* Provide day-to-day operational management and leadership to the Mental Health Support Teams.
* Demonstrate enhanced competence in operational decision-making.
* Collect and collate data and information effectively for the purpose of audit and service performance.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About Us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity, and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey, just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
* 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
* 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
* 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisation's priority;
* 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative.
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job Responsibilities
The Team Manager role requires working closely and effectively with a number of stakeholders. This role is to be responsible for and lead the day-to-day management and line management of staff, communicate effectively with various stakeholders across multiple education sites, and contribute to the development and evaluation of this new service. Additionally, support the Operational Lead and Clinical Lead to ensure the successful mobilisation and implementation of MHSTs alongside colleagues in the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), education, the voluntary sector, specialist mental health services, and Exeter University.
Person Specification
* NMC registration or Equivalent
* Valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use
* Mental health experience with children and young people
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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