Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
A fantastic and exciting opportunity has arisen within Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust for an experienced and highly motivated Band 7 Team Leader for Older Adult Home Treatment Service.
The post is a Band 7 Team Leader post - open to the professions of Mental Health Nursing, Occupational therapy and Social Workers. The role consists of specialist mental health assessment of patients experiencing a crisis and additionally the leadership/supervision of the HTS staff group.
The post is full-time, 37.5 hours per week over 7 days. We also have flexible working policies to support individuals achieve the work-life balance that their situation might require.
Main Duties of the Job
The Older Adult provision is a needs-led service and works with service users that are physically frail and have a mental health problem. The HTS caseloads are a mixture of service users who are experiencing crisis with long and enduring mental health issues, acute mental health issues, or issues relating to memory loss. The team is supported by a good administrative system and offers an excellent work environment. The team works closely with our colleagues at The Riverside Centre at Hillingdon Hospital and The Hillingdon Hospital and has good partnership working with local non-statutory Dementia and community support services.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working in our healthcare settings.
About Us
The services work with Older adults covering the Hillingdon borough and all parts of the services are based in Woodland Centre in Hillingdon. Hillingdon is home to a diverse population and contexts, from urban to semi-rural. Situated in North West London, it has good transport links with the rest of London and surrounding counties and is home to a wide range of social, leisure, and sporting opportunities available to people working and living in the area.
What Will You Get?
* Regular individual supervision and reflective practice groups
* Working within a dynamic team with visibility of the Senior Management Team
* Access to London Leadership Academy Coaching and Mentorship programmes
* Opportunities for flexible working and some remote working
Job Responsibilities
This Team Leader role will involve the full assessment of mental health care needs of patients in the community who have been referred to the HTS as they are in crisis/prevention of admission/supporting discharge from acute inpatient ward. The role will also gatekeep admissions to Oak Tree ward within working hours.
The role will facilitate/oversee HTS urgent response to incoming crisis calls and referrals from Admin/Triage Lead and will fulfil the role of shift coordinator and facilitate incoming phone calls to HTS from patients and their support networks. The team leader will facilitate home visits or respond to the need for urgent review in patients' own homes. They will carry their own caseload of clients and be expected to assess and monitor patients open to the HTS, acting as a resource and taking the lead in the management and delivery of services where appropriate.
This post will have a vital leadership role; acting as a role model for others, in communicating and maintaining good working relationships between the different services within OA and the further physical and mental health services. The postholder will take on the full line management responsibilities of a number of staff members within the Home Treatment Service.
The postholder will also be the nominated deputy for the Matron of Older Adult Mental Health Service and will provide managerial support to staff within the team. They will also ensure that all services within their area are fully CQC compliant.
Person Specification
Experience
* Significant experience at Band 6 or above
* Experience of providing management supervision and appraisal
* First line management & leadership experience
* Competent in receiving and providing clinical supervision and reflective practice
* Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including some staff management/supervision experience
* Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
* Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development
* Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management
* Mentoring experience
* Experience of working with Older Adults Mental Health
* Experience of Home treatment/community work
* Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals
* Experience of staff performance management
* Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices
* Experience of project management
Qualifications
* Professional Registration
* Relevant post registration health care and/or management qualifications
* First or higher degree in appropriate subject area NVQ Assessor/Recovery training
* Non-Medical Prescriber
Skills
* Highly developed leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire others
* Competent assessment skills relevant to profession
* Effective analytical and decision-making skills
* Care planning skills and experience with Dialog+
* Competent and effective treatment skills
* Able to effectively prioritise own workload
* Excellent team player and ability to facilitate partnership working
* Capable of leading and managing change
* Experience of leadership roles in Adult/Older Adult Mental Health services
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.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Older Adult Mental Health Service Manager
£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum inc HCAS
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