Sutton Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team is a tertiary service in the Borough of Sutton working with people between the ages of 18 and 75 years with wide-ranging psychiatric disorders. The service comprises of a Consultant Psychiatrist, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Recovery Support Workers and Peer Support Workers. The primary role of the service is to provide an alternative to acute hospital admission through short-term intensive treatment at home whilst assessing and managing risk in the community. Working within the service can require a high degree of personal resilience, and the successful candidate will need to be highly motivated and enthusiastic, be mindful of personal and professional boundaries, and able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 or 7 clinician who is looking for a management opportunity in the acute and urgent care service line. We are looking for a highly motivated, skilled clinician with sound management and leadership skills in Sutton Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team as the Team Manager.
The post requires a team manager who is proactive, assertive, and compassionate and can bring their experience and expertise to manage the team and ensure that the day-to-day running of the service is consistent and of high quality. The postholder is responsible for the line management of the team and for the performance management of the service in terms of quality, finance, human resources management, and governance.
Agile and flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London, we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.
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.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
About our locations:
Jubilee Health Centre, Wallington
Our community hub in Sutton is based at the Jubilee Health Centre in Wallington, close to a vibrant high street with easy walking distance from Wallington station.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* To provide effective day-to-day management of Sutton Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) in accordance with the Operational Policy.
* To ensure the day-to-day management of the team to achieve performance standards of the team are adhered to and regular performance information is provided.
* The Team Manager has an internal role in terms of coordinating the functioning of the team and external role in terms of contacts with users and carers, other agencies, and representing the team externally.
* To provide effective professional supervision to some qualified members of the team and management supervision to other members of the team.
* To manage and develop a responsive community mental health and social care service to meet the needs of the local population.
* To deputise for the Operational Manager in his/her absence across Sutton borough.
* To provide cross cover for other CRHTTs during the planned or short-term absence of the Team Manager.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
* Educated to degree level in a health or social care discipline and registered with a recognised professional body.
* Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
* Current and full UK driver's license.
Desirable
* Professional management qualification at diploma level or above.
* Project Management qualification e.g., PRINCE2 foundation level.
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrable experience of working in a health or social care management role.
* Experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems.
* Experience of working in a mental health setting.
* Experience of multi-disciplinary working as part of a team to include experience of leading multidisciplinary groups.
* Experience of case assessment, care management, CPA, Risk Assessment.
* Experience of managing and supervising staff.
Desirable
* Experience of project development and management.
* Experience of quality assurance monitoring.
* Experience of working as Duty Senior Nurse.
* Experience of managing budgets.
* Experience of deputising.
* Experience of chairing meetings.
* Experience of CMHT working.
Employer details
Employer name
South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Jubilee Health Centre
Wallington
SM6 0EX
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