Job Overview In line with the outputs of the public consultation of Community Mental Health Services the Planned Treatment & Recovery Teams (PTRT) are moving to a place-based structure, incorporating existing specialisms and functionalities into a single Neighbourhood based non-urgent mental health offer. The new teams will include both adult and older adult pathways, mental health practitioners in primary care assessments and interventions, employment support service, and the expertise of our specialist teams to input into the mental health offers via our hub and spoke model of delivery. We are very excited to be recruiting for Community Managers to lead, deliver and manage our Neighbourhood Mental Health teams across LLR. The key principles around neighbourhood working are to Bringing Care Around the person. Meeting people where they are. Working with an individual and their personal network (carers, family, friends and advocates). No Wrong Door / Preventing bouncing between services. Removing barriers to accessing help/ Easy and flexible access to services. Continuity in care provision that people can rely upon Reducing delays to care and support. Early interventions to reduce severity. Providing a consistent support offer across all of Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Joined up cohesive working across agencies (VCS/3 rd sector, internal LPT services, Health and Social care) to support individual needs. This fantastic new role offers opportunity to work not only as part of a matrix leadership team, but forward facing with our stakeholders and partners to lead, and shape mental health offers to meet the need of the individual neighbourhood population. In line with the outputs of the public consultation of Community Mental Health Services the Planned Treatment & Recovery Teams (PTRT) are moving to a place-based structure, incorporating existing specialisms and functionalities into a single Neighbourhood based non-urgent mental health offer. The new teams will include both adult and older adult pathways, mental health practitioners in primary care assessments and interventions, employment support service, and the expertise of our specialist teams to input into the mental health offers via our hub and spoke model of delivery. We are very excited to be recruiting for Community Managers to lead, deliver and manage our Neighbourhood Mental Health teams across LLR. The key principles around neighbourhood working are to Bringing Care Around the person. Meeting people where they are. Working with an individual and their personal network (carers, family, friends and advocates). No Wrong Door / Preventing bouncing between services. Removing barriers to accessing help/ Easy and flexible access to services. Continuity in care provision that people can rely upon Reducing delays to care and support. Early interventions to reduce severity. Providing a consistent support offer across all of Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Joined up cohesive working across agencies (VCS/3 rd sector, internal LPT services, Health and Social care) to support individual needs. This fantastic new role offers opportunity to work not only as part of a matrix leadership team, but forward facing with our stakeholders and partners to lead, and shape mental health offers to meet the need of the individual neighbourhood population, whilst managing a portoflio of the Directorate of Mental Health Neighbourhood Teams and provide operational oversight as identified by the Head of Service and the Clinical Director for the Adult/Older Adult Mental Health Neighbourhood Teams. If you have the drive and passion to help deliver psychologically safe environments where our workforce can flourish to their full potential, knowing that you are leading a team to provide accessible mental health services that fit the needs of the neighbourhood and improve patient experience, then please read on and contact Debi O Donovan & Helen Rutter who will be happy to meet with you over a coffee for an informal conversation or more information. Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities) To have overall responsibility for leadership and delegated responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the designated multi-disciplinary team within the post holder s portfolio Contribute to the development of challenging and ambitious service development strategies, anticipating future needs, for the agreed service areas. To be responsible for the line management of relevant clinical staff within the Neighbourhood Teams; to include clear systems of professional appraisal, and identification of CPD needs. T o contribute to the continuing modernisation and transformation of the Adult/Older Adult Community Services, including realisation of the aims and targets reflected in national and local Strategies. To be allocated signatory budget holder for the Neighbourhood team with responsibility for the ongoing monitoring and forecasting of projected expenditure on each budget allocation. To participate in the on-call rota for the Directorate To manage all team activity effectively ensuring that person-centred health interventions link complexity of need to delegated team resources and urgency of need to appropriateness of service response. To be responsible for the relevant speciality contribution to quality assurance with a clear understanding of governance structures and able to provide representation when required. Ensure each Neighbourhood Team has clearly defined performance objectives supported by a management regime to deliver continuous improvement. Provide regular reports to the Neighbourhood Service Manager/Head of Service providing assurance that appropriate follow up actions will be completed. Promote a culture where governance and risk management are seen to be everyone s responsibility. To develop appropriate processes for identifying, assessing, managing, and monitoring potential risks, as well as triggering appropriate actions to address identified issues whilst ensuring staff are clear about their roles and responsibilities. We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.