Assertive Outreach Team Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To ensure the professional development of the clinical team.
• To always promote the highest professional standards by demonstrating clear management responsibility, through ensuring high standards of care and that the smooth day to day running of this highly complex service is maintained to the highest level.
• To comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct or appropriate professional body.
• To set, implement and monitor high standards of professional conduct for all staff.
• Be responsible for the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation of all patient care using CPA / DIALGUE +framework and leading staff to provide the highest standards of care.
• Take a lead role in ensuring nursing input to multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Ensure the reports provided by the clinical staff to support specialist placements for those with complex needs and for Mental Health Act tribunals and managers hearings are of a high standard and provide the necessary information in a timely way.
• Provide specialist consultation and advice to the nursing team, multi-disciplinary team, clients and their families, user groups, statutory and non-statutory agencies.
• Adopt an appropriate style with staff for achieving group objectives monitoring and evaluation workloads. Providing vision and inspiration through effective clinical leadership to ensure that the skills and competencies of staff are actively developed.
• Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation pertaining to the Mental Health Act, CPA/ DIALOGUE +, National Service Framework, Clinical Governance and NHS Plan.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Clinical Psychologist/Social Work qualification
• NMC or HCPC registered

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in a Therapy

Experience

Essential criteria

• Management experience
• Experience in leadership role
• Experience of developing and providing teaching programmes
• Experience of contributing to and developing policies
• Experience of inter-agency working
• Experience & evidence of recruiting and managing and training staff
• Experience of developing user and carer involvement strategies in the recovery process

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in leadership
• Qualification in teaching
• Further training in HR
• Lived experience of mental health
• Further training in team management
• Finance management training

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Effective organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work flexibly
• Management of budgets
• Basic IT
• Ability to undertake Mandatory training requirements
• Ability to adhere to the NHS Plan
• Ability to contribute to service development and ability to manage change
• Ability to manage and lead a team
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving

Desirable criteria

• IT qualification
• Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment
• Ability to represent the nursing function within the adult management structure

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria

• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
• Knowledge and understanding of managing teams to ensure service objectives and outcomes are achieved
• Commitment to and understanding of IT
• Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety regulations
• Knowledge and understanding of requirements of the National Service Framework
• Knowledge and understanding of key issues in clinical practice in mental health

Desirable criteria

• Mental Health Act Training

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria

• bility to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JDPS Team Manager Assertive Outreach (PDF, 408.6KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)
• CPFT Benefits (PDF, 74.4KB)