Deputy Team Manager Stockport Early Intervention team
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Job overview
In supporting the EIT manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that the team works cohesively and meets its objectives in the most effective and efficient way.
Main duties of the job
In the absence of the manager you will deputise on their behalf. You will take responsibility for supervising the work of the various workers attached to the team, and ensuring that the practice of workers is of a consistently high standard and reflects the protocols and guidelines developed both locally and nationally.
Working for our organisation
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN, RNMH or DipSw or Degree Social Work
- Short courses and / or experience to post graduate diploma level.
Desirable criteria
- Accredited skills based training.
- Training related to management, supervision and staff development.
- Educated to degree level
- Mentorship / practice leadership qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post registration experience working in community mental health services
- Experience in Child and Adult Safeguarding
- Working with Service Users with diagnosis of a Psychosis and severe/complex common mental illness
- Experience of coordinating complex packages of care.
Desirable criteria
- Providing Supervision
- Leading / coordinating multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Staff management
- Managing Budgets
- Service development/ managing change
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of national legislation and guidance including the Care Act, Safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act
- Knowledge of evidence based / contemporary mental health practice. NICE Guidence in Schizophrenia
- Ability to identify and coordinate effective risk assessment and management.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of a range of PSI and appropriate psychological therapies.
- Awareness of issues surrounding mental health care.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Skills in Assessment / Care-Management and Planning
- Experience / skills working in partnership with a broad range of colleagues, service users, and carers
- Skills in a range of evidence based practice.
- Demonstration of sound professional judgement and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to manage effectively under pressure.
- Ability to supervise staff, set standards, monitor performance and promote staff development
- Excellent organisational, problem solving / prioritisation skills.
- Awareness of and commitment to, antidiscriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
Desirable criteria
- Leadership skills / abilities
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Flexible working
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
Hints and tips for completing your application can be found here.
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:
- Identity verification
- Right to work check
- Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
- Professional registration and/or qualification check
- Occupational health assessment
- Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.
What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?
Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Other important information
- We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
- If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
- If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
- Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
- We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.
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
- Job Description (PDF, 111.2KB)
- Person Specification (PDF, 119.1KB)
- Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 117.0KB)