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 provide comprehensive assessment and treatment pathways of mental health specific to needs of children and young people (C&YP).

To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of C&YP, their families and carers as appropriate.

To have experience of and specialist knowledge on interventions, supporting leadership in the clinical area.

To receive management supervision from Service Manager or equivalent.

To demonstrate excellent communication skills.

To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person centred outcomes for the C&YP.

To maintain CPD and ensure professional development of others.

To ensure all staff are participating in Trust appraisal, objective and review process.

Ensure all staff in the team receives appropriate supervision, liaising with professional leads as required.

Ensure staff are accessing and complying with Trust Mandatory training.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional Qualification and Registration appropriate to role. Social Care, Nursing, Mental Health Professional or other Health all relevant

Desirable criteria

• Post qualification continuing professional development, management and or leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience as a professional working with clients with Neurodevelopmental conditions and co morbid emotional, social or mental health needs
• Experience of staff management and evidence of application of managerial skills and knowledge
• Evidence of delivering supervision and training
• Evidence of effective working with service users
• Sound knowledge of local safeguarding policies and procedures

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within Child and Adolescence Mental Health Services
• Experience of working with wider stakeholder groups
• Experience in research and service evaluation work
• Evidence of project management experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health and social care services.
• Evidence of leadership ability, able to influence, involve and develop individuals and teams.
• Strong ability to innovate and implement change
• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to use performance management information and demonstrate understanding of performance information

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing feedback, investigation of complaints or similar
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate the interpersonal skills required to successfully lead and develop a team.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding, acceptance of and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Other

Essential criteria

• Committed to personal and team development
• Willingness to embrace integrated service models and new ways of working

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

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 376.6KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)