Team Manager (Mental Health Liaison)

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and passionate Team Manager to join the Salford Mental Health Liaison Team (SMHLT).

The SMHLT, based in Salford Royal Hospital, is a PLAN accredited Liaison Service offering a comprehensive range of mental health specialties within one multi-disciplinary team so that all patients, regardless of age, with a suspected or actual mental health problem can be assessed, treated, signposted, or referred appropriately regardless of age, presenting complaint, time of presentation or severity.

The successful candidate will manage the day-to-day running of the service ensuring safe, high quality care delivery in-line with the agreed service KPIs. They will manage day-to-day operational tasks within the team, such as providing line management supervision and HR-related tasks, and demonstrate strong leadership skills, with a focus on staff development and well-being.

Main duties of the role can be found in the attached Job Description, however, include:

Day-to-day leadership of the SMHLT, including the support, supervision and development of staff.

Overseeing the management of the workload of the Mental Health Liaison Team, ensuring that appropriate systems are in place for:

• - Assessment within the Emergency Department (ED), hospital wards and Section 136 Suite.

• - Allocation, transfer and discharge/closure of case responsibility, ensuring transitions in and out of the team is safely managed.
• Development of robust care planning to ensure service users, carers and staff are adequately supported

Ensuring that service users referred receive appropriate mental health care whilst attending ED or being admitted to the general hospital and, where possible, reduce hospital lengths of stay.

Promoting a learning environment and support the professional development and effectiveness of the team as a whole.

Undertaking responsibility for the maintenance of good standards of professional practice.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualified professional (RMN/Social Worker/OT) with current registration with relevant professional body E.g., NMC, SWE, HCPC

Desirable criteria

• Leadership/Management training
• AMHP status

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post qualifying clinical experience of working within Mental Health
• Management and supervision of staff.
• Positive leadership of a team
• Effective team working within a multi-agency framework

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• A knowledge of the Mental Health Liaison Team Model of intervention and its effectiveness
• Sound knowledge of the factors involved in the development of mental illness and key features of relapse prevention
• Knowledge of suicide prevention and effective risk management
• A knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of service monitoring and evaluation
• Knowledge of change management

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective leadership qualities and management styles
• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings and form excellent working relationships
• Line management and clinical supervision skills
• Ability to work to prioritise and work to deadlines

Desirable criteria

• Formulation of reports and presentations

Other

Essential criteria

• Commitment to effective teamwork and service development
• Flexible approach/creative thinking

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www..nhsemployers.org

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government's website - click here.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

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 & Person Specification (PDF, 448.6KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)