Team Manager - Trafford South Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)
A fantastic opportunity to become Team Manager of South Trafford Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) has become available. Trafford CMHT is an integrated team, comprised of a variety of professionals who offer effective, person-centred care daily.
This role presents a unique opportunity to provide strong and consistent leadership to a dynamic and enthusiastic team who provide care and support for adults of working age.
The desired individual is a professional who is motivated, driven, and has the enthusiasm and ability to lead the day-to-day operations of the team. You will provide strategic oversight for the team and support individuals within the team via management supervision and clinical support to the wider integrated team.
We are looking for somebody who is passionate about community services and wider community transformation efforts across the mental health landscape. Furthermore, we are seeking somebody with the necessary skillset to support integration with inpatient, urgent care, Local Authority, acute services and the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise sector.
The role of CMHT team manager will enable you as a mental health leader, to support the development of both staff and mental health service delivery more broadly. There is huge potential and scope to genuinely make a difference to the lives of Trafford residents.
If this resonates with you, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Interviews will be held in March 2025.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the day-to-day operational management, leadership, and development of a multi-disciplinary Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for working age adults. The team is integrated, flexible, user-focussed, and recovery-orientated to deliver a safe, effective, and high-quality service to service users with mental health needs.
Participation as a member of the Community Services Management Team in the overall management of community based secondary mental health services.
Participate in the service bronze on site / on call rota as required.
Trafford South CMHT promotes the wider trust values of caring, compassionate, valuing people, respecting one another as well as practising open and honest culture.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world’s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
* Qualified professional (Mental Health Nurse/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist) with current registration with relevant professional body. E.g. NMC, SWE, HCPS
* Significant post qualifying clinical experience of working within the mental health field
* Management and supervision of staff
* Leadership skills - positive leadership of a team
* Effective team working within a multi‑agency framework
* Leadership/management training
Knowledge
* Sound knowledge of the Community Mental Health Team Model of intervention and support and the associated effectiveness
* Sound knowledge of the factors involved in the development of mental illness and key features of relapse prevention
* Sound knowledge of suicide prevention and effective risk management
* Sound knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
* Knowledge of service monitoring and evaluation
* Knowledge of change management
Skills and Abilities
* 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
* Comprehensive formulation of reports and presentations
Other
* Commitment to effective teamwork and service development
* Flexible approach/creative thinking
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
#J-18808-Ljbffr