Main area ADHD Team Lead Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (minimum 30 hours per week) Job ref 820-7289864-CF
Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site citywide Town Birmingham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 14/07/2025 23:59
Band 7 ADHD Team Leader
Band 7
Job overview
Responsible for the day-to-day operational management and co-ordination, of a designated team. The post holder will act as a conduit between staff and the Service Clinical Manager, ensuring robust two-way communication.
The post holder will be responsible for the continuing development of the ADHD service. The post holder will provide clinical leadership and expertise by holding a caseload and facilitating appropriate clinics across the city.
The postholder will deputise for the Service Clinical Manager and provide cover for other Team Leaders if required and as agreed.
The post holder will work as a highly skilled practitioner accountable for their own clinical work, using highly specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgements and decision making.
The postholder will act as a source of clinical expertise/advice and guidance for families, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including Health, Education and Social Care and Health staff.
The postholder will need to have enthusiasm for working in innovative and diverse ways, and be confident to lead a service which is primarily engaging young people and their families in the treatment of ADHD and co-morbidities.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the designated team, including monitoring and authorisation of annual leave, ensuring that there is adequate cover during any planned or unplanned absence (including sickness absence)
Manage study leave, authorising leave and discussing with the Service Operational Managers and Professional Clinical Leads any matters of finance or staff development needs.
Be responsible for the monitoring of attendance at mandatory training, including ensuring robust records are kept, using admin support as appropriate.
Manage short and long term sickness absence, including return to work interviews, monitoring of episodes of sickness absence, and undertaking Stage meetings as appropriate. Be responsible for ensuring that relevant information is inputted into ESR system.
Manage staff performance/disciplinary matters within the designated team, with support from the Service Operational Manager.
Support the Professional Clinical Leads and Service Operational Manager in the development and implementation of an appropriate training programme for members of the team across the locality, using information from appraisals and personal development plans e.g. coordinate local mandatory training in bases.
Take a role in the local implementation and monitoring of clinical supervision/ practice support systems in line with relevant policies and procedures. Ensure accurate records are kept on ESR.
Working for our organisation
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse BSc (Hons)Level 1 RGN or Equivalent
* Evidence of continuing professional development over the last two years
* Independent/ Suplementary prescriber (V300) to prescribe medication for ADHD diagnosed patients on team caseload
* ENB 998 or equivalent
Experience
* Experience and ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of standard setting and audit processes
* Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in respect of Health and Safety
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge of children’s development
* Ability to demonstrate an awareness of Child Protection procedures and issues
* Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively to clients, their families and other professionals including dealing with sensitive, complex and difficult to receive information, using methods such as written, verbal and non-verbal skills.
* Ability to deliver effective health education programmes to parent/carers, educational settings and other professionals
* Extensive experience within children’s services for special educational needs, or learning disability
* Experience of working within and awareness of issues relating to management of ADHD including assessment of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers within this client group
Skills
* oUnderstanding of the principles of Equality and Diversity in relation to both staff and service users
* Understanding of the values and vision of the Trust
* Knowledge of the SEND, local authority and NHS drivers and challenges as they affect and impact on service delivery
* Awareness of recent clinical developments and professional issues.
* Proven ability to work independently and to manage the conflicting demands of a clinical and managerial workload
* Proven ability to liaise and work effectively with other professionals and agencies
* Knowledge of NHS HR policies relevant to the support and management of staff
In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.
Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 5) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link, will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.
All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 6 - 9) that meet the prescribed salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.
The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees
* Flexible working where possible
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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