Job summary
An exciting permanent opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, pro-active and enthusiastic Team Manager for our Intensive Support Team in NYY&S for the learning disability service.
This is a full-time post and we encourage applications from candidates wanting to work innovatively and flexibly to ensure that staff and service users are fully supported to achieve their full potential. The team is in development and the team manager will help drive and develop this service.
Main duties of the job
The Team Manager will provide operational management of the Intensive support team, including accountability for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained and delivered at all times in accordance with evidence-based practice. They will be pivotal in developing this service.
We would welcome candidates to contact us for an informal discussion.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Details
Date posted
20 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-NYL-014-25-A
Job locations
North Yorkshire Locality wide
York/Northallerton/Scarborough/Harrogate
YO30 4XT
Job description
Job responsibilities
The North Yorkshire and York Intensive Support Team is a newly developed team, based at Systems House in York, which will operate 7 days a week, operating enhanced hours across the week. This post we would envision would work flexibly within the service, days and hours can be negotiated. Candidates can also be based at any of our North Yorkshire, York and Selby sites with a flexible approach to be based at York for a minimum of two days a week (Negotiable).
The successful candidate will manage a team of dedicated staff to support their ongoing development, identifying training and development needs to ensure the delivery of high quality and safe care that is responsive to individual needs.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
For further details / informal visits contact: Karen Reed service manager -
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
2. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
3. Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
4. Clinical Supervisor.
5. Post-graduate diploma in a relevant area.
6. Leadership or management qualification or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
7. Quality Improvement Systems for Leaders or willing to undertake within agreed timescale.
8. Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
9. CBT qualification
Experience
Essential
10. Significant experience working with people with complex mental ill health or learning disabilities in a community setting
11. Significant experience of working collaboratively with clients and their families/carers
12. Significant experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring and teaching to healthcare professionals and students.
13. Demonstrable leadership or management experience
14. Significant role in quality improvement activities
Desirable
15. Use of the Trust's Quality Improvement system
Knowledge
Essential
16. Significant evidenced based knowledge of best practice in caring for clients in the designated field.
17. Good understanding of relevant legislation ( Health Act, Mental Capacity Act) and its application in practice
18. Good understanding of clinical governance and its application in practice
19. Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
20. Detailed understanding of Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
21. Detailed understanding of Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
22. Research and development methodology
23. Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
24. The Trust's quality Improvement System (QIS)
Desirable
25. Budget Management and Financial Standing Instructions.
26. HR policies and procedures
Skills
Essential
27. Must be able to: Manage a team effectively
28. Manage change effectively
29. Provide effective leadership
30. Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to clients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
31. Work positively and collaboratively in partnership with external agencies
32. Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
33. Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
34. Use approved breakaway techniques
35. Write reports and policies
36. Undertake basic statistical analysis