Community Team Leader

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Camberwell, Greater London

Community Team Leader

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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Camberwell, Greater London

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 days ago, 19 Nov | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 284a227714d34bfab0db30f2bdc93421

Full Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a team leader in Dulwich Community Mental Health Team. We are looking for a highly experienced and enthusiastic senior clinician who has a real passion for mental health and who promotes the highest standards of care in their practice.

The post holder will lead a community based multidisciplinary mental health team that provideson-going holistic assessments, treatment and support to service users with diagnosis of a severe mental illness. Crucially enabling staff to provide a high quality service for service users and carers.

You will need to be able to provide effective managerial and clinical leadership in the team and will coordinate and lead on internal and external referrals.

In exchange, you will be supported through regular supervision and appraisal. We are committed to helping to develop the people that come to work with us., The post-holder will:

Have overall management responsibility for the delivery of care within the Dulwich Community mental health team, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Lead a team of professional and support staff in the delivery of high quality evidence-based practice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisal take place.

Manage administrative and operational resources in a cost-effective manner, evaluating the standard of service delivered.

Co-ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust, to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.

Ensure that all referrals to the service are screened, that, where necessary, service users are provided with a full assessment of health and social needs and that aftercare is provided from the most appropriate service.

Carry out clinical and managerial procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with the relevant Code of Professional Conduct. There is an expectation that the post holder will place the needs of service users at the centre of care delivery.