Deputy Team Manager | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

We're recruiting a band 6 deputy team manager within Warrington Children and Young People's Mental Health Service. The post holder will support the Clinical Team Manager in carrying continuing professional and
managerial responsibility for their clinical area. They will also contribute to maintenance of the overall standards, which will include assessment of need and delivery of care within the context of Effective Care Coordination.

You'll be given opportunities to develop your career from day one, so if you have ambition, commitment, and share our aim to deliver perfect care, with regular formal CPD opportunities to further develop your potential.

Young people are our future - make a difference to a young person's life!, Deputise for the Clinical Team Manager as required.
2. Undertake delegated responsibilities as agreed with Clinical Team Manager.
3. Support the formulation and implementation of clinical and operational practices, and
procedures as appropriate.
4. Participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of new staff.
5. Assist in the management and co-ordination of all services delivered to the service user
within the clinical area optimising all available resources.
6. Support the implementation, monitoring and updating of an operational policy and
philosophy for the clinical area.
7. Ensure the principles of Clinical Governance are incorporated in service delivery by
maintaining a high-quality service based on agreed clinical standards.
8. Ensure that service users are cared for within the confines of their respective Mental
9. Health Act status and adhere to the requirements of the MHA 1983 and the
corresponding Code of Practice. This may include liaison with the home office for
restricted service users
10. Ensure adherence and implementation of Effective Care Coordination.
11. Ensure that Trust policies and procedures are adhered to.
12. Assist in the development of local protocols to ensure a high standard of service delivery
is achieved and maintained.
13. Support the process of staff participation in the formulation of new ideas/suggestions to
improve service user care and service delivery.
14. Provide effective leadership to the designated team.
15. Provide statistical information as required.
16. Ensure service users' finances, money and valuables are cared for in accordance with
Trust Financial Policies and Codes of Practice.
17. Assist in the maintenance and updating of the unit's equipment inventories and service
schedules. Ensure regular servicing, maintenance, repair or replacement as required
adhering to Health & Safety, COSHH and Medical Devices Agency regulations.
18. Ensure effective processes of communication are established, maintained and regularly
evaluated within designated team.
19. Assist in the investigation of complaints and incidents at ward level in accordance with
Trust policy.
20. Participate in Serious Untoward Incident investigations/reviews as required
21. Co-ordinate utilities, equipment and services and report/refer issues to respective
managers where necessary.
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22. Provide relevant staff with the necessary management supervision regarding the
coordination and delegation of duties, to ensure a comprehensive and consistent delivery
of care is maintained.
23. Ensure that the clinical practice within the clinical area adheres to the Trust's policies
and procedures.
24. Participate in managerial supervision.
25. Appropriate participation of managing performance of staff as required.
26. Appropriate participation of managing attendance of staff as required.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.