Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team Leader

The successful applicants will assist in the overall delivery of care to patients within the mental health and clinical substance misuse team of HMP Garth. You will be responsible for thecare needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care for mental health and clinical substance misuse. The successful applicant is required to demonstrate a "can- do" attitude, be resilient and possess excellent leadership qualities. Healthcare services operate 7 days a week and the successful applicants would need to be flexible in their approach to meeting the demands of the service. The successful candidate will assist the Team Manager and Senior Management to lead and develop a team of healthcare staff and visiting professionals. They will work towards providing the highest standard of care for the prison population ensuring consistent and effective nursing practice as well as operational activity.,

• To lead and manage referrals into the service , arrange assessments, prioritise Crisis intervention.
• Prioritise and organise teams workload.
• Provide expert clinical leadership to the team, ensuring delivery of effective clinical expertise and advice to the team, including the provision direction and participation.
• To manage and take responsibility for a defined caseload and ensure full compliance with the CPA, Safeguarding, Vulnerable Adults and other policies at all times.
• To ensure a culture of care is evident within the team where clinical staff enable and empower service users.
• Provide professional supervision and management supervision to an agreed number of nurses within theteam.
• Provide expert support to nurses in:-
+ Completing needs assessment to service users. + In risk assessment and management. + In crisis planning and management. + In assessing and responding to patient/ carer's needs. + In care planning and review of care plans.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations. 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.