Team Leader

We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to work at the forefront of innovation in Children's and Young Peoples Mental Health and to play an instrumental role in Hertfordshire. Our priority is to increase access and availability of mild to moderate mental health difficulties and emotional wellbeing support for children and young people with in educational settings. The team is a CYPMHS Tier 4 service which offers an alternative to an in-patient admission. The service works with 13-18 year olds and is a multidisciplinary team who provide intensive support within the young persons home. The Team Leader will be responsible for the operational management of the team and provide leadership to the clinical team, in partnership with the CAMHS senior management, consultant psychiatrists, lead clinicians and modern matron on service planning, developments and evaluation.,

• To ensure effective assessment and provision of a high standard of care within the Home Treatment Team service
• To act as a positive clinical lead and role model within the Home Treatment Team
• To manage and develop the Home Treatment team who can meet the changing needs of the service user
• To set and monitor care standards for the Home Treatment Team
• To ensure the day to day running of the service area is maintained to a high standard., This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to move into their first management role or for an experienced manager who wishes to take a change in direction and who can take the service forward with enthusiasm and a passion for continuous quality improvement.
  
  The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at band 6 or equivalent.
The successful candidate will also have the following skills and experience:
• Excellent communication skills
• A good knowledge of the Children Act and Mental Health Act
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work effectively with a management structure, RN/RNLD/RNA
• Degree with experience of post graduate level study or the equivalent experience
• ENB 998/Mentorship
• Evidence of management or leadership development
• Registration with professional body, Management of staff in a multi- professional setting
• Significant experience working at band 6 level.
• Detailed awareness of issues in service areas - legislation, DoH guidance, NPSA, PLACE, CQC, NHSLA, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act including an understanding of standards
• Ability to provide clinical supervision, appraisal, preceptorship and staff support methods.
• Experience of working in care settings
Desirable criteria
• Teaching/training experience
• Knowledge in current developments in mental health, Dementia care, learning disabilities care., You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional