Team Manager - Barnsley Community Learning Disability Health Team

We have an excitingopportunity for a full-time Team Manager to join the Barnsley communitylearning disability health team.

The Community LearningDisabilities Team Manager provides leadership & management to a fullmulti-disciplinary team (MDT) of health professional's providing high qualitycare, treatment, & support to adults with learning disabilities in theBarnsley area.

The role will include ensuringthe effective day to day management of the community team within the resources available& agreed governance frameworks.

The postholder will provide leadership that facilitatesprofessional decision making and effective team working, empowering & enablingstaff to contribute to the delivery of high-quality person-centred care.

The role will entailsupporting the wider management structure to ensure the service has the right staffinglevels & skill mix to run smoothly & offer an outstanding service.

As part of your day-to-dayrole you will provide management / clinical supervision to staff under your linemanagement and promote partnership working between staff, patients, carers and otherexternal stakeholders.

If you are a motivatedindividual with good interpersonal skills, the clinical knowledge andexperience in the area of learning disabilities and would like to be part ofthis innovative and friendly team, we would love to hear from you.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

Alongsideother members of the locality leadership team, you will be accountable for theoverall operational management and development of the community service,ensuring safe and effective coordination of the services provided and optimisingthe cost-effective use of resources.

Tooffer line management and supervision to the members of the senior clinicalteam, with overall accountability and responsibility for the delivery of care.

Through the provision of effective clinical and managerial leadership you will motivateand support the team approach to delivering new and innovative models of care.

Topromote a culture of continued development and improvement of the LD service,by ensuring systems are in place to support clinical governance, qualitymonitoring, service improvement and ongoing research and audit.

To act as a resourcefor all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, providing expert managementadvice and guidance and responsible for ensuring that the agreed professionalstandards are reflected in practice and to have overall responsibility formonitoring the standard of care.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants areusing AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms.

We stronglydiscourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selectingcandidates to progress to the next stage.

If you are using AI to enhance yourapplication, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form., The Operationalteam manager will be a member of learning disability locality collectiveleadership MDTs and provide operationalline management to the teams ensuring safe and effective processes to supportthe operational and financial delivery of the service and that systems andprocesses are in place to monitor performance, ensure effective communicationsand maintain and develop effective partnerships.

Thepost holder will support and oversee operational delivery of the teams; theywill be required to work autonomously in order to address issues impacting onservice delivery with overall support and strategic direction from the SeniorLeadership Trio.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.

• Postgraduate study to Masters Level or equivalent in a field related to health and social care.


• To be willing to undertake post graduate training to further skills, knowledge and expertise.


• Evidence of ongoing continued professional development.


Desirable

Leadership or other organisational development training.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in operational and / or project management role in the NHS.


• Experience of leading service developments.


• Experience of services / projects and / or delivering clinical services to people with Learning Disabilities.


• Experience of delivering service changes and developments.


Desirable

Knowledge of local commissioning and provider context including health and social care.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Health or Social care practitioner.


• Post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience in relevant clinical, professional or managerial role.


Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in management and / or leadership.


• Qualification in coaching or mentoring.


• Qualification in Project Management Prince 2., Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and / or pregnancy)., Knowledge and understanding of Learning disability services and pathways.


• Knowledge and understanding of current and proposed initiatives impacting on health services.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to listen to and respect others views and opinions.


• Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff, commissioners and partner agencies.


• Ability to build credibility and work collaboratively with others across the service.


• Ability to influence others at various levels across the organisations.


• Effective people management skills, ability to create a culture where staff are valued and supported.


• Excellent problem solving skills, able to analyse a situation, identify root causes and seek solutions to address the problem.


• Excellent time management and organisational skills.


• Effective decision making skills.


• Excellent IT skills, ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.


• Understanding of finance and budget management.


Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of cultural and diversity issues.


• Ability to analyse, interpret and utilise complex information for planning and reporting purposes.


• Knowledge and understanding of cultural and diversity issues., Ability to communicate contentious and conflicting information in a sensitive and tactful manner, particularly where there may be resistance or barriers to understanding.


• Motivated and focused, able to work independently and make decisions, within appropriate levels of accountability.


• Flexible.


• Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.
  
  Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield.


We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time.

We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.