Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Team Leader for Harrow Community Mental Health Hub (CMHH). We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join the team to work in the community with Adults with mental health needs and support the team with the day to day running of the Hub.

The role is suitable for staff from Nursing, Social Care or Occupational Therapy disciplines who have experience in working in the community and for someone seeking to develop their leadership and management skills

Harrow Community Mental Health Hub, based in Harrow and Wealdstone is looking for a passionate Social Worker who is looking to make a difference whilst working in an environment that promotes staff development and training opportunities . CNWL is passionate about developing its own staff , driving them to go on to become more established practitioners and this post is no different.

The CMHH is an exciting area to work in as it is at the forefront of mental health transformation in line with the five year forward plan. To be considered for this post you will need to be a registered mental health nurse and be keen to develop experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams who care for adults within mental health secondary care sector.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder will work in partnership with other teams within the borough and provider agencies to refer service users who need long term support on as necessary.
  • Attend regular management and senior team meetings as appropriate and to deputise as necessary.
  • Ensure staff keeps accurate and contemporaneous electronic notes and input data as required.
  • To undertake holistic assessment of the mental health needs of adults in the community
  • To identify vulnerable service users in Primary Care and deploy resources in an effective manner to meet their needs within existing budgets.
  • To carry out needs assessment of individuals presenting to the duty service using FACS criteria.
  • To promote and support self-care, recognising the important role of individuals, their families and carers as co-producers of health.
  • To identify vulnerable adults and provide effective programmes of support that protect and promote their health and wellbeing, intervening appropriately when a person’s safety or welfare is at risk.
  • To ensure that CNWL Trust and LA protocols are adhered to by team members.
  • To cover for the absences of senior colleagues as appropriate and as required by service needs.
  • To contribute to the implementation of the Clinical Governance agenda including Target Setting for Teams, Clinical Audit.
  • Participate as a key member of the Borough Service to ensure collaborative and innovative practice.

About us

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

  • Commitment from the team todevelop you by offering Preceptorship and in-house development sessions
  • Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself
  • Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust
  • On-site shadowing opportunities including HTT, Psych Liaison and many more
  • Local nursing, social work or OT forums run by one of the senior leads
  • An opportunity to work with a friendly, dynamic, passionate and diverse team who are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients

Date posted

22 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,836 to £52,849 a year per annum inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-J-HA-0479-A

Job locations

Bentley House

15-21 Headstone Drive

Harrow

HA3 5QX

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • The post holder will work as a Clinical Team Leader in the Borough team providing brief clinical and social care intervention for service users.
  • To Triage referrals and co-ordinate duty assessments,
  • Be responsible for the supervision of staff & their case load.
  • Facilitate appropriate clinical practice of the team including CPNs, OTs, Administrative staff and AMHPS.
  • Draw up the monthly rotas
  • Develop and maintain close professional relationships with GPs and other professionals.
  • Ensure staff practices in a safe, appropriate and professional way with service users and their carers.
  • Attend professional practice forums
  • Organise and investigate Safeguarding alerts in line with local Safeguarding policies.
  • Chair clinical and team meetings as appropriate.
  • Provide senior support to the Team Manager
  • To assist the team to be compliant with KPI and monitor electronic data.
  • To take a lead role in Dual Diagnosis within the Team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • The post holder will work as a Clinical Team Leader in the Borough team providing brief clinical and social care intervention for service users.
  • To Triage referrals and co-ordinate duty assessments,
  • Be responsible for the supervision of staff & their case load.
  • Facilitate appropriate clinical practice of the team including CPNs, OTs, Administrative staff and AMHPS.
  • Draw up the monthly rotas
  • Develop and maintain close professional relationships with GPs and other professionals.
  • Ensure staff practices in a safe, appropriate and professional way with service users and their carers.
  • Attend professional practice forums
  • Organise and investigate Safeguarding alerts in line with local Safeguarding policies.
  • Chair clinical and team meetings as appropriate.
  • Provide senior support to the Team Manager
  • To assist the team to be compliant with KPI and monitor electronic data.
  • To take a lead role in Dual Diagnosis within the Team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant professional Qulaification – OT/SW/CPN

Desirable

  • Relevant post-basic training for all Disciplines
  • Mentorship qualification relevant to professions
  • Practice Educator Programme
  • Management training (All)

Experience

Essential

  • Significant years post qualifying experience at Band 6 level
  • Working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems in the community.
  • Assessing health and social needs and formulating care-plans to reflect those needs.
  • Working in a multi-cultural environment.
  • Practical experience of providing high quality care and exceeding expectations.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the Urgent Access Pathway (UAP) and threshold of Secondary Mental Health Services
  • Experience of caseload management and throughput
  • Sound understanding of the local care pathway and interface with other local teams
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience of providing supervision

Desirable

  • Management experience
  • General life skills.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Budgetary management
  • Mentoring

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to chair regular MDT meetings with strong leadership skills
  • Highly proactive and responsive to day to day demands of working in a busy CMHT
  • Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy using good communication skills
  • Leadership skills (motivating, using initiative, change management).
  • Experience of using a range of therapeutic skills & psychosocial interventions.
  • Ability to succinctly formulation clinical intervention including signposting to other community services.
  • Clear understanding & commitment to implement Equal Opportunities with care delivery & staff.
  • Recognise own abilities and limitations and be willing to engage in & learn from reflective practice.
  • Able to develop effective working relationships with families, carer’s & other agencies

Knowledge/ Understanding

Essential

  • Mental Health Act 1983, Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2015
  • Ability to embrace and manage change effectively & sensitively within the team and the wider organisation.
  • Clear understanding of the CPA process.
  • Knowledge of new developments in social care and allied health professions
  • Risk assessment and management.
  • Current developments in mental health care.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality
  • Experience of using a range of therapeutic skills & psychosocial interventions.
  • Highly skilled in IT applications i.e excel, word
  • Proficient in utilising Tableau to monitor team/individual performance

Other

Essential

  • Sickness/attendance record that is acceptable to the Trust
  • Willingness to undertake further training & professional development.
  • Able to recognise signs of stress in self & others.

Desirable

  • Possession of a valid driving license
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant professional Qulaification – OT/SW/CPN

Desirable

  • Relevant post-basic training for all Disciplines
  • Mentorship qualification relevant to professions
  • Practice Educator Programme
  • Management training (All)

Experience

Essential

  • Significant years post qualifying experience at Band 6 level
  • Working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems in the community.
  • Assessing health and social needs and formulating care-plans to reflect those needs.
  • Working in a multi-cultural environment.
  • Practical experience of providing high quality care and exceeding expectations.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the Urgent Access Pathway (UAP) and threshold of Secondary Mental Health Services
  • Experience of caseload management and throughput
  • Sound understanding of the local care pathway and interface with other local teams
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience of providing supervision

Desirable

  • Management experience
  • General life skills.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Budgetary management
  • Mentoring

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to chair regular MDT meetings with strong leadership skills
  • Highly proactive and responsive to day to day demands of working in a busy CMHT
  • Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy using good communication skills
  • Leadership skills (motivating, using initiative, change management).
  • Experience of using a range of therapeutic skills & psychosocial interventions.
  • Ability to succinctly formulation clinical intervention including signposting to other community services.
  • Clear understanding & commitment to implement Equal Opportunities with care delivery & staff.
  • Recognise own abilities and limitations and be willing to engage in & learn from reflective practice.
  • Able to develop effective working relationships with families, carer’s & other agencies

Knowledge/ Understanding

Essential

  • Mental Health Act 1983, Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2015
  • Ability to embrace and manage change effectively & sensitively within the team and the wider organisation.
  • Clear understanding of the CPA process.
  • Knowledge of new developments in social care and allied health professions
  • Risk assessment and management.
  • Current developments in mental health care.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality
  • Experience of using a range of therapeutic skills & psychosocial interventions.
  • Highly skilled in IT applications i.e excel, word
  • Proficient in utilising Tableau to monitor team/individual performance

Other

Essential

  • Sickness/attendance record that is acceptable to the Trust
  • Willingness to undertake further training & professional development.
  • Able to recognise signs of stress in self & others.

Desirable

  • Possession of a valid driving license

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).