Deputy Team Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed and self-motivated mental health professional to undertake the role of Deputy Team Manager for the West Community Mental Health Team. This is a key management and strategic role. Ensuring the team provides effective integrated health and social care to people of working age who have moderate to severe mental health problems across a wide range of presenting conditions with associated high levels of risk. The post will be with the West CMHT currently based in Dukinfield covering the geographical areas of Denton, Audenshaw, Dukinfield and Droylsden.
There is a strong commitment to promoting your continued professional development. You will be supported by clinical and management supervision and will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance clinical skills, interventions and case management as well as develop managerial skills through an annual personal development and training plan., + To deputise for the Team Manager in all areas of service delivery.
+ To work as part of the management structure for the south division secondary care mental health services.
+ To work alongside the Team Manager to promote safe and effective service delivery for staff and patients under the care of the service.
+ To complete investigations when required
+ To be responsible for the co-ordination, commissioning and therapeutic delivery of individual packages of care for a reduced caseload of service users with complex needs.
+ To offer supervision within the team.
+ To support the manager with complaints and compliments.
Extensive experience in a Community Mental Health Team setting., You will have a key role around leadership on practice within the team.
You will support the CMHT Manager in managing and co-ordinating the Community Mental Health Team.
In supporting the CMHT manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that the team works cohesively and meets its objectives in the most effective and efficient way. You will also support the manager in ensuring the full implementation of the CPA policy including active involvement in audit and information gathering.
In the absence of the manager you will deputise on their behalf.
You will take responsibility for supervision of the work of the various workers attached to the team, and ensuring that the practice of workers is of a consistently high standard and reflects the protocols and guidelines developed both locally and nationally.
You will act as Care Coordinator for a reduced caseload of mental health service users who have complex needs., + To support the Team Manager in ensuring that care is delivered in accordance with the Professionals Code of Conduct and reflects the requirements of the Pennine Care FT Care Programme Approach
+ To act in the Team Manager's
+ To assist the Team Manager in the co-ordination and implementation of team standards and working practices on a day-to-day
+ To ensure the effective implementation of the CPA
+ To participate and when asked take the lead in the implementation of Zoning/Multi-Disciplinary Meetings
+ To take responsibility for the prioritisation / allocation of team referrals when required.
+ To have care co-ordinator responsibility for a reduced caseload
+ To provide effective, evidence based interventions for people accepted for
+ In conjunction with the Team Manager oversee administration and information
+ To assist in the review and development of the service in accordance with changing
+ In conjunction with the Team Manager provide supervision, appraisal and Personal Development Planning for staff within the
+ To assist the Team Manager with the responsibility for team business and practice meetings as required, including complaints, compliments and investigations.
+ To maintain appropriate standards for own and team
+ To assist the Team Manager with all staff management related
+ To act as a delegated authorised signatory in the absence of the team
+ To support all student
+ To maintain professional awareness by keeping abreast of changing trends in clinical/professional
+ To lead in the implementation of agreed performance management objectives identified in collaboration with the Team
+ To ensure adherence to operational policies and co-ordinate audits to monitor quality of
+ To maintain professional registration at all, All of our new starters, who are appointed to a post which requires a Disclosure Barring Certificate check (DBS), will be recharged for the full cost of the check (DBS checks for volunteers are free of charge).
An enhanced DBS check costs £38 and a standard check costs £18 (plus an administration charge of £3.50). If you are a substantive member of staff, the full amount will be taken from your first month's salary.
If you are a member of staff on our bank, you will need to repay the full amount from your first salary.
We encourage you to register with the DBS update service at an annual cost of £13 (this is mandatory for bank staff).
Other important information
+ We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
+ Priority will be given to applications from existing NHS employees who have an at risk status
+ This post is on our terms and conditions (T&Cs). If you are an existing employee currently on transferred terms and conditions (i.e. you transferred from another employer and retained their T&Cs) and you are voluntarily applying for this post; if you are successful, you will be employed on our T&Cs
+ You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview
+ We will notify you by email if you have been shortlisted or not. Computer access is available at your local job centre or library. Please make sure you check your spam filter/junk folder. If any mail goes to your junk folder please mark it as safe
+ If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post
+ If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application
+ We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received
+ Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges. We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our recruiting managers directly.

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Our ambition is to maximise people's potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
1. Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
2. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
3. Access to Continued Professional Development
4. Involvement in improvement and research activities
5. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
6. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
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