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Job summary

Main area
Management
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
338-6374134-24
Employer
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Humber Centre
Town
Beverley Road
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2024 23:59

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Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust logo

Team Leader

NHS AfC: Band 7

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019

Job overview

The Community Forensic Teams are undergoing service transformation and an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Operational Team Leader to provide consistent and aligned leadership across both the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) and the Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service (FOLS).

The post presents as an ideal opportunity for someone who holds a keen interest in leadership  with a desire to champion good quality service delivery ensuring a positive patient experience for individuals with complex mental health difficulties, learning disabilities and/or Autism and offending/risk behaviours. 

We are seeking to appoint an individual with a professional registration relevant to the role, to provide efficient, dedicated, and compassionate operational management and leadership to the day to day running of the Community Forensic Teams.

The successful candidate will provide strong and effective leadership to the Teams working closely with the Service Manager to provide operational leadership and promote the vision and values of Humber NHS Teaching Trust.  The community services are a fast-developing area of provision within the Forensic Division. The successful candidate will be a talented, dynamic and dedicated leader with a passion for service improvement. 

Main duties of the job

The appointed Team Leader will be expected to be accountable in their own area of responsibility and will be required to provide strong and effective management and organisational leadership to ensure the delivery of safe  evidenced based clinical intervention and practice.

Key responsibilities: 

Operational Leadership

To support the Service Manager and other colleagues within the service area.
Provide operational line management and supervision to allocated staff.
Ensure staff receive annual performance appraisals aligned with the Trust's policy and strategy.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Contribute to identifying/reviewing/re-designing services in response to user need, ensuring a safe, high-quality level of service is maintained. 
Manage complex, challenging and changing situations,
Obtains, analyses, and interprets information for key performance indicators/outcome.

Planning and Organising

To manage a number of complex activities e.g., the demands placed on the service area, staffing levels, data to inform and support service provision.
Ensure the team have procedures and systems to support the delivery of a high standard of service. 

Policy and Service Development

Accountable for ensuring that practice and policy changes are implemented. 

Planning and Organising

To manage several complex activities e.g., the demands placed on the service area, staffing levels, data to inform and support service provision.

 

 

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Live Register or equivalent professional registration relevant to the post
  • Postgraduate or equivalent or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience in service development, managing change, leading and managing staff.
  • Knowledge of policy and legislation relevant to service area
Desirable criteria
  • Accredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced level

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of post-registration professional practice
  • Experience of working in the field where the post is held
  • Proven leadership/management experience
  • Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the service area
Desirable criteria
  • A breadth of professional practice including specialising in the field where the post is held

Skills and Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels
  • Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
  • Ability to lead/motivate staff to embrace change

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Bekki Whisker
Job title
Community Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Clinical Lead

Bekki Whisker 

 [email protected] 

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