Mental Health team manager - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible individual with strong leadership qualities, excellent communication skills and the motivation to progress and gain further experience.

This post is part of a leadership and management team that oversees and delivers the clinical, professional, and strategic aims of the service.

You'll be joining a supportive leadership team that aims to enable high-quality services, provide development opportunities, and support staff to reach their potential.

This is an exciting career opportunity for experienced mental health professionals such as nurses, Clinical Psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists to broaden their knowledge base and gain managerial experience.

We are looking for dynamic team players who have a demonstrable commitment and enthusiasm for working with individuals who have mental health difficulties and understand the impact it can have on their quality of life.

The Team Manager will oversee the North Psychological Skills Service and support the delivery/review and development of the care pathways.

You will be working closely with the senior clinical leadership, including the Consultant and Principal Psychologists and to think with those team leaders how we can make processes smoother and eliminate repetition and delays in the service user journey.

A key part of your role will be to lead a team of Psychologists, Therapists, OTs, CAPS, Assistant Psychologists and Support Workers who will be delivering psychoeducational groups and structured short-term interventions.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community.

These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

oHCPC or NMC Professional registration.
oProfessional qualification which supports the ability to provide psychological interventions or advanced clinical training i.e. oEvidence of Interdisciplinary / multi-agency working experience
oQuality Improvement training and project management experience.

oCompetent IT skills including Word, outlook, excel and PowerPoint.
oDemonstrated experience in investigating SI's/complaints.

oAbility to travel independently and to work flexibly.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust