Deputy Team Manager – Band 6 – Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team: 12 months Maternity Cover
Are you someone looking for a career move to a Trust that has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC? Would you like to do a job that makes a difference every day? Are you looking for something completely new, different, exhilarating and challenging?
Do you want great job satisfaction working within a motivated team, whereby your Wellbeing matters? If are you an experienced & resilient clinical practitioner within mental health services, then we want to hear from you.
This is a great opportunity to join our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team as a Deputy Team Manager.
The Crisis Care Centre, at Harplands Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent has been designed to the highest level of specification. This modern, purpose designed unit, will be the central point for all those in need of a Crisis Assessment and Intervention, and it also provides the Place of Safety for those patients detained on a Sec 136 by Staffordshire Police requiring assessment.
The Crisis Care Centre is an essential component of the urgent care pathway and provides an all age single point of access to mental health services in norths Staffordshire, whilst also offering a 24-hour, seven day crisis service with the additional offer of intensive home treatment as an alternative to an acute inpatient admission.
The Crisis Care Centre in line with the NHS Long Term Plan will be expanding this offer too support individuals in crisis by receiving referrals via NHS 111, in addition to the dedicated line for ambulance, police, GP’s and other professionals requiring an urgent mental health response.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Operational Team Manager in the operational management of the All Age Access and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team at the Crisis Care Centre.
The post holder will work under direct/indirect supervision of the Operational Team Manager to support staff to deliver a high quality service to those under the care of the team, ensuring that the service meets the requirements of commissioning and Trust policies and procedures.
The post holder will work under direct/indirect supervision of the Operational Team Manager in managing the service resources, budget, performance and the staff teams to ensure that it operates in a way which maximises the quality of care provided.
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme”.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leanne Norman Job title: Team Manager Email address:
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