CMHT Team Leader

You will be responsible for the day-to-day operational leadership and management of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient services in line with Trust policies, legislation, and local authority requirements.

You will provide visible, consistent, and supportive leadership, acting as a positive role model and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, reflective practice, and staff development. You will support the team to enhance their skills, systems, and overall service delivery to meet the needs of service users and carers.

The post combines both clinical and managerial responsibilities, requiring you to maintain a small caseload of complex cases, make sound clinical judgements under pressure, and support high standards of care across the service.

The post is based at Bridport Community Hospital and expectation will be to engage with the Primary Care Networks, Access Well Being and VCSE's.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Essential: - Registered Practitioner (Nursing, Allied Health Profession, Social Work); - Evidence of Leadership/Management Training

Desirable: - Learning and Assessing in Practice or equivalent practice educator training

Essential: - Recent experience within a community CMHT role at band 6 or demonstrate transferable experience; - Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge in clinical assessment, treatment and care for people's mental health; - Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to area of practice; - Evidence of risk management skills and experience; - Able to demonstrate innovative practice

Essential: - Evidence of proactive involvement in supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team; - Demonstrable ability to prioritise effectively; - Able to promote the best use of available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment

Desirable: - Experience of budget management; - Management/Leadership Formal Training/Qualification

Essential: - Able to communicate effectively at different levels of an organisation in both verbal and written form, for example with staff, patients, visitors or external organisations in the exchange of very highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, which will require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.; - Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing; - Ability to evaluate care leading to improvement in quality standards an service improvement; - Inquisitive and eager to learn. Seeks ways to improve self and others.