Advertised role location: Ashleigh House Armagh
Official document: Band 7 Team Leader Personality Disorders (doc)
JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE

Team Leader

BAND

Band 7

DIRECTORATE

Mental Health and Disability Services

INITIAL LOCATION

Ashleigh house Armagh

REPORTS TO

Support and recovery coordinator

ACCOUNTABLE TO

Head of Service

JOB SUMMARY

The Team Leader will be responsible for the effective day–to-day operational management of services provided to clients with Personality Disorder and their carers within the dedicated locality and programme of care. This will include management of a multi-disciplinary team and the effective use of all associated resources to deliver a high quality service that is responsive to client and carer need. The post also involves responsibility for the delivery of expert specialist assessment, diagnosis and formulation, guidance, consultation training and clinical supervision to multidisciplinary colleagues both in acute and community sectors and across programmes of care

KEY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for screening and allocation of referrals and monitoring of caseloads / responsibilities of team members.

Provide clear direction and leadership to team members through use of operational supervision, professional supervision (when appropriate), case supervision and other line management arrangements.

Establish and manage links with the team and Trust professional colleagues, professional Heads of Service and others, to promote effective multi-disciplinary working.

Ensure lines of communication between the team and line manager are clear and the team manager is approachable and accessible.

Ensure the legislative and policy requirements aligned to the provision of services to this client population are effectively met, agreed standards are maintained and all statutory functions are appropriately discharged.

Ensure all multi-disciplinary staff comply with all Trust and professional governance standards.

Promote creativity and flexibility in care planning and in the commissioning and provision of services, ensuring services are person centred, outcome-led and cost effective.

Work with other trusts in the continues development of a Northern Ireland Strategy for Personality Disorder Services and have a key role in participation in regional and local planning groups towards the continued development of SHSCT Personality Disorder Service in line with agreed regional strategy.

As required, undertake a lead role in expert specialist assessment , diagnosis and formulation , guidance , consultation , training and clinical supervision to multidisciplinary colleagues in both acute and community sectors.

Provide specialist individual psychotherapeutic interventions to a small number of complex cases.

Provide specialist interventions and treatments, both individual and group in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues and service users as appropriate to the treatment of complex personality disorders.

To act as coordinator for high cost Extra Contractual Referrals throughout U.K by offering specialist advice and ensuring appropriate resources are in place to facilitate clients return to N.I for continuing treatment.

Participate in the continued development of a trust wide service to deliver high quality , safe and effective treatments for clients requiring Personality Disorder Service in accordance with Trust policy ,current legislation , NICE Guidelines and accrediting bodies.

Promote effective multi-agency working through liaison with statutory, independent and voluntary agencies that specialise in the provision of services to clients with Personality Disorder.

Participate in the planning processes within the Trust so that the Directorate / Division Work-plan and Corporate Delivery Plan are responsive to client need as identified with the service.

Engages with the performance management process within the Trust to ensure that both personal and team performance targets are achieved and reports on these.

Ensures that effective information systems are maintained and participates in the production of information returns as required to inform future service planning.

Promotes and participates in uni-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary audit and ensures team compliance with clinical and social care governance requirements.

Promote a culture of learning in the Multi-disciplinary team, including regular review lessons learned from Safeguarding and SAIs.

Manage the Trust information systems such as HRPTS and FPM and act as an authorised signatory for financial management and procurement, as appropriate to the post.

Take responsibility for building management and associated fire , and health and safety requirements,

Keep a live risk register for your area of responsibility.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trust supports and promotes a culture of collective leadership where those who have responsibility for managing other staff:

Establish and promote a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the team to have clearly aligned goals and objectives, to meet the required performance standards and to achieve continuous improvement in the services they deliver.

Ensure access to skills and personal development through appropriate training and support.

Promote a culture of openness and honesty to enable shared learning.

Encourage and empower others in their team to achieve their goals and reach their full potential through regular supportive conversation and shared decision making.

Adhere to and promote Trust policy and procedure in all staffing matters, participating as appropriate in a way which underpins Trust values.

RAISING CONCERNS - RESPONSIBILITIES
The post holder will promote and support effective team working, fostering a culture of openness and transparency.

The post holder will ensure that they take all concerns raised with them seriously and act in accordance with the Trust’s ‘Your Right to Raise a Concern (Whistleblowing)’ policy and their professional code of conduct, where applicable.

PERSONAL AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES (PPI)

Promote and support the implementation of the Trust’s PPI Strategy and ensure all staff are aware of their responsibilities as appropriate to their job role.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The post holder will be required to:

Ensure the Trust’s policy on equality of opportunity is promoted through his/her own actions and those of any staff for whom he/she has responsibility.

Co-operate fully with the implementation of the Trust's Health and Safety arrangements, reporting any accidents/incidents/equipment defects to his/her manager, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered and safe environment for patients/clients, members of the public and staff.

Adhere at all times to all Trust policies/codes of conduct, including for example:
Smoke Free policy
IT Security Policy and Code of Conduct
standards of attendance, appearance and behaviour

Contribute to ensuring the highest standards of environmental cleanliness within your designated area of work.

Co-operate fully with regard to Trust policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control.

All employees of the Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Trust including patients/clients, corporate and administrative records whether paper-based or electronic and also including emails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant with the [org name] policy and procedures on records management and to seek advice if in doubt.

Take responsibility for his/her own ongoing learning and development, in order to maximise his/her potential and continue to meet the demands of the post.

Represent the Trust’s commitment to providing the highest possible standard of service to patients/clients and members of the public, by treating all those with whom he/she comes into contact in the course of work, in a pleasant, courteous and respectful manner.

This Job Description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

It is a standard condition that all Trust staff may be required to serve at any location within the Trust's area, as needs of the service demand.

March 2020

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE AND BAND Team Leader Band 7 (Personality Disorder Service)

DIRECTORATE Mental Health & Disability Services

HOURS 37.5 hours per week

Notes to applicants:
You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.
Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet the desirable criteria.
Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Factor
Criteria

Method of Assessment

Experience

5 years post qualification experience to include 2 years’ experience at Band 6 or above in a community/Acute Mental Health setting where you have been actively involved in the care of clients with Personality Disorder
Experience in delivering objectives which have led to a significant Improvement in Service.
Experience in working with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders in a role which has contributes to successful change management.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary Team.
Shortlisting by Application Form

Qualifications/ Registration
Be currently registered as an RMN (Part 1) of the live NMC register
Or
Hold a professional Social Work qualification (CQSW, CSS or Diploma in Social Work) and have NISCC registration or be eligible for immediate registration or have lodged an application with NISCC.

Or
Hold a professional AHP qualification and have Health & Care Professions Council / HCPC registration or eligible for immediate registration.

Shortlisting by Application Form

Other
Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment.
This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.

Shortlisting by Application Form

SECTION 2: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will be measured during the interview/ selection stage:

Skills / Abilities
Demonstrate a commitment to the provision of high quality and safe services with an ability to drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Effective Planning & organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own workload.

Effective communications skills to meet the needs of the post in full.
Interview / Test

Knowledge
Knowledge of the current development, regionally and locally in the development of mental health and Personality Disorder Services
Ability to effectively manage and provide effective leadership to a team
Ability to identify solutions to problems and implement them effectively.
Ability to work to tight timescales whilst meeting targets.
Interview / Test

As part of the Recruitment & Selection process it may be necessary for the Trust to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post can be confirmed.
Successful applicants may be required to attend for a Health Assessment

THE TRUST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER