Clinical Team Manager inLeeds inLeeds PUBLISHED TUE 14 JAN 2025

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our innovative, dynamic and forward thinking Perinatal Mental Health Service based in Leeds. The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides the Leeds Community Perinatal Mental Health Team, a Regional Referral Management Service and a Regional Mother and Baby Unit.

We are now looking for a dynamic, innovative & passionate Clinical Team Manager to work within the Leeds Community Perinatal Mental Health Team.

The Leeds Community Perinatal Mental Health Team provides community support across the whole of Leeds for mothers suffering from moderate to severe mental illness in the perinatal period, to prevent further deterioration and admission to hospital. The service provides a range of care packages for women experiencing a mental illness in pregnancy and up to 2 years postnatally. This includes, though is not limited to, a specialist holistic assessment of need for mother and infant, group work, tailored 1:1 therapies and advice to a range of professionals on the care and management of women suffering from a significant mental illness or at risk of developing a significant mental illness in the perinatal period. We often work very intensively with mothers at time when their need is very acute. Some of our families have very complex social circumstances and this needs sensitive handling alongside the management of the mental illness and the ongoing safeguarding of mother and infant.

Main duties of the job

The post holder requires skills in providing good quality clinical, management and caseload supervision. You will need to support staff with their day-to-day work, supporting their development, clinical practice, and performance. You will need to manage the team using human resources procedures, service operating procedures and governance structures. You will need highly developed interpersonal, engagement and problem-solving skills.

You will need to work flexibly and continuously network and engage with community clinical services and partner organisations; with the overall aim of improving service user experience and outcomes.

Applicants will need to demonstrate sound values, including compassion around meeting the needs of service-users and their carers, recognising the importance of co-production and choice in the planning and delivery of care. You will promote social inclusion, community access and participation through ensuring quality around care provision.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

As the Clinical Team Manager, you will provide leadership and management to a multi-disciplinary team. You will also play a key role in the service development and expansion, liaising with other key agencies within the perinatal pathway. With a relevant professional qualification and clinical experience, you should have experience of line management within an MDT, alongside an interest in, and understanding of, Perinatal Mental Health services and the key national and local drivers. With an understanding of clinical governance and risk management, you should also be able to demonstrate how you work in partnership to deliver a quality service.

As a service we are committed to providing regular and good quality supervision to our staff. We offer a comprehensive induction package, and care co-ordinators have the opportunity to undertake specialist perinatal mental health training both internally and externally.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Interviews date: Monday 27th January 2025

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Bsc/BA/Dipl