Team Coordinator in Grantham inGrantham PUBLISHED TUE 25 FEB 2025 Jump to job information section

This role is to provide and support the team with clinical expertise and to develop a service to meet the needs of the older adult population in the Grantham locality.

As part of a connected division the team maintains excellent communication with the wider OA CMHT's across Lincolnshire, but also with the wider division including inpatients and our home treatment teams. We are seeking a leader who preferably has a mental health nursing, qualification, however other helathcare professional registrants will be considered. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate the experience required to support this role and have an understanding of the agenda's relating to mental health care needs of the older person, both for the mental health and memory pathways within the service, and a focus on the safe management of waiting lists.

You will have experience at a senior level including managing or supervising junior staff. You will be able to evidence ongoing professional development relevant to a leadership role and a working knowledge of delivering service improvement initiatives would be beneficial.

Communicating with families and carers is a key part of this post. Ensuring that the team are involving families and carers in the patient care plans and care delivery is especially important. As the team coordinator you will have excellent time management skills, listening skills and an ability to communicate and work collaboratively across the Lincolnshire healthcare system.

The post holder will support the Service Manager in providing effective frontline management of the multi-disciplinary community Mental Health team. In agreement with the Service Manager, the post holder will provide leadership and, in working in partnership with users will ensure access to the full range of specialist assessment and interventions.

To provide a high standard of clinical care in one's own practice and the team's practice.

To delegate aspects of the role to other members of the team, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for team delivery, where appropriate.

To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice of members of the Community Mental Health Team is of the highest standard of clinical care.

To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice of members of the Community Mental Health Team is of the highest standard of clinical care.

Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.

To contribute to the development of the service, participating in management discussions and decision making through attendance at individual briefing sessions and group management meetings as required .

Promote direct supervision to specified staff delegated by the Service Manager.

To support the Service Manager on service improvement following internal case review, complaints and incidents.

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To act as care co-ordinator under the Care Programme Approach, ensuring up to date agreed care plans, risk assessments and reviews are in place.

To assess carers and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for cares and families.

To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.

Receive and, where appropriate participate in staff development and performance appraisals. To recruit to posts within their locality.

Support the development of the professional practice in the service, ensuring the provision of clinical supervision.

Support the Service Manager in planning and managing the overall expenditure of the team of staff, supplies equipment, etc, within the budget, determined by the Divisional Manager and in accordance with the Trusts standing orders, standing financial instructions, budgetary rules and other financial policies.

To attend relevant regional and national contributing professional development activities to maintain up-to-date skills and knowledge in meeting the needs of service users

Assist the Service Manager by monitoring performance and activity targets.

To support the development and use of systems to monitor and review the Service Provision against national and local standards as a means of initiating and implementing change and ongoing improvement in services content, quality and delivery.