Team Leader

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit an Interim Team Leader to join Forest House for 12 months cover (Fixed Term); if you are interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver Inpatient treatment in mental health, then we would love to hear from you.

Forest House supports young people suffering from emotional, behavioural, and psychiatric problems, offering young people a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week service: assessing, treating and evaluating care through a variety of therapeutic techniques, including family work, individual work, group work and day-to-day milieu.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strong leader to further develop their skills in an area that is challenging but extremely rewarding. You will need clinical experience and the ability to provide strong leadership to contribute to the development and implementation of a high-quality service to meet the needs of children and young people in education settings. If you feel you have the skills and experience we are looking for, we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to:

• Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, assisting in the provision of a high quality service to students (and their families) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The role requires skills in assessing, planning, organising, reviewing and supervision.
• Involved in delivering informed processes and evidence based interventions to support the recovery of young people referred to the service. This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.
• Utilise skills and knowledge of CBT and child and adolescent mental health practice in order to provide clinical supervision to Senior Practitioners
• Be responsible for establishing and maintaining team systems and processes for the effective operation of the team, including outcome measurements, audit and annual service policy review.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.