Team Lead - Mental Health Liaison Service

Job OverviewCome and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Team Lead to join our team at the Mental Health Liaison Service (MHLS).Working within the Urgent Care Pathway, MHLS provides urgent biopsychosocial triage and assessment for patients presenting with a mental health need within the acute hospital (LRI) or co-existing physical/ mental health problem.The post holder will be a key member of the leadership team, who will be responsible for providing clinical and operational leadership to the teamThe health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.We Also OfferA generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years of service and 33 days after 10 years of serviceFree onsite parkingAccess to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balanceHealth and Wellbeing SupportVarious Staff Support NetworksContact DetailsJob Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)The successful candidate will line manage Mental Health Practitioners and support these direct reports to line manage other staff and develop excellent working relationships with the wider MDT.The Team lead will monitor staffing levels, co-ordinate the shift, formulate the team roster, carry out investigations, investigate concerns and contact patients to resolve issues, complete audits, monitor and sign off incidents, ensure the team get regular supervision and lead on meetings where required. The successful candidate will also lead on recruitment and service development. This role requires the ability to multitask; incorporating service development, clinical management as well as reviewing service data quality and audits. Excellent communication, technical and organisational skills are essential.At times of peak activity or staffing shortages there is an expectation that team leads will work clinically, bringing their extensive clinical expertise to lead both operationally and clinically.We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.