Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an existing band 8a or aspiring band 7 to gain experience of leading a busy Mental Health Community Team and locally support the Transformation to further develop the Integrated Core Community Team with new roles, including new Voluntary Care Sector provision.



You will jointly be providing overall leadership for the Service to ensure it delivers high quality client care that is integrated with other local Haringey services and will be jointly responsible for managing staff and non-staff budgets for identified areas of responsibility.

You will be the ideal person for this role if you are:

Keen to support the transformation of Community mental health services.



Able to bring your management experience to facilitate a high standard of responsive care within a multidisciplinary team for people experiencing a complex mental health problems.



Passionate about providing and improving the pathways and journeys for our patients and service users at the right time and place to meet their needs.



A registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, clinical psychologist or Social Worker working at band 7 or band 8a.



Experienced in understanding the changing NHS environment and its implications for service improvement.



Able to provide effective oversight of a busy community team



Demonstrate a good working knowledge of both the Mental Health Act (1983) and Care Act 2014.



Flexible with looking beyond existing structures and ways of working, boundaries and organisations to implement the new models of care aligned with this project.



Enthusiastic with leadership skills that can influence, motivate and involve individuals and teams.



Able to nurture key relationships and maintain networks internally and externally.



North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.



With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all



We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.



We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.



In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.



This is not an exhaustive list, p lease see the attached and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.