Job summary
- Main area
- Early Intervention Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 10 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 294-COMM-7938523-JB
- Employer
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Springfield University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Team Manager
NHS AfC: Band 6
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a Deputy Team Manager who will provide leadership and effective day-to-day management to our Early Intervention in Psychosis Service for clients that experience a First Episode of Psychosis.
Wandsworth Intervention in Psychosis Service offers intensive support to clients who have experienced a first episode of Psychosis and are between the ages of 18-65 years. Evidence indicates that interventions at this crucial time can have a beneficial impact to the client and family, in many aspects of their lives. Using NICE recommended interventions including CBT approaches, family work and intensive support with an outreach ethos, the service offers a positive and recovery focused approach.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent leadership skills; an understanding of mental health needs, with a sound knowledge base, and the ability to work autonomously and under pressure. The candidate must be proficient with information technology, with strengths in critical problem solving, and advanced decision making. Excellent interpersonal skills are considered essential.
The work is challenging at times and we need someone who is committed, knowledgeable and creative at working through challenges for clients to receive excellent quality care. The team is committed to providing a service that promotes good service user experience.
Previous experience of management is preferred however; transferable clinical and managerial skills will be seriously considered. This is an excellent opportunity for personal development.
Working for our organisation
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Management
• To be responsible for maintaining an effective system of managerial and clinical supervision for all more junior staff in the multi-disciplinary team.
• To be responsible for maintaining effective communication systems within the team.
• In conjunction with the Team manager monitor and control resources within agreed budgets.
• Championing the Trust Recovery and Social Inclusion strategy in the team.
• To assist with introducing, implementing and monitoring the Trust’s procedures and policies and work in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Adult Directorate and Trust wide policies.
• To participate in the recruiting of new staff.
• To enter information onto RiO and prepare reports for the Team Manager as appropriate.
• In conjunction with the team manager provide supervision on clinical caseloads and ensure that all team members have appropriate clinical supervision.
• In conjunction with the Team manager ensure team members adhere to relevant professional code of conduct, keep up to date and meet professional requirements, in conjunction with the professional leads.
• To act as professional supervisor to all Nurses
Clinical
• In conjunction with the Team Manager, to be responsible for the development of the therapeutic team environment in which contemporary clinical practices may operate.
• To maintain high standards of nursing practice by the use of clinical role modeling and leadership skills as appropriate.
• To be actively involved in multi-disciplinary meetings, including safeguarding and chairing these meetings where appropriate. .
• To actively participate with multi-disciplinary team in assessment, formulation, implementation and evaluation of the service user’s treatment and support plans.
• To provide medication, monitor and administer medications as required.
• To demonstrate effective clinical nursing strategies based on current nursing research, in collaboration with other disciplines to meet service user’s needs.
• To be responsible for ensuring after care at the appropriate level is arranged for each service user on transfer/discharge, depending on the individual needs, in conjunction with other disciplines, in accordance with the Trust’s CPA guidelines.
• To ensure that appropriate care and treatment is delivered to service users across the clinical team incorporating a range of skills and approaches which reflect the trusts commitment to the “recovery approach” and which enhances the privacy, safety and dignity of service users in all settings.
• To ensure that all staff members are familiar with and observe the provisions of the Mental Health Act, Care Program Approach, maintain and observe Codes of Professional Conduct and other appropriate legislation.
• To implement and contribute to policy and service development as appropriate.
• To always adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct or relevant professional code.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness
- Experience of working in a Community Mental Health Team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people who present with challenging behaviour and/or functional and organic mental health problems
- Experience of managing and supervising staff
- Experience of managing and monitoring budgets
Training and Qualfiications
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health/learning disability nurse (current NMC registration) or equivalent professional qualification
- Mentorship qualification
Desirable criteria
- Diploma in psycho-social interventions, or similar post registration qualification relevant to the post
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative
- Knowledge of medicines management – storage, administration and monitoring
- Skills in assessment, care planning and case management
- Clinical supervision skills
Desirable criteria
- Research and audit skills
- Group facilitation skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nick Chamberlain-Kent
- Job title
- [email protected]
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3513 5885
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