Job summary
- Main area
- RMN/RNMH/Social Worker equivalent
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 311-T619-25-B
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pennine Care Trust Headquarters
- Town
- Ashton Under Lyne
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Dependent on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Living Well Team Manager - Tameside
NHS AfC: Band 7
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
Living well Tameside is looking for a Team manager who is passionate about delivering excellent mental health services and can support and enable the team to achieve their potential.
The Living Well MDT offers an approach to supporting people with mental health conditions, widening the front door to support better access and ensuring closer working between primary and secondary care mental health services.
The team works with individuals to co-ordinate access by identifying need and support introductions and will be a conduit between Primary Care and other agencies ensuring warm introductions and smooth seamless journeys.
The national strategic direction within the structure of Primary Care Network is to employ a wider range of health professionals to manage the increasing demand.
The role will include leading work to collaboratively connect across organisation, national and service boundaries to improve access to offers relevant to people’s needs, ensuring support happens in the community and makes usage of people’s local and personal resources
Main duties of the job
● Support the management of the Tameside Living Well MDT providing clinical leadership, supervision, support and consultation to all staff in line with relevant clinical pathways as outlined in the operational procedures.
● Providing clinical leadership and expertise to inform identification of people’s needs and ensuring the co-production of personalised care plans to support the delivery of high quality, brief support.
● Supporting individuals to identify their needs and ensure they can access the support they need, when they need it.
● Provide support and care for individuals referred to the Tameside Living Well MDT and co-ordinate the assessment process.
● To work independently and autonomously and deputise for Senior Management when required.
Please refer to the job description and person spec for full details.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
● To manage the workload of the Tameside Living Well MDT, ensuring systems are in place to enable effective and efficient performance.
● Ensure implementation of the service working procedures as well as managerial and professional policies.
● To effectively manage staff and provide managerial supervision and annual personal development plan in accordance with trust policies.
● To provide effective leadership to the team within a high pressure environment, managing own emotions and those of others.
● To support the Senior Manager to work with and monitor performance indicators ensuring data quality is maintained.
● To ensure professional supervision systems are in place
● To participate in the recruitment and appointment of staff within agreed HR procedures.
● To manage disciplinary and grievance matters in line with trust policies and procedures.
● To chair MDT and team meetings, reviews, case conferences, planning meetings as required.
● To work in partnership with other statutory, independent sector and other agencies, in the effective discharge of the duties of the post.
● To monitor and review health and safety of staff, service users and to provide regular monitoring reports to line manager.
● To manage staff sickness through the Managing Attendance policy/procedures and to provide regular monitoring reports to the line manager.
● Establish quality standards relating to service user and carer experience and establish systems to monitor and audit these standards.
● To deal appropriately with clinical incidents and complaints in accordance with trust policies.
Please refer to job description and person spec for full details.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) / Social Worker / OT with current registration
- • Postgraduate diploma or equivalent level of experience
- • Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
- • Evidence of ongoing / recent CPD
- • Previous leadership experience
Desirable criteria
- • Brief psychosocial interventions
- • Non-Medical Prescribing • AMHP / willing to undertake
- • MSc
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Substantial post registration experience
- • Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs
- • Experience of multidisciplinary working in mental health care with complex cases
- • Experience of working to objectives and meeting deadlines, within a performance management framework
- • Experience of providing day- to-day clinical leadership and operational management
- • Experience of supervising junior staff
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working within acute mental health service.
- • Experience of managing budgets
- • Experience of working in community settings
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of current mental health legislation and guidance in relation to Safeguarding and Vulnerable Adults
- Knowledge of mental health / risk management processes
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues Comprehensive
- understanding of deliberate self-harm and appropriate management strategies
- Display a good understanding of clinical governance and quality improvement
- Be competent in developing and delivering training packages relating to mental health
- Overview and knowledge of the range of interventions and services that meet the needs of all service users referred to the service.
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of NICE guidance in the treatment of mental health problems
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders
- Ability to manage own emotions and those of others
- Evidence of well-developed comprehensive mental health assessment skills
- Evidence of well-developed risk assessment and management skills
- Evidence of well-developed team leadership and management skills
- Evidence of effective change management skills
- Evidence of the ability lead, motivate and manage a group of experienced staff
- Be competent in developing and delivering training packages relating to mental health
- Ability to inspire others and lead collaboratively
Desirable criteria
- Experience and / or qualification in the provision of clinical supervision to junior team members
- Skilled in the area of audit or research
- Experience in chairing professional meetings
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Debra Kelleher
- Job title
- System Lead - Living Well Tameside
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 716 4247
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