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Team LeaderSenior Practitioner Community Mental HealthCornwall Council • Truro, England, UK
Team LeaderSenior Practitioner Community Mental Health

Team LeaderSenior Practitioner Community Mental Health

Cornwall Council • Truro, England, UK
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Description
The Service & Team:

This position offers a valuable opportunity to play a key role in ensuring individuals receive timely and appropriate support thereby minimising delays and advancing recovery in the least restrictive setting. The role is essential to the provision of high-quality person-centred mental health interventions and demands robust operational oversight comprehensive clinical expertise and strategic vision.

The primary objective is to deliver a strength-based outcome-focused assessment service for all adults in Cornwall who are eligible for services and currently are open to the Community Mental Health Teams. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the NHS as well as other professionals and agencies to fulfil statutory social care responsibilities identify safeguarding concerns address complex needs promote independence and choice and assist individuals in achieving their desired outcomes.

The Role

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leading and overseeing the team to ensure high standards and statutory compliance including best practices under the Care Act 2014 Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.

  • Contributing and developing mechanisms that balance system demands with individual and family needs while demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of legal obligations for S117 Aftercare.

  • Collaborating with NHS agencies community and voluntary sector partners while driving service improvement workforce development and performance management.
  • Supporting staff wellbeing through supervision coaching and professional development and overseeing care management and team performance through promoting best practice.

Leadership:

  • Ensure effective management and oversight of the teams function and competency of staff to deliver quality service.
  • Lead supervise and support Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners fostering wellbeing and professional growth and promoting good practice.
  • Allocate workloads prioritise urgent assessments and provide clear direction to promote safe practice and service efficiency.

Working Pattern:
  • The team operates Monday to Friday 9 5pm.
  • This is a full-time line with Cornwall Council Policy flexible working options are available for this role such as compressed hours and hybrid work arrangements.

Essential Requirements:

  • Qualified Social Worker with currentSocial Work England registration(Approved Mental Health Professional qualification desirable).
  • Significant experience in adult mental health and/or complex case management.
  • Strong leadership and management skills with the ability to inspire support and develop teams
  • Experience and skills in managing complex situations and managing risk
  • Experience in supporting integration with health and partners building effective relationships to achieve shared outcomes.
  • Excellent understanding of legislation safeguarding and the principles of least restrictive practice.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
What youll get in return:Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
  • a competitive salary.
  • a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
  • a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
  • a national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
  • Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services

Apply now to be part of a team that values compassion collaboration and innovation.Additional Information:

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The full role profile is attachedhere

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact:

Lynn Iveson-Mills Service Manager


Application ProcessPlease attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.



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Employment Type : Full-Time
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