Eating Disorder Day Services Team Leader

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond. We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’. We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes, and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers. The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust. Job overview Would you like to join a progressive, award-winning, and multi-disciplinary team spearheading innovative practices in the treatment of eating disorders? An opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader to work within the day services. This is a day programme for those experiencing an eating disorder and is based at the Maudsley hospital. We are committed to supporting and developing our staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. Main duties of the job You will require a good understanding of how eating disorders impact on individuals’ lives and be able to work to promote recovery as defined by the service user. You will bring core skills of a clinician and contribute to risk management and physical health monitoring. There is a strong emphasis on group and individual work focused around social inclusion and recovery. The post holder will be expected to deliver interventions which are contextually relevant and may be carried out in a variety of settings relevant to the service user. As one of the few Trusts in London, we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9am to 5pm, giving you the very best of good work-life balance. Detailed job description and main responsibilities To have management responsibility for the delivery of care of Eating Disorders Outpatients and Day care department, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. The post holder will be crucial in role modelling safe and effective practice with the service. The role involves leading the delivery of high-quality evidence-based practice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisals take place. Management of administrative and operational resources in a cost-effective manner and evaluating the standard of service delivered are essential. It will involve line management and co-ordination of the wider multidisciplinary team, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust, to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that staff within the Team achieve positive outcomes for adults with eating disorders and that these are evidenced by performance indicators such as activity data, targets and quality measures. Working in partnership with agencies and other services to support integrated practice and service delivery. Manage your own caseload which will be negotiated to reflect the demand of the management role. There is an expectation that the post holder will place the needs of service users at the centre of care delivery. The postholder must be able to work flexible across the wider ED service when needed to support with clinical demands and provide safe care to patients. Person specification Qualifications A core mental health qualification, for example in nursing, psychology, occupational therapy and Physician associate. All applicants will require professional registration with their respective statutory body. A portfolio of post-registration clinical professional development. Management course. Experience Substantial experience of managing clinical or psychological practice. Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice. Evidence of providing interventions in group, individual and family work, multidisciplinary work. Knowledge of performance management procedures. Knowledge Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions. Evidence of undertaking audit work. The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. Please note: That all applications for this post will need to be made online. That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria. That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible. That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful. That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees. That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. That we are a smoke-free Trust. #J-18808-Ljbffr