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306 North London NHS Foundation Trust

About

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) was created on 1 November 2024. We employ approximately 6,000 staff who serve a diverse population over five the London Boroughs with a combined population of 1.8 million people.

We are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, with many of our practice areas judged to be ‘Outstanding’.

Our Trust provides high-quality mental health services within hospital and community settings across Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, and Islington. Our wide range of services include specialist services such as those for children and young people, prison and forensic services, eating disorders services and drug and alcohol recovery.

We employ a diverse workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive anchor employer. We work closely with our local communities to recruit from different groups, welcoming applications from people who reflect the richness of our communities and populations we serve.

We are proud to support the UK Armed forces community, including members of the Reserve Forces. We also provide apprenticeship and care leaver employment opportunities.

We welcome applications from all groups including Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, disabled people (whether their disability is visible or not) and people who are LGBTQ+. We have several active staff networks including Disability, LGBTQ+, Race Equality and Cultural Heritage (REACH), Women’s staff networks and many more to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/

Contact

Address: Trust Headquarters St Pancras Hospital; 4 St Pancras Way; London; NW1 0PE
Contact Number: 020 3317 3500

Find out more

Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 306-BEH-2488 Vacancy ID: 6843857

Team Lead - Enfield Memory Service

Accepting applications until: 29-Dec-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 29-Dec-2024 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Chase Farm Hospital
Cyfeiriad: 127, The Ridgeway
Tref: Enfield
Cod post: EN2 8JL
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 9-5)

Salary

Gradd: NHS AfC: Band 7

Specialty

Prif leoliad: RMN/OT

Thank you for your interest for the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT), it is an exciting time to join us and being part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we:

Collaborate at every level by living our Values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
Ensure that research, Quality Improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do

We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.

The North London Way to deliver, Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.

Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/

Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

To have managerial accountability for the delivery of care to service users referred for assessment and treatment of cognitive problems.

• Assume line management for memory service practitioners and administrative staff working within the Enfield Memory Service.

• Be responsible for effective clinical and managerial communication systems to, from and within the Enfield Memory Service including communication with the wider MDT and medical cover for the service.

• Provide expert clinical leadership, advice, support and liaison, education and training to other staff and agencies.

• Work in close collaboration with the Directorate, service users and community services to ensure best use of resources and management of the caseload.

Work in collaboration with Barnet, Camden, Islington and Haringey Memory Services around the development of services across the Trust.

References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR.

If you have been unemployed for a period of four years or more, please give the details of your last employer and one character referee of your choice (not members of your family). If more applicable, references will be requested from your teacher or head of faculty. Please ensure you provide full contact details.

Vacancies that are advertised as Fixed Term Contracts will also be available as secondment opportunities for substantive internal staff.

Please be aware that your documents eg. Passport/NI Card, will be electronically scanned using Home Office accredited Verification System.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first 50 applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

All non-medical posts with the Trust are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the Trust’s satisfaction, your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.

Should you not hear from us within three working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.

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.

Person specification

Knowledge

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Professional qualification; occupational therapy, RMN part III or other professional registration
Must be currently registered with appropriate professional body
Minimum of four years post registration experience including mental health and older people
Minimum of two years’ experience working with people with dementia and their carers at Band 6 level

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Management and Leadership training
Further study in the field of Dementia care

Skills and Knowledge

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Experience of multi agency/professional working
Monitoring and managing a caseload
Experience of supervising and appraisal of junior staff/learners

Meini prawf dymunol

Working experience in a community mental health setting
Experience of managing a service
Experience of managing other professions
Knowledge of the role of Memory Services in supporting people with dementia and their carers

Personal Qualities

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Ability to work flexibly according to client/service needs.
Receptive to changing environments and an ability to promote positive approaches to implementing changes according to service and client need.
Experienced and passionate about service user involvement and co-production.