Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training, and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.Job overviewWe are looking for a dynamic, innovative & passionate Clinical Team Manager to work within the Cheshire & Merseyside Specialist Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health Service (C&M SPMMHS) leading our Mid-Mersey Specialist Perinatal Team, MM SPT, supporting our communities in Knowsley, St Helens, Warrington & Halton. C&M SPMMHS is jointly provided by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP), providing specialist assessment and treatment to mums, birthing people, babies, and families from pregnancy through to 24 months. MMHS has a focus on perinatal loss and trauma.Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) care remains a national priority; the post holder will play a pivotal role in the operations and clinical support of the team alongside supporting transformation and ensuring equitable, safe, and quality care, achieving clinical excellence.The post holder will promote effective relationships with a range of key partners and stakeholders by working collaboratively to ensure services are fit for purpose in meeting the needs of the community now and into the future, across the whole spectrum of perinatal need and delivering the ambitions of the PMH Long Term Plan (PMH LTP).The post holder will be responsive to the evolving and changing needs of the population, the workforce, and the NHS, utilising a dynamic and pragmatic approach to problem solve and consider the best approach & solutions to complex matters.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will carry managerial responsibility for Children, Young People and Families (CYP&F) Cheshire & Merseyside (C&M) Specialist Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health Service's (SPMMHS) within the Community Care Division and be responsible for the overall standards which will include referral management and access, assessment of need and delivery of care within SPMMHS.The post holder will operate as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team and be flexible in terms of travel to undertake duties.The post-holder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and the setting of standards of care within that team.The post holder will be aligned to CYP&F SPMMHS and may be required to work flexibly across all divisional sites to provide response to the service needs of the physical and mental health clinical teams providing cover as directed by the Service Manager to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.Working for our organisationMersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe Job description and person specification outlines the main responsibilities of the role. Please do contact the team should you wish to have an informal conversation about the role in more detail.Person specificationQualificationsClinical professional registrationEvidence of continuing professional developmentWilling to undertake a management qualificationDegree qualification relevant to field of practice or demonstrable evidence of study at a higher levelManagement QualificationKnowledge & ExperienceSpecialist expertise underpinned by theoryWorking knowledge of current mental health legislationPost registration experience in a senior role within Mental health, Parent Infant, or complex needs servicesLine management responsibilities and experience.Able to demonstrate a history of leading on clinical care improvement initiative.Methodical approach to work with attention to detailTo be able to travel around the area of workExperience of staff performance managementsRecent relevant experience of leading a team and providing care in a secure settingExperience of working within perinatal and/or maternal mental health servicesValuesAccountabilitySupportHigh professional standardsResponsive to service usersEngaging leadership styleTransparency and honestyDiscreetChange orientatedSkillsExcellent Interpersonal skillsEmotional resilienceAbility to prioritise workload, work at a fast pace and meet deadlines.Ability to analyse problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions.Good organisational skills, experienced in applying and implementing systems to manage workload.Able to manage and support staff through organisational change.Ability to manage own time effectively produce detailed reports/written work to a high standard and on timeAbility to organise and plan ahead effectivelyAbility to manage revenue budgetsAbility to deal with difficult issues sensitively and diplomaticallyEmployer certification / accreditation badgesYou 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.Name: Catherine Briars Job title: Operational Manager Email address: ****** Telephone number: 07557 185 188 Additional information: We encourage candidates to contact the team for informal conversations about the role.#J-18808-Ljbffr