• Job Description

  Req#: C9369-25-0378?language=en&page=98&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated full time Clinical Team Leader Lead to join us within Devon Perinatal Mental Health Service. The successful applicant will be working across Torbay and West Devon Community Teams. The Clinical Team Leader will work alongside a Practice Lead and Practitioner Lead to support staff.

  We are seeking an individual who is open to learning & developing their skills in perinatal mental health, and we are committed to supporting them by offering a comprehensive induction with ongoing support, supervision and professional development from our established and passionate MDT. This also includes access to our monthly Continuous Professional Development where we offer case discussion and learning as well as often inviting external speakers to develop our skills and knowledge.

  Devon Partnership NHS Trust Perinatal Service is a well-established service and we have been awarded for our exceptional work at a national level (Positive Practice in Mental Health - Community Perinatal Team 2016 winner). We have close working partnerships with our local Maternity Departments, University of Exeter, University of Plymouth, Talkworks (IAPT), Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) and MBU Outreach Team as well as the Trusts well-respected Research Department. We are currently involved in an exciting research trial in relation to a psychological intervention.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will be central to the ongoing service delivery within the Devon wide Perinatal Mental Health Services, and will ensure the delivery of these services in accordance with robust governance arrangements within the directorate which may include line management and/or taking a lead clinical and managerial role in an area of service effectiveness. They will provide effective professional clinical leadership through appropriate modelling of behaviours and skills and/or direct supervision. They will also have some direct client responsibility. They will take responsibility for the day to day management of the perinatal mental health teams and provide liaison and support to the wider health community. They will work closely with the Practitioner Lead and Practice Lead to ensure robust support and clinical management for staff and service users.

  About us

  About Devon Partnership Trust

  We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

  Our values

  We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

  We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.

  Details

  Date posted

  30 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £46,148 to £52,809 a year

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9369-25-0378

  Job locations

  West Devon Perinatal Team

  8 Fore St

  Ivybridge

  Devon

  PL21 9AB

  
  

  Jasmine Lodge

  Dryden Road

  Exeter

  Devon

  EX25AF

  
  

  Live West

  Teignmouth Road

  Torquay

  TQ1 4DZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • A professional mental health nursing qualification eg RMN, Nursing Degree.
  • Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism or commitment to work towards.
  • Training to level 3 in Safeguarding adults, children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff or commitment to work towards.

  Desirable

  • Management qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment
  • Extensive experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems.
  • Substantial experience of working at a senior clinical level.
  • Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.

  Desirable

  • Providing clinical supervision and managing staff.
  • Budget management.
  • Setting up or working within a new service.
  • Experience of managing and developing services

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Specialist knowledge and experience in working in perinatal mental health.
  • An excellent understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
  • CPA and CMHF Process

  Desirable

  • Awareness of community structures and social care options and processes
  • Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • A professional mental health nursing qualification eg RMN, Nursing Degree.
  • Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism or commitment to work towards.
  • Training to level 3 in Safeguarding adults, children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff or commitment to work towards.

  Desirable

  • Management qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment
  • Extensive experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems.
  • Substantial experience of working at a senior clinical level.
  • Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.

  Desirable

  • Providing clinical supervision and managing staff.
  • Budget management.
  • Setting up or working within a new service.
  • Experience of managing and developing services

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Specialist knowledge and experience in working in perinatal mental health.
  • An excellent understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
  • CPA and CMHF Process

  Desirable

  • Awareness of community structures and social care options and processes
  • Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Devon Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  West Devon Perinatal Team

  8 Fore St

  Ivybridge

  Devon

  PL21 9AB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Devon Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  West Devon Perinatal Team

  8 Fore St

  Ivybridge

  Devon

  PL21 9AB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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