• Job Description

  Req#: C9367-25-0585?language=en&page=21&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you an experienced Team Leader?

  Would you like to work for an Outstanding Trust?

  Come and work in our friendly Enhanced Primary Mental Health Service (EPMHS) which is based in Prospect House, Watford also working to cover Borehamwood! The team delivers psychologically informed interventions and other support interventions for those who fall into the gap between Community Mental Health Teams and NHS Talking Therapies Teams.

  You will work in collaboration with Primary Care Mental Health Services Manager and other Team Leader colleagues, to ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery for our service users.

  We are looking for a team leader to provide daily leadership and support the team's ongoing development. You will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills through the East of England Leadership Academy - training is actively promoted. You will have a registered profession such as nursing, occupational therapy or social work. The team is fun to work with, fresh and enthusiastic - this is a great time to join them!

  This is a great opportunity for someone seeking to develop their leadership skills.

  For an informal chat, please contact Adrienne Coward 07814 353426 orCorrin Smith on 07814 352281 or adrienne.coward@nhs.net

  Main duties of the job

  The successful candidate will:

  • provide day to day operational management, leadership, and supervision to Primary Care Mental Health Services Staff
  • manage primary care mental health staff which may include EPMHS staff and GP+ staff
  • maintain a clinical leadership role and/ or a caseload dependent on sector need
  • contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures
  • work with the Service Manager, to undertake the timely recruitment selection, appointment and induction of team members
  • manage all aspects of the team's time i.e. Rota, Time worked, Annual Leave via the E Roster system.

  In return, we can offer you:

  • leadership and management training
  • 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
  • One of the UK's best pension schemes
  • Special leave for family and personal reasons
  • NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
  • Employee Assistance Programme

  Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.

  About us

  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

  Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

  Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional

  Details

  Date posted

  04 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £48,270 to £54,931 a year per annum, pro rata (5% HCAS Included)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  367-ACMS-9515

  Job locations

  Prospect House, Peace Drive, Watford, HP17 3XE

  Peace Drive

  Watford

  HP17 3XE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Ensure the provision of appropriate triage and advice to individuals with severe mental illness and complex needs, presenting in primary care
  • Ensure the liaison with other services or agencies to support the primary care network response to mental health needs in primary care.

  • Participate in risk assessment and risk management activities appropriate to primary care.

  • Maintain service activities in line with the agreed referral and triage criteria.

  • To provide a flexible service, responsive to Service User need and Stakeholder feedback.

  • To develop the service in line with Trust strategy

  • Maintain an effective skill/ professional personnel mix to provide a multi-professional team approach.

  • Put in place systems to investigate and access a wide range of services designed to meet occupational, recreational, social and health needs in primary care.

  • To provide information for service development and evaluation through the use of outcome measurements, audit and annual service policy review.

  • Implement risk assessment procedures related to the working environment, tasks and client management.

  For a more detailed person and Job Description please read the attached before applying

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Ensure the provision of appropriate triage and advice to individuals with severe mental illness and complex needs, presenting in primary care
  • Ensure the liaison with other services or agencies to support the primary care network response to mental health needs in primary care.

  • Participate in risk assessment and risk management activities appropriate to primary care.

  • Maintain service activities in line with the agreed referral and triage criteria.

  • To provide a flexible service, responsive to Service User need and Stakeholder feedback.

  • To develop the service in line with Trust strategy

  • Maintain an effective skill/ professional personnel mix to provide a multi-professional team approach.

  • Put in place systems to investigate and access a wide range of services designed to meet occupational, recreational, social and health needs in primary care.

  • To provide information for service development and evaluation through the use of outcome measurements, audit and annual service policy review.

  • Implement risk assessment procedures related to the working environment, tasks and client management.

  For a more detailed person and Job Description please read the attached before applying

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • RMN/DipSW/CQSW/OT qualification.
  • Evidence of current registration with the NMC, GSCC or HPC.

  Desirable

  • Cert or Dip. in management.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Extensive post qualifying experience of working with people with mental health problems in the community.
  • Experience of working within or with primary care services
  • Experience of providing clinical and management supervision.
  • Involvement in the development of a new service or of change management.

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within or with primary care services

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • RMN/DipSW/CQSW/OT qualification.
  • Evidence of current registration with the NMC, GSCC or HPC.

  Desirable

  • Cert or Dip. in management.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Extensive post qualifying experience of working with people with mental health problems in the community.
  • Experience of working within or with primary care services
  • Experience of providing clinical and management supervision.
  • Involvement in the development of a new service or of change management.

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within or with primary care services

  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

  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Prospect House, Peace Drive, Watford, HP17 3XE

  Peace Drive

  Watford

  HP17 3XE

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Prospect House, Peace Drive, Watford, HP17 3XE

  Peace Drive

  Watford

  HP17 3XE

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

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