Team Manager

Would you like an opportunity to join our exciting and innovative Specialist Substance Misuse Service? I-access is seen as a forward thinking and innovative service. It has been a high performing service for many years and has remained in the NHS since it started over 3 decades ago. Quality standards are a high priority for the service and for Surrey County Council.

Due to the high performance of i-access over many years Surrey County Council and SABP have worked together to find a commissioning model that did not cause the damage and service disruption procurement processes can often result in. i-access is now jointly delivered by Surrey County Council and Surrey and Borders under a cooperation agreement.

We are offering a Band 7 opportunity to an experienced individual with substantial Substance Misuse Experience and experience in management or leadership working across Surrey to support our Guildford service.

• To be responsible for the co-ordination of roles, clarity of responsibilities and the deployment and use of resources within the Team and when required, overall service
• To be responsible for developing and implementing strategies that promotes an environment of user involvement and recovery.
• To ensure that the recovery and harm minimisation agendas are reflected in the interventions offered and implemented.
• To contribute to the development of a high quality service that is responsive to individuals needs within the i-access operational policy and procedures framework.
• To lead & motivate staff to provide a pro-active and responsive high quality service, contributing to ongoing audit and evaluation
• To ensure that the necessary systems & protocols for the delivery of a safe & supportive service are in place, understood & adhered to throughout the Team.
• To ensure that effective communications systems are established, maintained and monitored regularly within the Team & overarching service.
• To work with the Service Managers and clinical leads to agree clear & deliverable objectives & to ensure they are implemented & monitored.
• To provide line management, including management of performance, for staff within the team.
• To ensure that arrangements are in place for all staff to receive regular supervision, appraisal and have their personal development plans and training needs identified and where possible met.
• To ensure that all staff fulfil the requirements of statutory & mandatory training.
• To ensure compliance with all statutory, financial, health & safety & employment requirements.
• To access and use information contained within the Trust's patient based information systems.

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.