Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Are you a registered mental health nurse / social worker/ occupational therapist seeking a new role?

At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.

We are looking for a Redbridge Home Treatment Team Manager to join the Acute and Rehabilitation Directorate. Redbridge is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website –

Main duties of the job

The Redbridge Home Treatment Team serves working age adults resident within the borough of Redbridge who are in a mental health crisis in order to offer treatment at home in the least restrictive way. The team aims to formulate a person centred recovery plan which addresses a range of needs to resolve the crisis and work with the service user and their support network to develop strategies in order to prevent any future relapse.

The Crisis team work very closely with other services within NELFT as well as wider services to support the patient journey. The Team Manager will be expected to sustain these key relationships and promote good interface in order to ensure a smooth journey for the service user. 

The Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the practices within the team are underpinned by the Trust Values and The NHS Long Term Plan . The functions of the team include gatekeeping all acute admissions, early discharge from inpatient services as well as crisis intervention using a range of interventions using a multi-disciplinary team approach. 

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period  
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) (pro rata for part time staff).

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person specification

MANAGEMENT

Essential criteria

EXPERIENCE AT WORKING IN MANAGERIAL ROLE

MANAGEMENT

Essential criteria

UNDERSTANDS DEMANDS OF CRISIS SERVICES IN NELFT

MANAGEMENT

Essential criteria

HAS HELF BUDGET RESPONSIBILTIIES

Management

Essential criteria

Experience at least a band 7 level working within an CYP Mental Health Environment

Skills

Essential criteria

Experience in management of staff in crisis team. Experience of working in acute CAMHS services.

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.