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A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Area Mental Health Manager to manage our Stepped Care, Crisis, Neighbourhood and Memory Teams within the Older Peoples and Adult Community Directorate. This is a vital role to work closely with the Deputy General Manager in ensuring quality outcomes for patients, shaping the workforce, providing strong effective clinical leadership and to foster a culture of learning, innovation and research. 

The post holder will be expected to provide clear leadership and take management responsibility for the effective delivery of the relevant therapy within the neighbourhood teams. 

The post holder must have excellent communication skills, good knowledge and understanding of mental health with a “can do” attitude and passion for improving patient experience. We are looking for someone with an ability to work under pressure to coordinate a variety of services.   

CPFT aim to support people of all ages to achieve the very best they can for their health and well-being. To ensure that we achieve this goal, we look to recruit candidates of a high calibre that share our passion for delivering excellent service user care, research and education. 

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This post is a key management role within the integrated area management team within a defined north or south locality. 

• The Area Mental Health Manager will work collectively with the Area Nursing Manager and the Area Therapy Manager to ensure the neighbourhood teams or relevant clinical teams within their locality deliver high quality community services for clients.

• The post holder will be expected to provide clear leadership and take management responsibility for the effective delivery of the relevant therapy staff within the neighbourhood teams.

• The post holder will be also responsible for the day-to-day operational functioning of the Mental Health staff in their teams and be accountable for their performance. With respect to this, the manager will receive regular constructive supervision from his/her direct line manager.

• The post holder will be professionally accountable to the Mental Health Head of Nursing Lead and work closely with them and the other Area managers to deliver a quality led integrated service.

• The post holder will also work to develop and maintain excellent working 
relationships with their locality’s’ GPs and primary care teams ensuring regular meetings are held and attending engagement events

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk