Team Leader

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work for the GMMH Addictions Service. We provide a range of services for people with substance misuse issues through our Achieve partnership in the community (across the boroughs of Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford). We are looking to recruit a Team Leader to join our Psychosocial Intervention Team within Achieve services. Working as a PSI Team Leader you will have leadership duties, provide evidenced based structured group work, and one to one interventions. The team is supported by our clinical psychologist, and you will receive regular clinical supervision. We work closely with the trauma informed team and trauma informed CBT therapist.

The post holder should be able to demonstrate their leadership experience and have an excellent understanding and knowledge of the issues affecting substance users and potential barriers to accessing services.

The post holder will have knowledge of the recovery agenda, demonstrate excellent communication skills with service users, their families and significant others by using motivational approaches to inspire others to achieve their goals and assist in attaining and maintaining their recovery.
- Leadership duties.
- To provide effective care coordination to an identified caseload of complex service users, ensuring the delivery of evidence-based interventions to encourage successful outcomes.
- To work in partnership with other professionals/agencies to ensure that service users needs are met.
- To support service users to engage with mutual aid/self-help support groups and services to help them in their recovery journey and promote independence.
- To involve families and carers in service users care where appropriate.
- To assess and manage risk, working with service users, their families, and other agencies where appropriate, to minimise risk and encourage those affected to adopt safer practices and live healthier lifestyles.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
- To take the lead for the service within your area of specialism and provide advice, guidance and support to colleagues and other professionals.
- To take a lead role in service developments within your area of specialism.
- To coordinate your own workload, and the work of the team, assessing and identifying need, delivering evidence-based practice, and ensuring a continuous cycle of audit and review in order to manage risk, maintain quality standards, and ensure unmet needs are catered for.
- To ensure the team work in partnership with service users, families/carers, and other professionals as appropriate.

See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts