SMI and Frailty Team Lead | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Colchester, CO4 5JY |
| Cwmni: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7838651/364-A-9823 |
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an innovative team within the Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and frailty pathway in NE Essex. We are looking to recruit a motivated, hardworking team leader who has excellent communication skills with a passion in driving service improvement and working collaboratively with other health care providers and third sector agencies. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of a high level service in providing a proactive assessment, monitoring and management of patients over the age of 70 years with an SMI and the management of the team. As part of the national agenda for transformation the service will focus upon admission avoidance to both general hospital and a mental health inpatient setting by integrated working with the community teams in line with the North East Essex Alliance.
This post is open to further change
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Responsible for the overall delivery of a range of evidence based interventions to service users based on identified needs, review the effectiveness of care packages and discharge service users back to primary care / other providers in a timely manner.
2. To ensure the service works in line with agreed pathways, National and Trust policies and guidelines, and is focused on delivery of outcomes. This is a developmental role where the team lead and the team will be required to be adaptable to changes within service development.
3. Implement a team approach to complex or sensitive case management where practitioners are not isolated in decision making and have the ability to access a range of expertise to inform decision making.
4. Develop robust interagency relationships with key stakeholders supporting the development of the integrated care pathways and locality working.
5. Assist with the efficient and effective management of budgets. With responsibility as an authorised signatory to handle cash & valuables, small payments and to maintain stock control by ordering supplies when necessary.
6. Responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service, ensuring the delivery of high quality community mental health care packages.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
The focus of this role is to lead, support and facilitate the development of integrated Neighbourhood SMI and SMI with Frailty pathways. Working in partnership with the wider NEE Alliance health and social care economy including third sector organisations. Working to minimize inappropriate admissions to both general hospital and mental health inpatient settings.You will be expected to work collaboratively with service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services
You will have continuing responsibility for proactive assessment, monitoring and management of patients and ensuring care is current, evidence based and in line with practice standards. You will provide clinical leadership to the team in evaluation and monitoring of the service, provide specialist assessment as per the service users, and carer’s requirement
You will provide management/clinical leadership to the team in evaluation and monitoring of the service
In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and as required in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026