MHLD Team Leader | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7829398/334-NCL-7829398-MU |
Summary
Team lead will have overall responsibility for the delivery of care within the MHLD communityservices delivered in Southwark in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. The teamlead will also lead a team of multi-professional staff in the delivery of high-quality evidence basedpractice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisals take place. The postholder
The lead will co-ordinate multi professional working, maintaining excellent communication and working
relationships with all team members and other services within the Trust to ensure the mosteffective interface and continuity of care between all disciplines and services.
The post holder will have overall managerial responsibility for Southwark MHLD communityteam. He/she will hold responsibility for the co-ordination, management, strategicdevelopment and delivery of the service. The post holder will also establish and maintain, partneragencies, Social Care, service users and their families. The team lead will contribute to theplanning, organisation and delivery of a high quality and accessible mental health caredeciding on service priorities and allocating resources accordingly. The team lead will alsoprovide managerial and clinical supervision to the team and engage in the process ofevidence-based care and clinical effectiveness.
Professional Management of Nursing Care and Practice:
To ensure that all nursing practice is developed using up to date evidence-basedpractice, as well as that all nursing staff have the appropriate skill base andsupporting mechanisms to access training to work with the service user group.
To ensure that all staff receive regular supervision and appraisal and are offeredessential and developmental training in accordance with their personal developmentplans, and the needs of the service.
To ensure that all service users are made aware of, encouraged, and assisted to use all services available to them, in particular, those in the community.
To implements NHS health care policies and strategies into nursing practice,
including targets outlined from the NHS Improvement Standards for Learning
Disability (2018) & the NHS Long Term Plan (2019).
To be able to critically evaluate interventions with a view to improving outcomesrelating to the physical and mental well-being of service users.
Acts as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinicalleadership to others.
Provides specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patientcare.
Promotes the philosophy of person-centred care, co-creating care with people with alearning disability
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. SLAM is one of few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training. SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
By joining SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. With access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels.
Professional Management of Nursing Care and Practice:
· To ensure that all nursing practice is developed using up to date evidence-based practice, as well as that all nursing staff have the appropriate skill base and supporting mechanisms to access training to work with the service user group.
· To ensure that all staff receive regular supervision and appraisal and are offered essential and developmental training in accordance with their personal development plans, and the needs of the service.
· To ensure that all service users are made aware of, encouraged, and assisted to use all services available to them, in particular, those in the community.
· To implements NHS health care policies and strategies into nursing practice, including targets outlined from the NHS Improvement Standards for Learning Disability (2018) & the NHS Long Term Plan (2019).
· To be able to critically evaluate interventions with a view to improving outcomes relating to the physical and mental well-being of service users.
· Acts as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership to others.
· Provides specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patient care.
· Promotes the philosophy of person-centred care, co-creating care with people with a learning disability
Clinical practice
· Provides clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across Southwark MHLD service boundaries.
· Promotes and influences others to incorporate values-based care into practice Identifies resources to enable staff/colleagues to deliver specific physical and mental health promotion interventions to improve outcomes.
· Facilitate patients and carers in overcoming any identified barriers to accessing appropriate care, treatment and interventions when using AMHS.
· Promotes STOMP across the Trust and supports colleagues to prescribe according to best practice.
· Management of Financial and Material Resources
To ensure finances are managed within allocated budgets, including recruitment of staff.
· All absences, bank and agency are managed within budget and Trust guidelines.
· Communicate to all staff how they can contribute to the efficient management of financial and material resources.
· Identify and deal with cost pressures which may have an impact on the financial expenditure of the service. The post-holder will be expected to notify any such situations to the Clinical Services Lead if they cannot be dealt with at a local level.
· Management of Human Resources
Maintain the efficient use of staffing resources within the Southwark MHLD service .
· Recognising and supporting improving and supporting Lives within the confines of a safe service.
· The post-holder will ensure that each member of staff is fully aware of their
responsibilities and has a personal development plan which is based on a balance between the needs of the individual and the service.
Manage the overall development of the teams, encouraging staff to contribute their views and ideas as appropriate.
· Implement all Trust policies and Human Resource Management, and ensure staff are aware of how to access this information.
· Delegate duties and responsibilities to other staff as appropriate to assist in the operation of the service and to aid the development of individual staff.
· Management of Information and Communication
· Develop and maintain procedures which result in good communication between the multi-professional team and other agencies.
· Arrange and in some instances chair relevant meetings involving other agencies, patients and carers when necessary to facilitate good communication.
· The post-holder will lead the MHLD Service in setting, implementing and monitoring realistic and achievable objectives for the service in accordance with the aims and objectives of the Neurodevelopmental Service Line.
This advert closes on Monday 23 Mar 2026