Community Team Leader - Perinatal Mental Health

Ensure that all clinical practice is developed using up to date evidence base, ensuring that all staff have the appropriate skill base and supporting mechanisms to access training to work with the service user group. To provide assessment, care and treatment as a care co-ordinator to women held on the perinatal caseload. Ensure team finances are managed within allocated budget, 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. Set, monitor and evaluate overall standards of care and practice in the team in liaison with the Clinical service lead and Service Manager, Professional Advisors, and other agencies. Ensure that all practices and interactions in the team are based on the preservation and respect of service users dignity, individual and cultural identity, wishes (whenever possible) and are in accordance with the maintenance of individuals independence. Maintain the efficient use of staffing resources in the team, ensuring that staffing levels are safe, appropriate and contain the necessary skill mix, but recognising and supporting Improving Working Lives within the confines of a safe service.