Bank, Band 7, Team Leader, Borehamwood – SW1474

Job summary

We are currently seeking an experienced Team Leader, at Band 7 to work via a Bank Contract, based in Borehamwood, for the Community Adult Mental Health Services. You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT – Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will work in collaboration with the Community Mental Health Services Manager, to ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery and provide day-to-day management, leadership and supervision to a multi-disciplinary community mental health service team.

The Team Leader will manage nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and other staff, ensuring that the needs of service users are met through the effective deployment of these staff. You will also maintain a clinical role and/or a caseload dependent on sector need. The Team Leader will ensure, in collaboration with other professional colleagues, that professional practice meets standards set by HPFT and/or professional statutes and bodies.

HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability and children’s and adolescent mental health problems. Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting.

All applicants need to be able to evidence their current registration with NMC, GSCC, HPC or Social Worker England.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide day-to-day management, leadership and supervision to a multi- disciplinary community mental health service team.

The Team Leader will contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures. The Team Leader may on occasion deputise for the Community Mental Health Services Manager in his or her absence, as agreed with the Service Line Leader.

You will plan, prioritise and manage the delivery of a health and social care assessment, care management and treatment service to service users within the designated community mental health service area, including overseeing referrals and ensuring that there is an even and appropriate distribution of work across the team, based on the experience of team members.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of current registration with NMC, GSCC or HPC.
• RMN/DipSW/CQSW/OT qualification.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, theory and policies relating to mental health; such as Community Care Legislation, Mental Health Act, the Personalisation agenda, Social Inclusion etc.
• The ability to lead a multi-professional team and provide ongoing operational, clinical and professional supervision.

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 5 years post qualifying experience of working with people with mental health problems in the community.
• Experience of providing clinical and management supervision.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment
• Involvement in the development of a new service or of change management.

Closing Date: 3 August 2026