Interact Manager Full Time NEW

Job OverviewWe are looking for a INTERACT Manager to join our Child and Adolescent Crisis Team (INTERACT) in Acute and Rehabilitation Directorate. Redbridge is a great place to live and work – a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk.The Crisis Team (INTERACT) are an extended children’s and young peoples crisis and assessment team. Offering Crisis, Outreach and CAMHS psychiatric liaison across acute hospital sites.The team serves the children and young people of Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest who are in a mental health crisis in order to offer treatment at home in the least restrictive way. The team aims to formulate a person centred recovery plan which addresses a range of needs to resolve the crisis and work with the service user and their support network to develop strategies in order to prevent any future relapse.The Crisis team work very closely with other services within NELFT as well as wider services to support the patient journey. The Team Manager will be expected to sustain these key relationships and promote good interface in order to ensure a smooth journey for the service user.Main duties of the jobThe Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the practices within the team are underpinned by the Trust Values and The NHS Long Term Plan . The functions of the team include gatekeeping all acute admissions, early discharge from inpatient services as well as crisis intervention using a range of interventions using a multi-disciplinary team approach.Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).High Cost Area Supplement Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).Working for UsJoining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.