Team Leader – Crisis Team (Unscheduled Care Mental Health Services)
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Unscheduled Care Mental Health Services for a motivated, dynamic and experienced nurse with highly developed clinical and leadership skills.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, credible and visible leader to the post of Team Leader for the Crisis Team. The successful candidate will lead the Crisis Team to deliver and develop local services in line with the Mental Health Strategy and the agreed policies and procedures.
The successful candidate should have recent experience working in a senior nursing role within the Community Mental Health Teams as a community mental health nurse, or within crisis. They will be educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
You will have responsibility, with support from Band 6 nurses within the team, for the delivery of effective and high‑quality crisis care and treatment across the region and, in collaboration with partner agencies, ensure delivery of pathways that provide a seamless and integrated person‑centred service.
You will work in partnership with other stakeholders across the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to ensure the Crisis Service is effective and continues to develop in line with patient need and local and national objectives.
You will be responsible for the resources allocated to the Crisis Team and directly provide care services at local level whilst ensuring these are effectively used to deliver a user‑friendly Community Mental Health Service.
You will have a good working knowledge of relevant mental health legislation, Care Programme Approach (CPA), and legislative frameworks relevant to mental health, criminal procedures, public protection, knowledge of current physical and psychological treatments in mental health and understand the political environment and integration agenda.
Certification: This post requires the successful applicant to obtain PVG Clearance. Applicants must have a valid right to work in the United Kingdom; if you require a work visa you must be eligible for sponsorship by the employer.
Employment Conditions: Vacancy requires full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (e.g. NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC, etc.).
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.
DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND
Some of our posts may require you to undergo a criminal records check. Changes as of 1 April 2025 to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership now see more roles requiring PVG that may not have needed this check in the past. If you are successful in this role you will be notified which level of check is required by the recruitment team.
RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency.
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