Location: Ivybridge, PL21 9AB, Exeter, EX25AF&Torquay, TQ1 4DZ
Salary: £46148.00 to £52809.00
Date posted: 30th May 2025
Closing date: 15th June 2025
Perinatal Clinical Team Leader
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated full time Clinical Team Leader Lead to join us within Devon Perinatal Mental Health Service. The successful applicant will be working across Torbay and West Devon Community Teams. The Clinical Team Leader will work alongside a Practice Lead and Practitioner Lead to support staff.
We are seeking an individual who is open to learning & developing their skills in perinatal mental health, and we are committed to supporting them by offering a comprehensive induction with ongoing support, supervision and professional development from our established and passionate MDT. This also includes access to our monthly Continuous Professional Development where we offer case discussion and learning as well as often inviting external speakers to develop our skills and knowledge.
Devon Partnership NHS Trust Perinatal Service is a well-established service and we have been awarded for our exceptional work at a national level (Positive Practice in Mental Health - Community Perinatal Team 2016 winner). We have close working partnerships with our local Maternity Departments, University of Exeter, University of Plymouth, Talkworks (IAPT), Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) and MBU Outreach Team as well as the Trusts well-respected Research Department. We are currently involved in an exciting research trial in relation to a psychological intervention.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be central to the ongoing service delivery within the Devon wide Perinatal Mental Health Services, and will ensure the delivery of these services in accordance with robust governance arrangements within the directorate which may include line management and/or taking a lead clinical and managerial role in an area of service effectiveness. They will provide effective professional clinical leadership through appropriate modelling of behaviours and skills and/or direct supervision. They will also have some direct client responsibility. They will take responsibility for the day to day management of the perinatal mental health teams and provide liaison and support to the wider health community. They will work closely with the Practitioner Lead and Practice Lead to ensure robust support and clinical management for staff and service users.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
Our values
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.
Contact information:
Service Manager
Gemma Venton
01392539100
