Job summary
Please note that Care Plus Group are not currently
registered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established specialist
community service the Intensive Support Team (IST) in NE Lincolnshire to
provide Forensic Case Management for service users within the Forensic Outreach
Liaison Service (FOLS). The FOLS Team
are a specialist community based service
that supports people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism who are also
offenders. The purpose of the FOLS Team
is to enable these people to move back into their local area from out of area
Forensic Services, as well as support local offenders with LD and/or Autism to
live safely in their local communities instead of having to go out of area into
secure services.
Following
the shortlisting process, successful applicants will be invited to deliver a
formal presentation, which will be followed by a panel interview at the Val
Waterhouse Centre, 4143 Kent Street, Grimsby, DN32 7DH.
Main duties of the job
FOLS Manager for the Forensic
Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS)
37.5 hrs a week
Permanent
Val
Waterhouse Centre, 41-43 Kent street, Grimsby
Band
7 £45,987 - £52,424 per annum, depending on skills and experience
The local NE Lincs FOLS Team is part of a wider FOLS Service working
beside HUMBER, which means you will also be working alongside Specialist
Forensic Services in Hull to support Transforming Care partners to
repatriate offenders with LD and/or Autism and complex needs back to their
local communities.
You will be expected to manage the transition process from out of area
to local provision, using a
multi-disciplinary (MDT) model that will include attending and/or
chairing MDT meetings both within and out of area, liaising with various
professionals and organisations to establish and enable effective partnership
working.
Relevant professional qualification and
registration with working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
and health and social care pathways is essential as well as experience working
with complex cases in the field of Learning Disability and/or Autism.
Communication and organisation skills
are also essential as well as the ability to work autonomously using your own
initiative and as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team working in partnership with
other services, agencies and organisations to meet the Transforming Care
targets and to provide a successful community based forensic support service
that improves the health and wellbeing of local people.
About us
Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, established
in 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employ
over 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture we
have developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvement
of our staff. We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NE
Lincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback.
Our services have received national recognition/commendations and Awards
including winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold the
highest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducing
our carbon footprint. We offer excellent terms and conditions including
optional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Provider
closed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programme
and an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognise
continuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposes
of annual leave entitlement. We are a supportive employer and operate in a way
which supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer,
committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the same
commitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer,
we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description is
attached as a separate document with the person specification – please refer to
this for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description is
attached as a separate document with the person specification – please refer to
this for more information.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Effective team building, developing
- positive interpersonal relationships,
- Effective negotiation, conflict
- resolution and problem solving skills
- Experience of managing change within
- the workplace
- Experience of working with
- challenging behaviour, in physically
- and emotionally demanding
- environments.
- Evidence of advanced practice skills
- and able to demonstrate the impact of
- this on practice change/development
- Experience of promoting/supporting
- active user/carer
- involvement/participation
- Leadership/management experience
- which has had a positive impact and
- created change within the service
- delivery
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary
- and multi-agency settings.
- Experience of complex decision making.
- Experience of professional networking
- locally and regionally
- Experience and understanding of
- positive risk decision making and
- harm minimisation.
- Experience of dealing effectively with
- day to day employment issues e.g.
- sickness management; disciplinary;
- capability.
Desirable
- Experience of working with the
- client group.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Evidence of sound post-registration
- professional practice
- Full understanding of relevant policy,
- legislation, drivers and their
- application to clinical and service area
- Full understanding/application of
- relevant clinical
- practice/standards/audit within
- identified clinical area
- Detailed understanding of clinical
- governance.
- Thorough understanding of good
- practice in risk assessment,
- formulation and management plans.
- Ability to understand and translate
- national directives and agendas into
- appropriate local strategies and plans
- Advanced critical thinking and
- diagnostic reasoning skills
- Proven ability to assess and interpret a
- range of complex facts and situations
- to inform the planning of appropriate
- interventions
- Effective and accurate IT skills
- Advanced knowledge of Mental Health
- legislation relevant to the clinical area,
- in particular parts 2 & 3 of the MHA.
- Evidence of project work that has
- impacted on practice
- Ability to effectively communicate
- complex and detailed information to a
- wide range of recipients including
- service users.
Desirable
- Use of Outcomes Tools.
- Experience working in forensic
- services
- Understanding of the criminal
- justice system
Other
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to
- CPG core values
- Ability to transport self and others
- around the area
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a relevant core professional
- qualification (RNLD ,RMN,
- DipOT/BsOT,DipSW etc).
- Masters Level or Post Graduate
- advanced clinical/professional
- qualification or be able to fully
- demonstrate equivalent knowledge
- and experience.
- Leadership qualification - or be able
- to demonstrate advanced leadership
- and management skills; motivation,
- team building, developing positive
- interpersonal relationships,
- negotiation, conflict resolution,
- problem solving, managing change.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Trained to complete specialist Risk Assessments (HCR-20,
- RSVP, SAPROF)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Effective team building, developing
- positive interpersonal relationships,
- Effective negotiation, conflict
- resolution and problem solving skills
- Experience of managing change within
- the workplace
- Experience of working with
- challenging behaviour, in physically
- and emotionally demanding
- environments.
- Evidence of advanced practice skills
- and able to demonstrate the impact of
- this on practice change/development
- Experience of promoting/supporting
- active user/carer
- involvement/participation
- Leadership/management experience
- which has had a positive impact and
- created change within the service
- delivery
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary
- and multi-agency settings.
- Experience of complex decision making.
- Experience of professional networking
- locally and regionally
- Experience and understanding of
- positive risk decision making and
- harm minimisation.
- Experience of dealing effectively with
- day to day employment issues e.g.
- sickness management; disciplinary;
- capability.
Desirable
- Experience of working with the
- client group.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Evidence of sound post-registration
- professional practice
- Full understanding of relevant policy,
- legislation, drivers and their
- application to clinical and service area
- Full understanding/application of
- relevant clinical
- practice/standards/audit within
- identified clinical area
- Detailed understanding of clinical
- governance.
- Thorough understanding of good
- practice in risk assessment,
- formulation and management plans.
- Ability to understand and translate
- national directives and agendas into
- appropriate local strategies and plans
- Advanced critical thinking and
- diagnostic reasoning skills
- Proven ability to assess and interpret a
- range of complex facts and situations
- to inform the planning of appropriate
- interventions
- Effective and accurate IT skills
- Advanced knowledge of Mental Health
- legislation relevant to the clinical area,
- in particular parts 2 & 3 of the MHA.
- Evidence of project work that has
- impacted on practice
- Ability to effectively communicate
- complex and detailed information to a
- wide range of recipients including
- service users.
Desirable
- Use of Outcomes Tools.
- Experience working in forensic
- services
- Understanding of the criminal
- justice system
Other
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to
- CPG core values
- Ability to transport self and others
- around the area
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a relevant core professional
- qualification (RNLD ,RMN,
- DipOT/BsOT,DipSW etc).
- Masters Level or Post Graduate
- advanced clinical/professional
- qualification or be able to fully
- demonstrate equivalent knowledge
- and experience.
- Leadership qualification - or be able
- to demonstrate advanced leadership
- and management skills; motivation,
- team building, developing positive
- interpersonal relationships,
- negotiation, conflict resolution,
- problem solving, managing change.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Trained to complete specialist Risk Assessments (HCR-20,
- RSVP, SAPROF)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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