Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen with Adult Mental Health (AMH). As Service Manager for Mental Health Community Services for Nottingham County South you will ensure that effective and safe service provision is achieved through good governance processes. You will be expected to monitor performance, liaise and communicate with relevant partners and stakeholders to support business development opportunities for the AMH directorate.
Main duties of the job
It is a high profile and challenging role, which will require the skills of a confident, inspirational and dynamic manager. You will need to be motivated and enthusiastic and be able to effectively lead the services and promote both its business and clinical strategy with the wider healthcare team and other key stakeholders. You will be able to lead a diverse and multi-disciplinary team of professionals and ensure that the services deliver the highest possible standards of care.
The portfolio for this role includes support for a range of Local Mental Health teams services within the County South locality and the Transitions roles.
In return you will receive quality supervision and be supported in your professional development .
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will directly manage the team leaders for the Nottingham County South Local Mental Health Teams and the This will involve assurance of best practice and quality service delivery, monitoring data, and remedial actions for improvement. The potholder will also be expected to build cohesion between services to provide for continuity for patients/service users/carers and stakeholders
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will directly manage the team leaders for the Nottingham County South Local Mental Health Teams and the This will involve assurance of best practice and quality service delivery, monitoring data, and remedial actions for improvement. The potholder will also be expected to build cohesion between services to provide for continuity for patients/service users/carers and stakeholders
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification and appropriate registration e.g. RMN, OT or social work
Desirable
- Degree level education or commitment to working towards this
- Qualification in physiological therapies (e.g. CBT, DBT)
Further training
Essential
- Management training
- Clinical training
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Post registration qualification
Work Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at Band 7 or equivalent in mental health/social care
- Managing budgets
- Appointing and managing staff
- Managing performance
- Undertaking investigatons/ complaints
- Experience working with partner organisations
Desirable
- Experience of working with comissioners
Appitudes/ Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate at a high level in the organisation
- Sound judgement and decision making skills
- Understanding of risk management and how to support the workforce deliver good governance
- The ability to problem solve and find solutions
- Ability to translate the strategic vision to the workforce
- Plan, organise and manage change in relation to the services and the wider health and social care community
- Excellent IT skills in word and email
- Excellent written and report writing skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification and appropriate registration e.g. RMN, OT or social work
Desirable
- Degree level education or commitment to working towards this
- Qualification in physiological therapies (e.g. CBT, DBT)
Further training
Essential
- Management training
- Clinical training
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Post registration qualification
Work Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at Band 7 or equivalent in mental health/social care
- Managing budgets
- Appointing and managing staff
- Managing performance
- Undertaking investigatons/ complaints
- Experience working with partner organisations
Desirable
- Experience of working with comissioners
Appitudes/ Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate at a high level in the organisation
- Sound judgement and decision making skills
- Understanding of risk management and how to support the workforce deliver good governance
- The ability to problem solve and find solutions
- Ability to translate the strategic vision to the workforce
- Plan, organise and manage change in relation to the services and the wider health and social care community
- Excellent IT skills in word and email
- Excellent written and report writing skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
