Job summary
The Pennine Care Community Rehabilitation Team is looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Team Manager to lead our multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will have significant experience of working with people with chronic relapsing and remitting mental ill health, including experience of working across a number of secondary care services.
The team supports service users to transition from inpatient rehabilitation facilities to living in the community, supporting people to improve their quality of life and work towards achieving their goals. A further aim of the team is to reduce the length of inpatient stay for service users from both acute and rehabilitation wards, incorporating least restrictive practice and the NICE guidelines for complex psychosis.
The team has a strong emphasis on the Recovery Model, working with service users using a strengths based and trauma informed approach to maximise their independence and autonomy to improve their quality of life.
You will receive regular supervision and your personal development priorities will be shared and supported through our appraisal process.
The team is a trust wide service covering all five boroughs of Pennine Care and it is essential that you are able to travel across the whole footprint of the trust. We are currently based at Trust HQ in Ashton Under Lyne although this may be subject to change. Our core hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
Main duties of the job
To provide line management and clinical leadership to the staff within the Community Rehabilitation Team.
To effectively manage the resources within the team and the allocation of workload.
To ensure the team adhere to national legislation, local policies and procedures and eligibility criteria.
To be accountable to the Operational Manager for the performance management of the team and for the quality of work provided by the team.
To contribute to service development in collaboration with the Operational Manager and wider team.
To actively contribute to the overall management of the Community Rehabilitation Team, and to ensure the service works to agreed objectives.
To provide strong leadership to the Community Rehabilitation Team to ensure it performs in the most efficient and effective way ensuring all key performance indicators are met, whilst providing a safe and high quality service.
To participate in the Bronze on call rota depending on service need.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential Criteria
- Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Mental Health Nurse with current registration.
- Experience of working with service users with serious mental health diagnoses and complex needs.
- Experience of working with people who are deemed difficult to engage, who may have behaviours that challenge or may have substance misuse.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working in mental health care and joint working with outside agencies.
- Experience of providing day-to-day clinical leadership and / or operational management of a similar service
- Experience in the provision of clinical and line management supervision and annual appraisal.
- Experience of working with multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures
- Experience of working to objectives, within a performance management framework
- Working knowledge of current mental health legislation and guidance to include Mental Health Act and the Care Act.
- Working knowledge of NICE guidance in the treatment of mental health problems including crisis care.
- Working knowledge of medication management
- Knowledge of risk management issues
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and high pressure clinical environment.
- Evidence of well-developed risk assessment, formulation and management skills
- Evidence of well-developed team leadership and management skills including change management
- Ability to represent Pennine Care rehabilitation services and build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders
- Evidence of the ability to lead, motivate and manage a group of skilled staff.
- Experience of governance processes, including responding to complaints and completing investigations following incidents.
- Ability to produce written reports that are clear, unambiguous and produced with agreed timescales.
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service need.
Desirable Criteria
- Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification.
- Management or leadership qualification, or training for supervision and staff development.
- Experience of working within rehabilitation settings.
- Experience of working in a forensic setting
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience in chairing professional meetings
- Ability to provide education and training to different grades of professional staff both informal and by formal presentation.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to give you the best chance of being shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential Criteria
- Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Mental Health Nurse with current registration.
- Experience of working with service users with serious mental health diagnoses and complex needs.
- Experience of working with people who are deemed difficult to engage, who may have behaviours that challenge or may have substance misuse.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working in mental health care and joint working with outside agencies.
- Experience of providing day-to-day clinical leadership and / or operational management of a similar service
- Experience in the provision of clinical and line management supervision and annual appraisal.
- Experience of working with multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures
- Experience of working to objectives, within a performance management framework
- Working knowledge of current mental health legislation and guidance to include Mental Health Act and the Care Act.
- Working knowledge of NICE guidance in the treatment of mental health problems including crisis care.
- Working knowledge of medication management
- Knowledge of risk management issues
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and high pressure clinical environment.
- Evidence of well-developed risk assessment, formulation and management skills
- Evidence of well-developed team leadership and management skills including change management
- Ability to represent Pennine Care rehabilitation services and build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders
- Evidence of the ability to lead, motivate and manage a group of skilled staff.
- Experience of governance processes, including responding to complaints and completing investigations following incidents.
- Ability to produce written reports that are clear, unambiguous and produced with agreed timescales.
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service need.
Desirable Criteria
- Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification.
- Management or leadership qualification, or training for supervision and staff development.
- Experience of working within rehabilitation settings.
- Experience of working in a forensic setting
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience in chairing professional meetings
- Ability to provide education and training to different grades of professional staff both informal and by formal presentation.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to give you the best chance of being shortlisted.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered professional with core profession i.e. OT, SW, RMNH
- Short courses and/or experience to post graduate diploma level
- Experience of working with service users with serious mental health diagnoses and complex needs.
- Experience of working with people who are deemed difficult to engage, who may have behaviours that challenge or may have substance misuse.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working in mental health care and joint working with outside agencies.
- Experience of providing day-to-day clinical leadership and / or operational management of a similar service
- Experience in the provision of clinical and line management supervision and annual appraisal.
- Experience of working with multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures
- Experience of working to objectives, within a performance management framework.
- Working knowledge of current mental health legislation and guidance to include Mental Health Act and the Care Act.
- Working knowledge of NICE guidance in the treatment of mental health problems including crisis care
- Working knowledge of medication management
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and high pressure clinical environment
- Evidence of well-developed risk assessment, formulation and management skills
- Evidence of well-developed team leadership and management skills including change management
- Ability to represent Pennine Care rehabilitation services and build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders
- Evidence of the ability to lead, motivate and manage a group of skilled staff.
- Ability to manage own emotions and deal with others in highly charged situations.
- Experience of governance processes, including responding to complaints and completing investigations following incidents
- Ability to manage the performance of staff in a consistent and sensitive manner
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service need.
- To be part of the bronze on call rota depending on service need.
Desirable
- Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification.
- Management or leadership qualification, or training for supervision and staff development
- Experience of working within rehabilitation settings
- Experience of working in a forensic setting
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience in chairing professional meetings
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered professional with core profession i.e. OT, SW, RMNH
- Short courses and/or experience to post graduate diploma level
- Experience of working with service users with serious mental health diagnoses and complex needs.
- Experience of working with people who are deemed difficult to engage, who may have behaviours that challenge or may have substance misuse.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working in mental health care and joint working with outside agencies.
- Experience of providing day-to-day clinical leadership and / or operational management of a similar service
- Experience in the provision of clinical and line management supervision and annual appraisal.
- Experience of working with multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures
- Experience of working to objectives, within a performance management framework.
- Working knowledge of current mental health legislation and guidance to include Mental Health Act and the Care Act.
- Working knowledge of NICE guidance in the treatment of mental health problems including crisis care
- Working knowledge of medication management
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and high pressure clinical environment
- Evidence of well-developed risk assessment, formulation and management skills
- Evidence of well-developed team leadership and management skills including change management
- Ability to represent Pennine Care rehabilitation services and build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders
- Evidence of the ability to lead, motivate and manage a group of skilled staff.
- Ability to manage own emotions and deal with others in highly charged situations.
- Experience of governance processes, including responding to complaints and completing investigations following incidents
- Ability to manage the performance of staff in a consistent and sensitive manner
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service need.
- To be part of the bronze on call rota depending on service need.
Desirable
- Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification.
- Management or leadership qualification, or training for supervision and staff development
- Experience of working within rehabilitation settings
- Experience of working in a forensic setting
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience in chairing professional meetings
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).
