S.117, MHA Personal Health Budget (PHB) Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role represents a unique opportunity to accelerate this work, via co-production with patients and colleagues from across the health and social care landscape and also representatives from our local communities. It will also improve the planning, delivery and evaluation of services that support people entitled to s.117 aftercare services.

The role will coordinate and drive work to devise a process for the implementation of Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) for people in receipt of s. 117 after care services. A focus on quality, coproduction and relationships across the stakeholders network are required for this position.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level or experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working in a large complex organization
• Evidence of initiating and managing change
• Evidence of developing and managing project or service delivery
• Experience of working within community mental health services
• Experience of delivering services to budgetary requirements

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
• Knowledge of commissioning services
• Knowledge of the Care Act, 2014, the Mental Health Act, 1983 and other statutory frameworks
• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Grove View Health Hub

Court Drive

Dunstable

LU5 4JD

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)