Job summary
This is a new role as part of the continuous development of the integrated mental health neighborhood service within West Essex. West Essex was an early implementer in the delivery of transformed community mental health services. The services have been developing over the last three years and are successful in their aims of providing improved access and interventions to the West Essex population. The service is always looking to continuously improve. The role of the clinical manager will therefore provide day to day clinical management of the service and support ongoing improvement in collaboration with our local population to meet the needs of West Essex residents.
Main duties of the job
Post holder will be involved in Service Transformation assisting the Senior Management Team and Key Stakeholders to support continuous development and improvement. You will be responsible for supporting and managing the integrated neighborhood model of care working within the West Essex Primary Care Networks.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver the service model for the West Essex Health and Care partnership integrated PCN Neighbourhood model.
- Responsible for the overall delivery of a range of evidence based interventions
- to service users based on identified needs utilising agreed patient reported outcome measure tools.
- Ensure service users are seen in a timely manner by the right person, at the right time, in the right location.
- Implement a team approach to case management where practitioners are not isolated in decision making and have the ability to access a range of expertise to inform decision making.
- Work collaboratively with Consultant Psychiatrists and Senior Clinicians within the West Essex care unit.
- To take responsibility for supervising and managing clinical activity and casework
- Develop robust interagency relationships with key stakeholders and other outside agencies supporting the development of the integrated care pathways and locality working.
- Ensure the efficient and effective operation of the service, managing budgets, matching resources to need, and coping flexibly with workload pressures.
- Work collaboratively with the West Essex care unit corporate support services to establish and manage operational systems which highlight early warning of deviation from financial / activity targets, and initiate corrective action.
- Assist in planning and managing the implementation of projects to improve facilities and working practices, as agreed with the Operational Service Manager.
- Ensure through implementing effective performance management that all key performance indicators and targets identified by the Trust are met.
- Responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service, ensuring the delivery of high quality care and support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver the service model for the West Essex Health and Care partnership integrated PCN Neighbourhood model.
- Responsible for the overall delivery of a range of evidence based interventions
- to service users based on identified needs utilising agreed patient reported outcome measure tools.
- Ensure service users are seen in a timely manner by the right person, at the right time, in the right location.
- Implement a team approach to case management where practitioners are not isolated in decision making and have the ability to access a range of expertise to inform decision making.
- Work collaboratively with Consultant Psychiatrists and Senior Clinicians within the West Essex care unit.
- To take responsibility for supervising and managing clinical activity and casework
- Develop robust interagency relationships with key stakeholders and other outside agencies supporting the development of the integrated care pathways and locality working.
- Ensure the efficient and effective operation of the service, managing budgets, matching resources to need, and coping flexibly with workload pressures.
- Work collaboratively with the West Essex care unit corporate support services to establish and manage operational systems which highlight early warning of deviation from financial / activity targets, and initiate corrective action.
- Assist in planning and managing the implementation of projects to improve facilities and working practices, as agreed with the Operational Service Manager.
- Ensure through implementing effective performance management that all key performance indicators and targets identified by the Trust are met.
- Responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service, ensuring the delivery of high quality care and support.
Person Specification
Evidence of qualifications and meeting essential criteria
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of specialist study/qualifications
Evidence of experince
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of service users and carers involvement in planning and delivery of services
- Extensive and varied clinical management experience in mental health services
- Managing services and through a period of operational change
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment
Desirable
- Evidence of working primary care networks
Person Specification
Evidence of qualifications and meeting essential criteria
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of specialist study/qualifications
Evidence of experince
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of service users and carers involvement in planning and delivery of services
- Extensive and varied clinical management experience in mental health services
- Managing services and through a period of operational change
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment
Desirable
- Evidence of working primary care networks
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Laurels, St Margaret's Hospital,
The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
Employer's website
https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
