Community Services Lead - Older Adult Mental Health

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 20 May 2025

Job summary

This permanent post leads the community services within the older adult mental health in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. This post will require a flexible and committed individual who will be responsible for teams within both counties. They will join a creative and supportive management team who work closely together to develop and improve services.

The service includes inpatient and community teams and carries out assessment and treatment for patients presenting with both mental health needs in the context of frailty and dementia.

Teams are spread across 8 bases and we pride ourselves in working collaboratively across teams to ensure consistent, outstanding care for our patients and their families.

Staff are afforded flexible working opportunities and a wealth of well-being initiatives.

The older adult service is a friendly and supportive place to work where we value staff development and opportunities to progress.

The post is 30 hours per week with a potential to increase to full time.

Main duties of the job

Operationally manage community teams across various bases including Herefordshire and parts of Worcestershire.
Ensure that community teams and inpatient areas work closely together for a seamless journey for our patients and their families.
Provide assurance on the performance of teams including patient safety, incident reporting, workforce management and budgetary management.
Take part in projects to develop the service including writing business cases and carrying out presentations.
Be present and supportive to direct reports.
Work closely with the other managers within the older adult mental health service and the wider service delivery unit.
Network and build close relationships with statutory and voluntary sector partners as required.
Deputise for the Service manager as required.
Take part in the Senior Manager on call rota.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of supportive staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9798-1379

Job locations

Rowan House

Osborne Road

Malvern

Worcestershire

WR14 1JE

Waterside Day Hospital

Waterside

Evesham

WR11 1JT

Benet Building

Ruckhall Lane, Belmont

Hereford

HR2 9RP

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A current professional qualification and registration in Nursing, Social Work or OT
First degree or equivalent in health care subject
Management qualification
Evidence of continuing professional development
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience

Essential

Minimum post qualification experience of 4 years working in a mental health setting
Previous experience of managing in health or social care
Working in a multi-disciplinary Team
Experience of providing clinical supervision to staff
Experience of managing HR issues
Experience of managing change

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and skills in recovery focused ways of working.
Excellent leadership skills.
Highly developed communication skills (verbal and written).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A current professional qualification and registration in Nursing, Social Work or OT
First degree or equivalent in health care subject
Management qualification
Evidence of continuing professional development
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience

Essential

Minimum post qualification experience of 4 years working in a mental health setting
Previous experience of managing in health or social care
Working in a multi-disciplinary Team
Experience of providing clinical supervision to staff
Experience of managing HR issues
Experience of managing change

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and skills in recovery focused ways of working.
Excellent leadership skills.
Highly developed communication skills (verbal and written).

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).