Job summary
In line with Alternative Futures Group mission, vision and values, the job holder will provide effective clinical leadership and support to achieve the delivery of community rehabilitation within AFGs mental health supported living footprint.
The post holder will achieve this by supporting Team Leaders & Area Managers to provide services that are needs led, compliant with national guidance and viewed positively by people supported.
Main duties of the job
- Enable people to work towards their recovery, and independent living that is meaningful and safe. This means living within their local area in an environment that is least restrictive, is recovery focussed and delivers psychologically informed care that is coproduced wherever possible.
- Provide coaching and supervision to mental health supported living staff thereby enabling them to support individuals with complex needs in their rehabilitation and recovery pathway.
- Work collaboratively alongside staff teams across AFG mental health supportive living, people supported, and local multi-agency professionals.
- To understand and value others roles and contributions. Enable the team to contribute effectively, acknowledging the nature of their work and sharing their own knowledge and skills to provide recovery focused support in the least restrictive environment.
- Provide effective liaison between other professionals, agencies, and families to provide the best possible outcomes.
- Offer support and guidance to staff teams in Community and Adult Care Home Services by coaching and supervising staff as required in delivering interventions within a psychosocial and person-centred framework.
About us
Alternative Futures Group is the North Wests largest Mental Health and Learning Disability charity.
With a strong track record over 30 years, we worklocally in the communityand through ourTreatment and Recovery Centresto provide a wide range of innovative and bespoke care services.
We have a vision to createa world where people control their lives.Here at AFG, we pride ourselves on helping the people we support to design, develop and own the support they receive by planning this with them; we support people to make informed choices and increase their own independence; and we support people to maintain their own health, wellbeing and living environment. These principles are really important to us.
The people that work for us genuinely care about the people they support, and we are seeking likeminded people to join our AFG family. If you are passionate about working in Health and Social Care and have a real desire to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support then we would love to hear from you.
At AFG we also recognise the contribution and value that our staff make. We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you!
In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
n line with Alternative Futures Group mission, vision and values, the job holder will provide effective clinical leadership and support to achieve the delivery of community rehabilitation within AFGs mental health supported living footprint.
The post holder will achieve this by supporting Team Leaders & Area Managers to provide services that are needs led, compliant with national guidance and viewed positively by people supported.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Enable people to work towards their recovery, and independent living that is meaningful and safe. This means living within their local area in an environment that is least restrictive, is recovery focussed and delivers psychologically informed care that is coproduced wherever possible.
- Provide coaching and supervision to mental health supported living staff thereby enabling them to support individuals with complex needs in their rehabilitation and recovery pathway.
- Work collaboratively alongside staff teams across AFG mental health supportive living, people supported, and local multi-agency professionals.
- To understand and value others roles and contributions. Enable the team to contribute effectively, acknowledging the nature of their work and sharing their own knowledge and skills to provide recovery focused support in the least restrictive environment.
- Provide effective liaison between other professionals, agencies, and families to provide the best possible outcomes.
- Offer support and guidance to staff teams in Community and Adult Care Home Services by coaching and supervising staff as required in delivering interventions within a psychosocial and person-centred framework.
- Work closely with Team Leaders and referring agencies in the processing and assessment of referrals in line with AFG policy and ensure joint plans of care are developed.
- Work with colleagues to develop and promote the services philosophy, framework of care delivery and strategic objectives.
- Hold a case load of some of the most complex individuals supported by AFG within the community.
- Work across a 7-day week working 9-5 to provide support to Team Leaders in AFGs Community and Adult care Home Services across the North West.
Audit & Training
- Participate in audit reviews and other initiatives in accordance with AFG business objectives and Quality Compliance Committee.
- Follow AFGs policies and procedures when coaching and mentoring teams, reporting any performance issues to the line manager.
- Facilitate teaching and educational sessions to staff teams with particular emphasis on relapse prevention, mental health awareness, MHA and psychosocial approaches.
Clinical effectiveness and coaching
- Promote professional values and standards when working with other professionals, families, and carers.
- Support the team to embed psychosocial and person-centred approaches within their care files
- Support teams to take therapeutic risk by ensuring a full and comprehensive assessment of risk has been carried out by the referring agency. Translate this into a formulation to drive risk management plans.
- Support teams to prepare reports for CPA meetings and support people supported to attend. Attend CPA meetings to support the team leaders.
- Support delivery of care that is person centred and reflects current best practice, challenging any practices that is seen as detrimental to the person supported.
- Support the team to implement, monitor and review Service Users personalised plans, taking account any CPA plans.
- Ensure effective supervision of teams working with complex cases that includes learning from events.
Personal and Professional Development
- Take responsibility for own continuous professional development and engage in clinical supervision.
- Actively participate in performance reviews with Line Manager and attend mandatory training as required.
- Remain up to date with local and national guidelines and policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
n line with Alternative Futures Group mission, vision and values, the job holder will provide effective clinical leadership and support to achieve the delivery of community rehabilitation within AFGs mental health supported living footprint.
The post holder will achieve this by supporting Team Leaders & Area Managers to provide services that are needs led, compliant with national guidance and viewed positively by people supported.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Enable people to work towards their recovery, and independent living that is meaningful and safe. This means living within their local area in an environment that is least restrictive, is recovery focussed and delivers psychologically informed care that is coproduced wherever possible.
- Provide coaching and supervision to mental health supported living staff thereby enabling them to support individuals with complex needs in their rehabilitation and recovery pathway.
- Work collaboratively alongside staff teams across AFG mental health supportive living, people supported, and local multi-agency professionals.
- To understand and value others roles and contributions. Enable the team to contribute effectively, acknowledging the nature of their work and sharing their own knowledge and skills to provide recovery focused support in the least restrictive environment.
- Provide effective liaison between other professionals, agencies, and families to provide the best possible outcomes.
- Offer support and guidance to staff teams in Community and Adult Care Home Services by coaching and supervising staff as required in delivering interventions within a psychosocial and person-centred framework.
- Work closely with Team Leaders and referring agencies in the processing and assessment of referrals in line with AFG policy and ensure joint plans of care are developed.
- Work with colleagues to develop and promote the services philosophy, framework of care delivery and strategic objectives.
- Hold a case load of some of the most complex individuals supported by AFG within the community.
- Work across a 7-day week working 9-5 to provide support to Team Leaders in AFGs Community and Adult care Home Services across the North West.
Audit & Training
- Participate in audit reviews and other initiatives in accordance with AFG business objectives and Quality Compliance Committee.
- Follow AFGs policies and procedures when coaching and mentoring teams, reporting any performance issues to the line manager.
- Facilitate teaching and educational sessions to staff teams with particular emphasis on relapse prevention, mental health awareness, MHA and psychosocial approaches.
Clinical effectiveness and coaching
- Promote professional values and standards when working with other professionals, families, and carers.
- Support the team to embed psychosocial and person-centred approaches within their care files
- Support teams to take therapeutic risk by ensuring a full and comprehensive assessment of risk has been carried out by the referring agency. Translate this into a formulation to drive risk management plans.
- Support teams to prepare reports for CPA meetings and support people supported to attend. Attend CPA meetings to support the team leaders.
- Support delivery of care that is person centred and reflects current best practice, challenging any practices that is seen as detrimental to the person supported.
- Support the team to implement, monitor and review Service Users personalised plans, taking account any CPA plans.
- Ensure effective supervision of teams working with complex cases that includes learning from events.
Personal and Professional Development
- Take responsibility for own continuous professional development and engage in clinical supervision.
- Actively participate in performance reviews with Line Manager and attend mandatory training as required.
- Remain up to date with local and national guidelines and policies.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the Care Programme Approach, and Mental Health Act Legislation
- Working knowledge of the Recovery Model of mental health
- Knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding of vulnerable adults.
- Knowledge and clinical expertise of current best practice in relation to people with enduring mental health needs.
- Ability to coach, develop and educate staff teams.
- Good IT literacy and able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Familiar with Risk Assessment & management processes.
- This role is home based but may require some travel within the north west of England on occasion - a driver with the use of a vehicle is therefore required.
- This role is Band II as per our structure.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC professional registration
- Degree level education in related field
- Hold a qualification in Psychosocial Interventions
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 5yrs post registration nursing.
- Community or rehab focused experience.
- Experience of complex risk assessment and risk management planning.
- Previous experience of mental health assessment.
- Delivery of a range of interventions for those with complex needs.
- SMART Goal Setting and Action Planning.
- Experience working across Health and Social Care Boundaries.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the Care Programme Approach, and Mental Health Act Legislation
- Working knowledge of the Recovery Model of mental health
- Knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding of vulnerable adults.
- Knowledge and clinical expertise of current best practice in relation to people with enduring mental health needs.
- Ability to coach, develop and educate staff teams.
- Good IT literacy and able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Familiar with Risk Assessment & management processes.
- This role is home based but may require some travel within the north west of England on occasion - a driver with the use of a vehicle is therefore required.
- This role is Band II as per our structure.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC professional registration
- Degree level education in related field
- Hold a qualification in Psychosocial Interventions
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 5yrs post registration nursing.
- Community or rehab focused experience.
- Experience of complex risk assessment and risk management planning.
- Previous experience of mental health assessment.
- Delivery of a range of interventions for those with complex needs.
- SMART Goal Setting and Action Planning.
- Experience working across Health and Social Care Boundaries.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
