Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a Band 7 registered mental health practitioner to take on the role of Team Manager at HMP Stoke Heath Category C Young Offenders & adult male prison.
The successful candidate will work closely with the multi disciplinary team to provide leadership and operational management for the Secondary Mental Health & Clinical Substance Use Team
Main duties of the job
The day to day management of the offender secondary mental health and substance use team. This includes the management of resources, first line management of staff, caseload management and supervision and working in close collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Lead, NMPs and Senior Cluster Manager.
The post holder will oversee the team's delivery of evidence based therapeutic interventions for prisoners experiencing a range of mental health and substance use difficulties.
The role involves close working with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies, locally, regionally and in some instances nationally.
Care will be delivered under the framework of The Care Programme Approach and Recovery Agenda and it will be the team manager's responsibility to manage the compliance of the team.
This role requires the demonstration of leadership skills to promote high quality evidence based, safe care to service users and to develop and maximise staff and service potential.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
- Support in the implementation of integrated care pathways including appropriate service user assessments and models of care within a stepped care mental health model.
- Co-ordinate care delivery, across the mental healthcare pathway e.g. referrals management, allocations of named worker/care co-ordinator, ensuring seamless continuity of care across the stepped care model dependent on service user need.
- Demonstrate the application of appropriate procedures and standards.
- Assist in the general management of the clinical area, with responsibilities for managing attendance.
- Lead on caseload and management supervision to monitor named nurse/care co-ordinator standards of service user care and documentation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
- Support in the implementation of integrated care pathways including appropriate service user assessments and models of care within a stepped care mental health model.
- Co-ordinate care delivery, across the mental healthcare pathway e.g. referrals management, allocations of named worker/care co-ordinator, ensuring seamless continuity of care across the stepped care model dependent on service user need.
- Demonstrate the application of appropriate procedures and standards.
- Assist in the general management of the clinical area, with responsibilities for managing attendance.
- Lead on caseload and management supervision to monitor named nurse/care co-ordinator standards of service user care and documentation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mental Health Practitioner Qualification
- Relevant Degree or Post Graduate diploma/equivalent level of experience
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of working in the mental health field
- Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health problems, counselling techniques, CBT, motivational interviewing
- Demonstrable experience at Band 6/7 or equivalent
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mental Health Practitioner Qualification
- Relevant Degree or Post Graduate diploma/equivalent level of experience
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of working in the mental health field
- Experience of providing specialist interventions for those with mental health problems, counselling techniques, CBT, motivational interviewing
- Demonstrable experience at Band 6/7 or equivalent
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
