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Teitl cyflogwr
Operational Team Manager
Band 8a
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
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Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an Operational Team Manager to our established Specialist Support Team (SST) for Greater Manchester providing specialist assessment and intervention for autistic people and people who have a learning disability and are at risk of admission to hospital or of coming into contact with criminal justice agencies.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The successful candidate will have responsibility for the development of staff and for the effective delivery of evidence based, person centred services. You will report directly to the Clinical Services Manager within the Secure Care Division and work in close partnerships with the Clinical Lead, the Integrated Care Board, the Lead Provider Collaborative and Service Leads across the Greater Manchester region.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
At Mersey Care, our commitment to ‘perfect care’ lies at the heart of everything we do, a person-centred care that starts with you. It’s a pledge to create an environment and staff support that will enable you to do the best job you can possibly do, to be the best you can possibly be.
You’ll be joining one of the most innovative and progressive NHS trusts in the country. One that offers specialist inpatient and community services to support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.
You’ll be encouraged to hone your skills and given opportunities to develop your career, all the while supported by a host of health and wellbeing aimed at supporting your physical and mental health
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Main Responsibilities:
1. Management and leadership of the Specialist Support Team with clear goals and objectives that are shared and understood.
2. Effective collaboration with all partner agencies providing an integrated service working alongside the statutory Learning Disability services and the independent sector across Greater Manchester.
3. To develop a highly skilled workforce that offers specialist skills and knowledge to support the wider health and social care provision.
4. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining pathways between service providers to ensure seamless provision of support. This will include in-patient services and existing community provision.
5. The post holder will contribute to the development and implementation of robust operational policies for the Specialist Support Team that promotes collaborative and integrated service delivery within the Policy Framework of the Division and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
6. To deliver outcomes led service developed specifically to respond to the Greater Manchester Learning Disability and Autism Programme.
Please see the Job Description and person specification for more details.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registration with appropriate professional body (for example NMC)
- 1 st Level Nurse Registration in Learning Disability/ Mental Health or equivalent professional qualification specialising in Learning Disability.
- Master’s Degree in relevant field or knowledge and experience that is equivalent.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Post Registration Management Qualification (e.g., NVQ 5, Diploma / Degree).
- Appropriate further professional qualification(s)/ training in an assessment/ therapeutic/ intervention approach (e.g., in a specific psychological therapy such as CBT, CAT, 705 in behavioural interventions) or knowledge of such approaches. 2
- Training in formal risk assessment.
- Training and or knowledge in positive behavioural supports.
Knowledge/Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Highly developed specialist community forensic support knowledge underpinned by theory and experience to include:
- Minimum of five years post qualification experience of working with learning disabled individuals within a community/ hospital setting, including individuals with forensic needs.
- At least three years managerial experience within a community service/ team providing for clients with learning disability including those with forensic needs.
- Expert knowledge of learning disability and related forensic issues. Knowledge of legal frameworks (PACE, MHA, MCA, MAPPA) and application to people with learning disabilities. Knowledge of secure services including function, purpose and philosophy
- Knowledge of giving and receiving clinical supervision.
- Training in risk management (forensic context).
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience working with the Criminal Justice Agencies, prison services and probation services.
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Significant and relevant managerial experience within a community service/ team providing for clients with learning disability including those with forensic needs.
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities with forensic needs.
- Demonstrable experience of multi-agency working in the community.
- Ability to effectively plan and deliver SST services.
- Experience of research/ audit/ service evaluation.
- Demonstrate proficiency in budgetary management.
- Be able to manage a team of specialist staff dispersed in their working practices.
- Experience of recruitment and selection.
- Leadership & problem solving skills.
- Ability to manage and investigate complaints.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills:
- Well-developed ability to communicate orally and in writing, highly complex, technical (legal) and clinically sensitive information (e.g. sexual offences, child protection, vulnerable adults) to service user’s, their families, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Ability to act in a consultative manner and demonstrate knowledge of forensic issues in a community setting in a multi -agency context.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Mental Health act and associated legislation relevant to the needs of clients.
- Demonstrable ability/ skills in working effectively leading and motivating a team addressing clients with complex needs and risks including offending behaviour and risk of violence.
- To have the ability to find creative solutions to complex management issues with regard both staff, and clients. To plan and organise others.
- Able to work with difficult/emergency issues (abuse, sex offending), make decisions, and recognise limits of own competency and when to seek supervision.
- Excellent record -keeping commensurate with expectations of forensic practice. Report writing skills commensurate with expectations of forensic practice with Service User Care.
- Be able to demonstrate sound values and a positive attitude towards learning disabled offenders. To lead by example.
- To be able to ensure people they manage demonstrate such values
Meini prawf dymunol
- At least 3 years senior managerial experience
- Can contribute to the development of teaching and training programmes.
- Experience of courts and giving evidence.
- Delivery of training in forensic issues to groups and individuals.
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Julia Anderson
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Community Services
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07795828722
Rhestr swyddi gyda Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust yn Nyrsio a bydwreigiaeth