Job summary
- Main area
- Day Care
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Predominantly Monday - Friday 08:15-16:30hrs. Occasional evening or weekend may be required.)
- Job ref
- 186-1090-24-FS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rampton Hospital
- Town
- Retford
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum + Lead Allowance of £7000.00 (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Day Unit Manager
Band 7
Job overview
To develop and lead a team of AHP’s, Nurses, Education staff & assistants, AHP Assistants, Technical Instructors, Activity Coordinators and Therapeutic Involvement Workers within a defined clinical service based within Therapies and Education Service. They will develop specialised high quality clinical interventions and programmes and manage the resources within the specified area. They will also lead on patient involvement activity within their service. The staff managed will provide the needs led programmes to patients on and off the ward.
The post is situated within the Forensic Care Group and located in a high secure setting. The post holder will lead on managing and developing a variety of individual and group clinical interventions to a diverse range of mentally disordered offenders.
Main duties of the job
Develop and provide a patient needs led clinical programme using a range of assessments, treatment approaches and evaluation based on best available evidence, to a specific patient group in the designated area managed.
Develop and coordinate a needs led Therapy and Education Service in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
Provide clinical and professional leadership to a diverse group of professional staff and manage the day-to-day organisation of staff in the area.
Deputise for the OT Professional Manager/Service Manager as required.
Ensure effective management of the resources allocated to the area managed.
Ensure effective time management and prioritise areas of responsibility.
Promote the use of evidence-based practice and continually evaluate and develop the service undertaking audit as required.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Liaise effectively with members of the relevant multidisciplinary teams.
Liaise effectively with managers within clinical directorates.
Co-work with Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Nursing, Education and members of other professions.
Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.
Communicate effectively within own service and with other colleagues.
In conjunction with colleagues develop and implement the patient pathway within the Therapies, Education Service fitting in with the pathways of the other Clinical Directorates.
Be actively involved in Quality Governance and quality assurance activities as required.
Accurately record statistical information.
Contribute to the Care Programme Approach process.
Keep accurate, appropriate and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with the Forensic Information Governance Group and Trust Policy.
Support and deliver innovative practice.
Undertake administrative tasks as required by the service and the Directorate.
Lead on specific developments as required.
Person specification
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake relevant mandatory training and engage in the management of violence and aggression.
- Occasional requirement to exert intense physical effort throughout the period of work to respond to incidents.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy or RMN, RNLD
- Current HCPC/NMC registration
- Specific post graduate training/qualifications/development equivalent to diploma level
Desirable criteria
- Relevant postgraduate Qualifications.
- Accredited practice placement Educator
- Management/Leadership Qualification
Training
Essential criteria
- Training in standardised assessments and outcome measures.
- Placement Educator relevant to profession
Desirable criteria
- Leadership Training
- Evidence of CPD and attendance at relevant training events
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of leading or directing the work of a group of staff
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to a group of staff
- Experience of working in a team particularly in a lead role
- Experience of Patient Involvement
- Experience of effective liaison with other agencies, services and professional colleagues.
- Significant experience working as an AHP/Nurse carrying out assessment, treatment planning, delivery and evaluation in a mental health setting.
- Significant experience of planning and running a variety of individual and group interventions.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of effective liaison with other agencies, services and professional colleagues.
- Experience of research and/or clinical audit.
- Experience of Service Development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge Health and Safety /Clinical Risk and current issues relating to forensic services.
- Detailed knowledge and application of current legislation and initiatives relating to mental health and/or learning disabilities
- Knowledge of contemporary practice in the area/service to be managed e.g. vocational services/fitness/leisure services
- Knowledge of specific continuing professional development issues and current legislation
- Knowledge of Service development using theory and models of practice.
- Working knowledge of patient focussed approaches
- Working knowledge of Clinical Governance
- Knowledge of CPD evidence based practice.
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of LD and its purpose and procedures.
- Knowledge of specific clinical interventions in the area/service to be managed
- Knowledge of current legislation/issues in the specialist area/service to be managed
Skills
Essential criteria
- Specialist skills in assessment, treatment planning and evaluation within a learning disability setting
- Ability to work in and effectively influence a multidisciplinary group
- Ability to work independently with confidence and prioritise own workload
- Ability to effectively plan and run a variety of therapeutic interventions to a high standard of best possible practice
- Evidence of effective maintenance of written records and producing reports.
- Specialist skills in applying evidence to practice
- Evidence of good clinical leadership skills
- Ability to motivate staff and patients
- Effective communication and liaison skills and people management skills
- Ability to delegate practice development tasks
- A clear professional identity
- Clinical Supervision skills
- Basic IT skills.
- Ability to demonstrate a non-judgmental attitude to working with mentally disordered offenders.
- Adaptability and flexibility.
Desirable criteria
- Presentation and Training Skills
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Willingness to work evenings and weekends where required.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- John Muldoon
- Job title
- Interim Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01777 247597
- Additional information
Kevin Tone
01777 247440
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