Are you looking for a Mental Health Team Manager post with a difference? Why not break into Prison healthcare?
Our Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Service at HMP Oakwood is looking for a dynamic and experienced qualified Mental Health Professional to join its team.
The team is innovative and forward-thinking, committed to a Recovery-focused approach. It works with people from initial assessment through to discharge, which can include transferring care to other providers such as hospitals or CMHTs, whilst working with a variety of agencies in the Offender Health Pathway.
This is an exciting and diverse role for an individual who is passionate about providing excellent quality leadership. You will have the privilege to influence and lead the provision of high-quality mental health care to some of society's most vulnerable members.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the management and leadership of the team. With a small clinical caseload, you will offer assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of evidenced-based interventions. The team manages a caseload of patients, practicing within the framework of the multi-disciplinary team and Care Programme Approach. An excellent working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and its application to people who require transfer to hospital will be required.
The postholder will benefit from the experience and support of our Clinical Leads and that of its NHS employer.
Inclusion (part of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) has prison substance misuse and mental health teams across the country and you will benefit from training and development opportunities as well as the support of an NHS employer experienced in providing prison healthcare for many years.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002, is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership 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, realizing all the benefits a modern NHS organization 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 well-being of our people, both staff and service users, is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive well-being 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 responsibilities
* Support the Clinical Lead 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
* Relevant degree or post-graduate diploma/equivalent level of experience.
Experience
* 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.
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