Main area: Mental Health
Grade: 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working)
Job ref: 437-6871209
Site: Atherleigh Park Hospital
Town: Leigh
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 16/01/2025
Job overview
A new opportunity has become available for an experienced and motivated Allied Health Professional (AHP) to lead and manage the Wigan Therapy Suite based at Atherleigh Park Hospital in Leigh.
The Therapy Suite team currently consists of:
* Physiotherapists
* Psychologists and Psychology Assistants
* Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants
* Activity Coordinators
The post involves supporting the Therapy Suite team to work alongside the multi-disciplinary teams across our adult inpatient services at Atherleigh Park Hospital in Leigh to provide client-centred, evidence-based interventions that promote wellbeing and recovery.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about patient care and can lead the service clinically and operationally to deliver a safe, effective, and high-quality service to service users with mental health needs.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the management and leadership of the staff team, and be responsible for supporting staff wellbeing and development, alongside day-to-day managerial responsibilities.
Participate in the service Bronze on call and Bronze on Site rota is required.
Main duties of the job
1. Coordination of day-to-day adult inpatient Therapy Suite service delivery to ensure effective consistent and equitable access to services.
2. The post holder will lead on supporting staff wellbeing and staff development by providing line management supervision and ensuring that all staff have access to appropriate clinical supervision.
3. The post holder will lead on supporting staff to access an appraisal conversation at least every 12 months to support with personal and professional development.
4. To contribute to the development and evaluation of the Therapy Suite service within the care group and take a lead in aspects of service development.
5. To work with the Allied Health Professional Lead and Operational Team to support the smooth running and development of the Therapy Suite.
6. To provide specialist input into the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services, holding responsibility for defined projects.
7. The post holder will contribute to the planning, development, provision and evaluation of the Therapy Suite service within the Wigan inpatient Division as well as taking a lead in aspects of audit, standard setting, research and development.
8. They will be responsible for the prioritisation of referrals and the provision of evidence-based interventions delivered by the service.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree or above in Occupational Therapy or other allied health profession.
* Up to date professional registration with HCPC.
* Post registration training relevant to mental health.
* Evidence of post qualification CPD training.
Experience
* Experience of working at a senior level within an allied health profession.
* Post qualification experience of working within an inpatient/secure mental health setting.
* Experience of working with people with complex needs.
* Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
* Experience of managing complex personnel issues such as sickness absence, presenting at hearings and poor performance management.
* Experience of staff recruitment.
* Experience of financial management.
* Experience of working as a manager or team leader, including the management of people working in other disciplines other than own background.
* Experience of working within complex systems.
* Experience of developing & delivering staff training (to multi-disciplinary colleagues).
* Experience in research and audit.
* Experience of service development.
* Experience of formally appraising others.
* Experience of providing line management to staff.
Knowledge
* Specialist knowledge and application of evidence-based assessment and interventions relevant to mental health.
* Knowledge of evidence-based clinical models utilised in mental health and their application in practice.
* Knowledge of legislation, statutory and good practice guidance relating to mental health.
* Ability to work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team.
* Demonstrates positive pro-active and effective leadership and management skills to an integrated multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to effectively manage and adapt to change to contribute to the development of the service.
* Ability to promote and positively represent the allied health professional workforce.
* Specialist knowledge of trauma informed care, attachment & the relevance of this to the role.
* Specialist knowledge of the assessment & management of risk in the inpatient setting.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
* Effective leadership skills.
* Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities in a demanding environment.
* Presentation and training skills.
* Ability to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders.
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Other
* The postholder must be assessed by Occupational Health as having a level of physical fitness required to undertake the role and required essential training.
* Registration with HCPC.
* Commitment to Lifelong learning for self and others.
* Membership of professional body.
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please email Charlotte Stowell (Operational Manager) or Jenny Owen (AHP Lead) at jennifer.owen@gmmh.nhs.uk for an informal discussion and/or to arrange to visit the service.
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