Adult Social Care
Mental Health/Older People
Ref: 000233
Contract: Permanent.
Salary: £49,764 £52,805 per annum (Grade 10)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Forest House, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham OL1 2JH
Closing Date: Monday 24th February 2025
Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.
Role Overview:
To join a dedicated management team in older people and work closely with colleagues from health in providing a service to older people with both functional and/or organic Severe Mental Health issues. To lead and support a multidisciplinary team in providing a responsive and effective service.
Key Responsibilities:
* To provide effective leadership and direction to staff within the OP CMHT ensuring the quality of work and providing regular supervision.
* To co-work with health colleagues in ensuring the allocation of work and looking at the development of the team.
* To liaise with colleagues in Adult Social Care to ensure that the team are aware of the council agenda and meet the targets & ways of working.
Key Requirements:
To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:
* Experience of working in Mental Health Services with Older People.
* A working knowledge of the Mental health legislation: Mental health Act, 1983, Mental Capacity Act, 2005, and experience in undertaking strengths based assessments under the Care Act, 2014.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with users of the OP CMHT, their carers & families and the wider MDT.
* Enthusiasm to support individual staff and to develop their skills & practice.
Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will be required to register to the DBS Update Service to enable the Council to undertake rechecks throughout your employment. The cost to register is £13 and can be claimed back upon commencement to the role but will not be refunded if you do not accept the offer of employment.
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Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.
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