Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.
We are currently seeking to recruit a Band 7 Team Manager for the East Complex Needs Team.
The Complex Needs Team supports people who have a diagnosis of, or suspected diagnosis of Personality Disorder. The team offers NICE approved interventions such as DBT, Structured Clinical Management, and MBT. This is an exciting time to join this ever-evolving service. As team manager, you will have a vital role in embedding the new personality disorder pathway within our services and being a key point of contact and consultation for teams across the locality.
There are additional opportunities to improve access for this client group via working collaboratively with different agencies, including the third sector, and contribute to developing innovative digital platforms.
You will have the opportunity to deliver psychologically informed interventions to a small group of people alongside your managerial responsibilities. Full training will be provided for the successful applicant.
Main duties of the job
To manage, lead and be accountable for the provision of high-quality effective leadership and management of the Adult Complex Needs Service (East) and ensure an optimum level of safe and effective patient care within budgetary resources.
Develop the team with a multidisciplinary approach and using developed managerial and leadership skills to promote excellent working practice, promoting the rights of service users in line with national and regional strategies.
About us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with the appropriate professional body registration
* To possess specialist knowledge across a range of procedures underpinned by theory
* Masters level qualification or equivalent short courses and/or experience in a relevant area
* A recognised management qualification e.g. MBA, DMS or equivalent management experience and training.
* Teaching qualification
Knowledge & Expertise
* To possess specialist knowledge across a range of relevant procedures underpinned by theory
* Knowledge of social and care health legislation and ability to apply knowledge appropriately
* Knowledge on the delivery of a clinical, technical or social care service
* Knowledge of the recording of service users information
* Experience of developing specialist programmes of care/care packages
* Good working knowledge of Microsoft office
* Knowledge of undertaking surveys or audits
* Knowledge of undertaking equipment testing and adaptation
* Experience of regularly undertaking research and development activity and clinical trials
Experience
* Experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team or service
* At least 2 years experience at band 6 or equivalent
* Experience of planning and organising complex activities or programmes requiring formulation and adjustment
* Experience of the direct delivery of a clinical, technical or social care service
* Experience of developing specialist programmes of care/care packages
* Experience of proposing policy or service changes which impacts beyond own area
* Responsibility for policies and the impact on other community and voluntary services
* Experience of being an authorised signatory and holding a delegated budget
* Experience of day-to-day management in allocating, placing and supervising staff or students
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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