Head of Mental Health & Substance Misuse
This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing new service aimed at improving the well-being and psychological functioning of young people at Oakhill STC. The service provides weekly individual and group therapy sessions to young people aged 12 to 18 years of age with an offending history. You will utilise a variety of psychological interventions for both the young person and family members including the SECURE STAIRS framework.
Overview
The post holder will be responsible for managing the mental health team on site, and deputising for the Head of Healthcare to oversee the wider Healthcare team during absence. The post holder will be expected to provide effective leadership for a multi-disciplinary clinical team, providing a high-quality service within the resources available. The post holder will be expected to ensure the development of services that are comprehensive, flexible and promote a culture of young people’s involvement at every stage of the care pathway.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
The post holder will be expected to coordinate and lead team functioning with particular focus on:
1. To be responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of quality mental health care for patients.
2. To support the delivery of SECURE STAIRS with the Operator.
3. Performance monitoring and management including engaging with commissioners and service evaluators as required.
4. Line management and supervision of staff, including ensuring staff are supported to achieve a high standard of practice via regular supervision, support meetings and personal development.
5. To ensure appropriate professional supervision arrangements are in place.
6. To actively manage a small caseload of complex patients.
7. To ensure that the team provides effective and evidence-based interventions which are guided by national, local and professional standards.
8. Ensure that the team functions in line with the agreed operational policy.
9. Co-ordinate recruitment and selection of staff within the team, leading on decisions.
10. Respond to serious untoward incidents as appropriate and support any subsequent investigation.
11. Ensure complaints are investigated fully, within the time limits ensuring a proactive approach is standard and in accordance with policies.
12. To ensure staff are supported to achieve a high standard of practice via regular supervision, support meetings and personal development and have access to the necessary professional training.
13. To ensure robust service to carers, including assessment and support.
14. Ensure that job plans are developed, are reflective of service needs and are regularly reviewed and adjusted to meet the demands of the service.
15. Deputise for the Head of Healthcare during their absence.
Performance Management:
1. To provide effective leadership and management to the team that promotes high performance standards and enhances the achievement of our objectives and priorities.
2. Assume overall management accountability for the team.
3. Assume responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the team ensuring the service is delivered within the agreed structures outlined in the operational policy.
4. Provide clear and consistent leadership to the workforce of the team and offer professional advice when required.
5. To engage staff in the delivery of all performance targets for and on behalf of the organisation, to assist the team in improving the quality of the service.
6. Establish, develop and contribute to service developments within the directorate.
7. To develop, implement and maintain systems, processes and practice in risk management, including the management of Health and Safety.
8. Ensure all aspects of Safeguarding are adhered to and that policies and procedures are followed at all times.
9. Effective management of risk of infection ensuring related policies fully complied with and communicated in the team.
Management Responsibilities
1. Conduct and contribute to the PDR process for all staff within the team which reflect the Organisation’s local priorities and ensure staff has access to appropriate training and development.
2. Co-ordinate and develop the practice and culture of the MDT team through close liaising with clinical leads around recruitment and service delivery.
3. Ensure appropriate supervision takes place in line with policy.
4. Communicate regularly through team meetings, team briefings, clinical forums and individually with team members providing an opportunity for two-way feedback.
5. Ensure that young people and carers opinions and experiences are being responded to at a team level.
6. Ensure through effective leadership and management, continuous service development, improvement and high-quality service delivery.
7. Clinical record keeping is of a consistent high standard and meets trust policy and practice guidance.
8. Ability to communicate effectively at management level and to a wide range of target audiences.
9. Resolve complex clinical matters between staff and clients where persuasion, motivation and reassurance may be required.
Clinical
1. Ensure effective communication systems and structures are in place to facilitate the dissemination of information relating to the young person’s risk profiles.
2. To be professionally accountable for the planning and delivery of care leading on the prioritising of clinical needs and risk to provide an effective, safe and efficient service.
3. To ensure partnership working with young people and their families where appropriate, to meet a range of complex situations that arise from offending behaviour and mental health needs.
4. To ensure all policies are understood including Mental Health Act, Children’s Act and Safeguarding Adults.
Minimum Requirements
1. Relevant professional qualification (RMN, Social Worker), educated to degree, masters level or have other relevant experience.
2. Either community mental health experience or offender healthcare experience is essential.
3. Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice in variable settings.
4. Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff.
5. Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance.
6. Experience of managing staff and liaising with other agencies.
7. Proven commitments to service user involvement and carer involvement.
8. Resilient and self-motivated with drive and vision that is able to work on own initiative and manage a range of priorities across competing agendas.
9. Knowledge of the key drivers behind community mental health care.
10. Ability to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders.
11. Ability to present service information and service development clearly.
12. An open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure delivery of objectives.
13. Knowledge of clinical IT systems (SystmOne).
14. Knowledge of budget management.
General Information
The post holder may be required to perform other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably needed. This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.
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.
Please note, in order to apply, all applicants need to have been living in the United Kingdom (with residency in the UK, such as UK/Irish/EU Passport, or an Indefinite Leave to Remain Visa) for the last 5 years with no more than a 28 day break being outside of the UK and no gaps in employment during this time.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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