Employer: NHS North West London ICB
Employer type: NHS
Site: NHS North West London ICB
Town: London
Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 Inclusive of HCA Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59
Senior Complex Care Delivery Manager - Adults Mental Health
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Do you want to make a difference and influence Complex Care services? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Registered Nurse, Allied Health Professional or Social Worker with excellent clinical/client skills and ability to apply for the role of Adult Mental Health Senior Complex Care Delivery Manager.
The post will work across Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon and will have senior oversight of adult mental health placements.
Main responsibilities
1. Take a proactive role in placement reviews, including undertaking joint assessments with care managers. Problem-solving issues preventing discharge.
2. Attend clinically ready-for-discharge meetings, professional meetings, and oversight meetings with private providers.
3. Facilitate the placement process, familiarising themselves with providers to ensure cost-effective provision is achieved.
4. Support full assurance on safeguarding responsibilities and work collaboratively with the local Mental Health Provider Trust in formulating the least restrictive care pathway for s117 patients.
5. Provide supervision and advice to adult mental health complex care delivery managers.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate should have several years of post-qualifying experience, ideally including working at the interface between the NHS and Local Authorities. They should also possess the ability to work in a commercial environment with private and independent sector providers. The ability to troubleshoot issues and break down barriers to discharge is key.
The post requires personal resilience and a focused commitment to progressing time-critical actions. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong administrative and organisational skills, excellent communication skills and the ability to synthesise complex information sensitively and accurately. This is essential for succeeding in this post.
The person will need to have significant experience of working with people who have very complex needs and communication skills and be able to liaise confidently with a range of stakeholders. Attending clinically ready-for-discharge meetings, case conferences and wards rounds for the most complex clients.
The candidate will be financially literate, know Excel and be able to learn the financial and clinical records system.
Working for our organisation
NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (NHS NWL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.
Working for us, you can help ensure that our residents and patients have access to the right services when they need them and assist them in taking greater care of their own health to ensure they live longer, healthier lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role, please read the job description and person specification document provided on this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
* Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent.
Knowledge training and experience
* Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
* Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in London and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
* Should have an appreciation of the relationship between NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
* Member of relevant professional Body.
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.
Informal discussions are welcome by contacting Beke Tshuma, Programme Manager Brent, or Serah Johnson, Programme Manager for Hillingdon and Harrow.
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