Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting practitioners to develop their
clinical knowledge and skills?
Do you have the skills to manage and lead a
team, driving results?
Do you enjoy networking and building links
between services?
Are you a registered Psychological Wellbeing
Practitioner with 1 year of qualified experience?
We
are looking for a Clinical HUB Manager to join the NHS Manchester Talking
Therapies Step 2 team within The Big Life group. You will lead our referral
HUB, managing the pathways between our service and partner agencies, and
developing our triage process. You will be responsible for the performance,
development and wellbeing of a team of PWPs as well as carrying your own
caseload, delivering a range of NICE approved low intensity interventions for
depression and anxiety disorders.
The
successful candidate will be skilled in delivering low intensity therapy,
highly motivated with the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload
and will have successfully completed an approved Talking Therapies (formerly
IAPT) PWP Post Graduate Certificate. Willingness to complete the PWP supervisor
course is essential.
Location: The role includes a mixture of office and home working. You will also attend face to face meetings when needed and represent our service at community events. Our office base is Oakland House, Old Trafford.
Main duties of the job
To work with the service
manager to support team members to deliver the service to a high standard.
To supervise staff where
necessary, ensuring staff are supported and confident in their roles. This will
include facilitating line management, case management acting as Duty Manager,
and performing triage on a weekly basis.
To support the service manager
to deliver the service by facilitating the development of the team.
The role will also have an
emphasis on developing and maintaining relationships with Manchester NHS Mental
Health Services; and the other 3rd sector mental health organisations across
Manchester.
Applicants will need to hold a Psychological Wellbeing
Practitioner qualification and have professional registration.
The closing date for applications
is Wednesday 16th October at 23:59. Applications received after this
time will not be considered and CVs will not be accepted.
Interviews will take place on a
rolling basis and this opportunity will be withdrawn as soon as we successfully
appoint a candidate.
This post is exempt from
the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and will be subject to enhanced DBS
checks.
About us
Manchester
Talking Therapies can provide excellent opportunities for ongoing personal and
professional development through regular supervision and training
opportunities. The role is varied and creative, with the opportunity to feed
into service change, make a real difference in local communities, lead on
exciting new projects and develop a specialism within your role.
Big Life is in the business of changing lives, creating opportunities for people who have the least. When you become part of Big Life - as a staff or volunteer - we want you to feel great about your time with us.
Big Life strives to be diverse and inclusive- a place where we can all be ourselves. We strongly encourage applicants from all parts of society. You can read on our careers site about the actions we are taking ourselves to fight inequality and inspire change.
We actively value the lived experiences and expertise of our staff, volunteers and the people who use our service and see the extra value that they bring to our organisation.
The Big Life group positively promotes diversity in the workforce.
The Big Life group is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with a team of staff to ensure that the
team are cohesive and work well together
To provide caseload management and clinical
supervision
To provide advice, support
and guidance to team members
To help staff understand the
KPIs for the service, and help staff achieve them
To develop and implement
innovative ways of working with staff and service users
To deliver or facilitate
training and development opportunities for the team as required
To ensure that relevant data
and information is collected and where necessary collated for reports and
recording
To develop and maintain
relationships with external organisations and agencies
To carry a personal caseload
to maintain professional registration
To undertake appropriate
administrative duties for the post
To provide information for
the manager to ensure that the service is compliant with relevant external
regulatory requirements
To represent the team and
organisation at external events
To manage risk and
safeguarding concerns
To participate in an on call
system and /or duty manager rota as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with a team of staff to ensure that the
team are cohesive and work well together
To provide caseload management and clinical
supervision
To provide advice, support
and guidance to team members
To help staff understand the
KPIs for the service, and help staff achieve them
To develop and implement
innovative ways of working with staff and service users
To deliver or facilitate
training and development opportunities for the team as required
To ensure that relevant data
and information is collected and where necessary collated for reports and
recording
To develop and maintain
relationships with external organisations and agencies
To carry a personal caseload
to maintain professional registration
To undertake appropriate
administrative duties for the post
To provide information for
the manager to ensure that the service is compliant with relevant external
regulatory requirements
To represent the team and
organisation at external events
To manage risk and
safeguarding concerns
To participate in an on call
system and /or duty manager rota as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Psychological Wellbeing practitioner
- Qualified PWP supervisor or willingness/capability to gain IAPT supervisor qualification
Personal
Essential
- Positive and outlook and a can do attitude
- Personal resilience and flexible attitude in the face of difficulties
- Commitment to working towards the Big Life groups missions and values including having a non-judgemental approach
- Commitment to personal development and willingness to regularly update skills and experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing staff or a project
- Experience of working with a range of service providers and stakeholders
- Experience of developing and improving services and projects
- Experience of effectively working under pressure in a dynamic environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively manage staff and teams
- Ability to successfully contribute towards bids and tenders
- Ability to effectively work with a range of people from different skills and backgrounds, both internally and externally
- Ability to write reports and communicate well in English
- Ability to use IT (Word and relevant software including databases)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the barriers that service users face when accessing mainstream services
- Knowledge of the local area your service is based in (community groups, services available as well as local demographics)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Psychological Wellbeing practitioner
- Qualified PWP supervisor or willingness/capability to gain IAPT supervisor qualification
Personal
Essential
- Positive and outlook and a can do attitude
- Personal resilience and flexible attitude in the face of difficulties
- Commitment to working towards the Big Life groups missions and values including having a non-judgemental approach
- Commitment to personal development and willingness to regularly update skills and experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing staff or a project
- Experience of working with a range of service providers and stakeholders
- Experience of developing and improving services and projects
- Experience of effectively working under pressure in a dynamic environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively manage staff and teams
- Ability to successfully contribute towards bids and tenders
- Ability to effectively work with a range of people from different skills and backgrounds, both internally and externally
- Ability to write reports and communicate well in English
- Ability to use IT (Word and relevant software including databases)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the barriers that service users face when accessing mainstream services
- Knowledge of the local area your service is based in (community groups, services available as well as local demographics)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
