Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our senior leadership team in Older People's Services.
We are looking for a dynamic Implementation Manager to work in close partnership with our Care Homes Service to evaluate our existing service provision with a view to delivering service improvement. You will support with collating and sharing best practice to support bid development and to deliver support for new services through implementation, transformation and beyond.
This is a fixed term position for one year
Main duties of the job
The role will include reviewing both elements of the existing Care Home service function (standard and intensive), implementation planning, evaluation of impact and ensuring effective use of resources and any workforce strategies.
A key responsibility will be to facilitate the clinical team to develop in line with Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework. This is part of a national drive to improve links between primary and community care in the clinical offer to people living in care home covering all aspects of health, including mental health and dementia. This will involve good collaborative working with the team and partner organisations.
We are looking for someone who is confident and comfortable working across services with external stakeholders whilst bringing a knowledge and expertise in the mental health in the care homes sector.
The ability to demonstrate previous service improvements and developments necessary for this role.
This is a fixed term position for one year
For further details or an informal conversation, please contact Paul Exley, Operational Manager on 07980 959440 or Lou Bergin, Clinical Lead for Older People's Services on 07980 967200
About us
We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health. We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will take the lead responsibility in an evaluation of the existing Care Homes Service with a view to making recommendations that support the development of the Care Homes Service within the Care Group.
This will include reviewing both elements of the existing team function (standard and intensive), implementation planning, evaluation of impact and ensuring effective use of resources and any workforce strategies. A key responsibility will be to facilitate the clinical team to develop in line with Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework. This is part of a national drive to improve links between primary and community care in the clinical offer to people living in care home covering all aspects of health, including mental health and dementia. This will involve good collaborative working with the team and partner organisations.
The post holder will be required to project manage this project, ensuring effective engagement, outcomes and timely delivery working in close partnership with other teams and functions (including care services, finance, service improvement, performance / information, human resources, workforce planning and organisational development). They will also be an active member of the Older Peoples Senior Leadership team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will take the lead responsibility in an evaluation of the existing Care Homes Service with a view to making recommendations that support the development of the Care Homes Service within the Care Group.
This will include reviewing both elements of the existing team function (standard and intensive), implementation planning, evaluation of impact and ensuring effective use of resources and any workforce strategies. A key responsibility will be to facilitate the clinical team to develop in line with Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework. This is part of a national drive to improve links between primary and community care in the clinical offer to people living in care home covering all aspects of health, including mental health and dementia. This will involve good collaborative working with the team and partner organisations.
The post holder will be required to project manage this project, ensuring effective engagement, outcomes and timely delivery working in close partnership with other teams and functions (including care services, finance, service improvement, performance / information, human resources, workforce planning and organisational development). They will also be an active member of the Older Peoples Senior Leadership team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Core Professional Qualification - i.e. Diploma OT/BHSc OT, RN (Mental Health), or other relevant qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing and delivering projects and programmes across a range of stakeholders / agencies / systems
Knowledge
Essential
- Thorough understanding of mental health services and systems - relevant to Older People/Care Homes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Core Professional Qualification - i.e. Diploma OT/BHSc OT, RN (Mental Health), or other relevant qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing and delivering projects and programmes across a range of stakeholders / agencies / systems
Knowledge
Essential
- Thorough understanding of mental health services and systems - relevant to Older People/Care Homes
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).
