Job summary
Are you an ambitious registered professional? Would you like to lead and shape the future of our Tier 4 CAMHS inpatient unit?
Then we want to hear from you!
We are happy to consider a secondment or permanent position.
This is an excellent development opportunity for a professional registered person with proven leadership and management experience within mental health services. Your passion for delivering exceptional inpatient care, combined with your expertise, will make you an invaluable asset to our team.
This role will offer you a challenging but rewarding environment, involvement in Inpatient Quality Transformation and to be a part of a broader Mental Health Inpatient service.
We are a general adolescent unit, based in Bridgwater, offering mental health care for adolescents with serious mental health difficulties, who require hospital admission. We provide a highly specialist service providing assessment, treatment and management of young people aged between 13 and 18 whose mental health problems cannot be managed in the community because of their complexity and risk.
Somerset is proud of its positive reputation on delivering innovative pathways which promote young people being cared for close to home.
Wessex House participate in the Royal College of Psychiatry QNIC accreditation programme and the CAMHS community service was rated as outstanding by CQC this year.
Main duties of the job
Your responsibilities will include co-ordinating, delivering and maintaining a high standard of day to day clinical care for all patients on the ward, providing support to our broader Inpatient and Urgent Care services, and offering strong clinical leadership to our ward team.
Additionally, you'll maintain positive relationships with CAMHS community services and the wider South West Provider Collaborative. Plus you'll play a part in the Trust's operational on-call mental health roster.
About us
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage Wessex House, including oversight of Ward Manager and ward team service quality, performance, budgets and finance, workforce, personal and professional development and supervision
To be responsible for the delivery of a seamless and integrated service for patients in Somerset. Utilising the opportunities afforded the service by virtue of its scale
To work alongside CAMHS Community and Urgent Care services to develop pathways and clinical offers
To retain oversight and responsibility for site quality improvement and service development. Ensuring a joined up, shared and integrated approach
Working closely with corporate estates and facilities management to be locally responsible for the services estate, facilities, health & safety and security
To be accountable for quality service delivery and working collaboratively with other agencies
Daily accountability for overseeing areas of responsibility ensuring the delivery of safe care and timely discharge
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage Wessex House, including oversight of Ward Manager and ward team service quality, performance, budgets and finance, workforce, personal and professional development and supervision
To be responsible for the delivery of a seamless and integrated service for patients in Somerset. Utilising the opportunities afforded the service by virtue of its scale
To work alongside CAMHS Community and Urgent Care services to develop pathways and clinical offers
To retain oversight and responsibility for site quality improvement and service development. Ensuring a joined up, shared and integrated approach
Working closely with corporate estates and facilities management to be locally responsible for the services estate, facilities, health & safety and security
To be accountable for quality service delivery and working collaboratively with other agencies
Daily accountability for overseeing areas of responsibility ensuring the delivery of safe care and timely discharge
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, theory and policies relating to the service.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of accessing, analysing and using information
- Clear knowledge of risk management.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to lead and delegate appropriately
- Able to demonstrate ability to communicate information to senior managers, staff, patients, carers, external agencies: requires negotiating, persuasive, motivational, reassurance skills.
- Able to give formal presentations to large groups of people.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency environment.
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, theory and policies relating to the service.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of accessing, analysing and using information
- Clear knowledge of risk management.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to lead and delegate appropriately
- Able to demonstrate ability to communicate information to senior managers, staff, patients, carers, external agencies: requires negotiating, persuasive, motivational, reassurance skills.
- Able to give formal presentations to large groups of people.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency environment.
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
