Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to continue to support the development of the rehabilitation pathway for individuals with mental health difficulties residing in Gloucestershire.
The Community Rehabilitation Team was set up in 2024 as a pilot project and has achieved success in supporting individuals living with psychosis to lead more fulfilling lives. The STAR team look to support individuals both in community and inpatient settings as they oversee a variety of functions, including - receiving and responding to requests for funding for non-commissioned services, Personal Health Budgets & s.117 Aftercare funding requests. They have achieved success in reducing the number of out of area placements in recent years.
The teams are warm in nature and hugely motivated to make a difference. If you're an experienced leader with a passion for service development and an ability to strive towards improving and embedding best practice within the two teams then we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As Rehabilitation Pathway Manager you will provide management oversight to the Community Rehabilitation Team and STAR Team. The successful candidate will look to work collaboratively with other key stakeholders to further develop and embed the rehabilitation pathway within Gloucestershire for adults experiencing mental health illnesses.
The full details of duties of the post are captured within the Job Description and Person Specification Documents.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant management experience of working with people with a mental health condition in a variety of setting including the community
- Experience of working with people with a mental health disability and mental health problems or behaviours which challenge.
- Formal case management experience
- Experience of working with service users with complex care needs requiring higher levels of expertise.
- Experience of audit, research and the application of evidence-based practice.
- The ability to be self-motivated and work independently in managing their own work load and commitments.
- The ability to make informed decisions that are evidenced based and devise care plans that may have a serious impact upon service users/carers and the wider community.
- To have experience of forensic mental health issues and experience of working with mentally disordered offenders and restricted patients.
- Experience of partnership working.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant Mental Health Act & Mental Capacity Act legislation.
- Knowledge of principles of mental health rehabilitation - community and inpatient.
Desirable
- Experience of budget management and managing large budgets (in excess of £5,000,000).
- Ability to participate in service development processes at a strategic level.
Profesional qualification
Essential
- Relevant professional Nursing Qualification/Social Work/Occupational Therapy OR equivalent extensive experience working within public sector in Leadership position.
- Accredited post registration training/qualification (equivalent to Masters level) relevant to people with mental health difficulties.
Desirable
- Masters Degree
- Management Qualification
Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of case management within mental health services.
- Awareness of best and evidence-based practice in relation to mental health disability.
- Ability to contribute to the development of a better model of care for people with MH problems in Gloucestershire.
- Ability to case manage a large number of clients and ensure their needs and care packages are regularly reviewed to maximise independence and empowerment.
- Working knowledge of Continuing Health Care eligibility criteria.
- Significant experience and knowledge of Personal Health Budgets.
- Understanding of commissioning/contract management.
- Computer literacy and ability to contribute to the development and maintenance of a database designed to support invoicing, regular reviews and service/policy analysis.
- Ability to negotiate consensus in relation to assessment and care planning/care packages.
- Working knowledge of Responsible Commissioner guidance.
- Can demonstrate ability to develop and deliver creative approaches to service provision.
- Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and complex health and social care needs.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding on the Mental Health Act, MCA and legal aspects of Mental Health Care and s.117 Aftercare.
- Awareness and understanding of contemporary development in mental health care including the Recovery Model.
Personal Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Articulate with excellent communication skills.
- Financially aware and numerate.
- A proven ability to work with colleagues from other professions and agencies in a collaborative manner.
- Proven ability to work with service users and carers who are distressed.
- A passionate advocate for person-centred and empowering support for people with mental health disabilities.
- A desire to provide cost effective services in order to provide for the many rather than the few.
- High achiever who can work autonomously or as part of a team.
- Positive and enthusiastic.
- Ability to prioritise and manage a large caseload/workload effectively.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- The ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required).
- The ability to influence and negotiate in situations that require sensitivity.
- The ability to communicate with people when there may be barriers to understanding such as language, disability or cultural differences.
- The ability to negotiate on contentious issues such as costs with providers and explore options and reach consensus in the best interests of the service users, carers, the wider community, victims and the complex care commissioning team.
- The ability to make and contribute to difficult decisions that are often made in the context of complex and emotive situations and to be able to support those decisions and implement actions.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant management experience of working with people with a mental health condition in a variety of setting including the community
- Experience of working with people with a mental health disability and mental health problems or behaviours which challenge.
- Formal case management experience
- Experience of working with service users with complex care needs requiring higher levels of expertise.
- Experience of audit, research and the application of evidence-based practice.
- The ability to be self-motivated and work independently in managing their own work load and commitments.
- The ability to make informed decisions that are evidenced based and devise care plans that may have a serious impact upon service users/carers and the wider community.
- To have experience of forensic mental health issues and experience of working with mentally disordered offenders and restricted patients.
- Experience of partnership working.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant Mental Health Act & Mental Capacity Act legislation.
- Knowledge of principles of mental health rehabilitation - community and inpatient.
Desirable
- Experience of budget management and managing large budgets (in excess of £5,000,000).
- Ability to participate in service development processes at a strategic level.
Profesional qualification
Essential
- Relevant professional Nursing Qualification/Social Work/Occupational Therapy OR equivalent extensive experience working within public sector in Leadership position.
- Accredited post registration training/qualification (equivalent to Masters level) relevant to people with mental health difficulties.
Desirable
- Masters Degree
- Management Qualification
Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of case management within mental health services.
- Awareness of best and evidence-based practice in relation to mental health disability.
- Ability to contribute to the development of a better model of care for people with MH problems in Gloucestershire.
- Ability to case manage a large number of clients and ensure their needs and care packages are regularly reviewed to maximise independence and empowerment.
- Working knowledge of Continuing Health Care eligibility criteria.
- Significant experience and knowledge of Personal Health Budgets.
- Understanding of commissioning/contract management.
- Computer literacy and ability to contribute to the development and maintenance of a database designed to support invoicing, regular reviews and service/policy analysis.
- Ability to negotiate consensus in relation to assessment and care planning/care packages.
- Working knowledge of Responsible Commissioner guidance.
- Can demonstrate ability to develop and deliver creative approaches to service provision.
- Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and complex health and social care needs.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding on the Mental Health Act, MCA and legal aspects of Mental Health Care and s.117 Aftercare.
- Awareness and understanding of contemporary development in mental health care including the Recovery Model.
Personal Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Articulate with excellent communication skills.
- Financially aware and numerate.
- A proven ability to work with colleagues from other professions and agencies in a collaborative manner.
- Proven ability to work with service users and carers who are distressed.
- A passionate advocate for person-centred and empowering support for people with mental health disabilities.
- A desire to provide cost effective services in order to provide for the many rather than the few.
- High achiever who can work autonomously or as part of a team.
- Positive and enthusiastic.
- Ability to prioritise and manage a large caseload/workload effectively.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- The ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required).
- The ability to influence and negotiate in situations that require sensitivity.
- The ability to communicate with people when there may be barriers to understanding such as language, disability or cultural differences.
- The ability to negotiate on contentious issues such as costs with providers and explore options and reach consensus in the best interests of the service users, carers, the wider community, victims and the complex care commissioning team.
- The ability to make and contribute to difficult decisions that are often made in the context of complex and emotive situations and to be able to support those decisions and implement actions.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook.
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).
