Job summary
MFT Employee Health and Wellbeing (EHW) service provides specialist advice and support regarding employee health issues to MFT employees and managers as well as to a variety of external clients. The EHW Service continues to provide an efficient, highly professional and cost-effective servicewhilst focusing activity on meeting the common challenges faced by a large Acute NHS Trust; we now look after over 28,000 employees making us the biggest Trust in the UK.
The EHW Service is a multidisciplinary team (MDT) comprising of Senior Managers, Occupational Physicians, Fitness for Work Advisers (including Occupational Health qualified nurses/specialist practitioners, Mental Health Nurse, Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist), Clinic Nurses, Psychological Support Therapists and EHW Physiotherapists delivering the Musculoskeletal service. Working with our Service Support team, the main priority is to create a dynamic approach to maximise employee health, wellbeing and productivity.
We are currently recruiting experienced practitioners to deliver our multidisciplinary fitness for work service and work alongside our expert colleagues in providing an EHW service to our highly skilled organisation.
Are you the person we are looking for to help with this vision?
Main duties of the job
The candidate will be highly motivated and competent to deliver the Mental Health and Neurodiverse aspect of the fitness for work service. They must be able to provide quality psychological assessments and neurodiverse overviews, supporting with reasonable adjustments, return to work plans and guidance to MFT staff, including reports to management and be able to engage with all relevant stakeholders. The candidate will need to have an Occupational Health background and experience of working in an MDT setting and approach. There will be a requirement to engage with managers including provision of guided sessions on the importance of effective self-care, rehabilitation and strategies required to support any staff member with a mental health or neurodiverse condition.
Taking a business partnership approach, you will work alongside EHW colleagues to provide proactive EHW services to the Trust as well as supporting external contracts. We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated individual, who is IT literate and able to contribute to system and process development.
As a key member of the team, this role provides a unique and exciting opportunity to assist in the design and delivery of a highly professional and customer focused, EHW service.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registered Mental Health Nurse or HPC Occupational Therapist
- oEvidence of recent CPD
- oSpecialist Occupational Health qualification or relevant equivalent experience of working in the specialty of Occupational Health at a senior level up to masters equivalent level, supplemented by relevant short courses.
Desirable
- Report writing training
- Teaching / mentor qualification
Experience
Essential
- oPost registration experience working within NHS Mental Health services
- oExtensive post registration experience of conducting mental health and risk assessments
- oExperience of developing collaborative holistic care plans
- oExperience of supporting clients who are experiencing a wide range of mental health conditions
- oExperience of working in challenging environments dealing with a range of clients and stakeholders
- oExperience of developing and maintaining relationships with external/3rd parties (e.g. GPs, employers or OH)
- oExperience of providing specialist advice or training to other staff/teams/learners/volunteers
- oExperience of multi- disciplinary team collaborative working
- oProfessional and legal knowledge in relation to fitness for work assessments for mental health conditions and neurodiverse conditions and the writing of management feedback reports
- oPolicy, process and protocol development
- oAudit and evaluation of professional practice
- oCase Conferences / Multi-Disciplinary Team discussions
Desirable
- Experience of working within liaison, rehabilitation or addiction psychiatry setting
- Experience in providing supervision or teaching and training
- Post-qualification experience providing trauma-focused care
- Experience in leading and managing projects/initiatives
- Health and lifestyle initiatives
- Health surveillance programmes
- Mentoring
- Working with IT database systems or specific OH systems e.g. Empactis
- Delivering training and education programmes
- Networking
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills
- oAbility to undertake a detailed initial psychiatric assessment including psychosocial history, mental state examination and risk assessment
- oFollowing assessment, the ability to formulate the impact of psychological, cultural and social factors.
- oProficient in complex fitness for work assessments (face to face, video or telephonic)
- oProficient in report writing
- oAbility to work on own initiative, unsupervised and independently whilst working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to work autonomously and within professional standards
- oAbility to deal with clinically sensitive data whilst maintaining client confidentiality
- oExcellent time management and organisational skills
- oAbility to utilise de-escalation techniques to manage conflict or high levels of expressed emotion
- oReceptive to, and able to use clinical supervision appropriately
- oAbility to perform efficiently and effectively whilst under pressure
- oAble to generate new ideas and support change management
- oAble to undertake complex risk assessments and to develop appropriate risk management plans.
- oAbility to work and liaise inter-professionally using oral and written communication with a clear understanding of personal and professional boundaries
- oExperience of managing junior team members whilst supporting their professional development.
- oAbility to engage with key stakeholders
- oStrong IT skills e.g. Microsoft packages, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Desirable
- Experience of computerised notes systems
- Management information collating and reporting
- Presentation skills
- Experience of facilitating groups
Knowledge
Essential
- oAwareness of NICE approved psychological and pharmacological treatments for common psychiatric conditions
- oKnowledge of commonly prescribed psychiatric medications and their side effects
- oBroad knowledge of criteria for the diagnosis of common psychiatric disorders (ICD-10 or DSM IV)
- oKnowledge of the effects of trauma and normal/ abnormal manifestations
- oKnowledge of research methods and audit
- oKnowledge and understanding of safeguarding processes
- oProfessional and legal knowledge in relation to fitness for work assessments and the writing of management feedback reports
- oPolicy, process and protocol development
Desirable
- Broad knowledge of health promotion within a primary care setting
- Broad knowledge of issues relating to Fitness to practice
- Broad knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Aptitudes
Essential
- oCommitment to achieving personal, departmental and organisational objectives
- oInnovative and creative when looking for solutions
- oPersistent and resourceful
- oTeam player
- oAble to adapt approach and style to meet needs of audience
- oCommitment to equal opportunities
- oPositive approach and well-motivated
- oPositive attitude towards change/research/education
- oCommitment to 7-day working, with occasional weekend working.
Desirable
- Evidence of further professional development
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oNMC Registered Mental Health Nurse or HPC Occupational Therapist
- oEvidence of recent CPD
- oSpecialist Occupational Health qualification or relevant equivalent experience of working in the specialty of Occupational Health at a senior level up to masters equivalent level, supplemented by relevant short courses.
Desirable
- Report writing training
- Teaching / mentor qualification
Experience
Essential
- oPost registration experience working within NHS Mental Health services
- oExtensive post registration experience of conducting mental health and risk assessments
- oExperience of developing collaborative holistic care plans
- oExperience of supporting clients who are experiencing a wide range of mental health conditions
- oExperience of working in challenging environments dealing with a range of clients and stakeholders
- oExperience of developing and maintaining relationships with external/3rd parties (e.g. GPs, employers or OH)
- oExperience of providing specialist advice or training to other staff/teams/learners/volunteers
- oExperience of multi- disciplinary team collaborative working
- oProfessional and legal knowledge in relation to fitness for work assessments for mental health conditions and neurodiverse conditions and the writing of management feedback reports
- oPolicy, process and protocol development
- oAudit and evaluation of professional practice
- oCase Conferences / Multi-Disciplinary Team discussions
Desirable
- Experience of working within liaison, rehabilitation or addiction psychiatry setting
- Experience in providing supervision or teaching and training
- Post-qualification experience providing trauma-focused care
- Experience in leading and managing projects/initiatives
- Health and lifestyle initiatives
- Health surveillance programmes
- Mentoring
- Working with IT database systems or specific OH systems e.g. Empactis
- Delivering training and education programmes
- Networking
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills
- oAbility to undertake a detailed initial psychiatric assessment including psychosocial history, mental state examination and risk assessment
- oFollowing assessment, the ability to formulate the impact of psychological, cultural and social factors.
- oProficient in complex fitness for work assessments (face to face, video or telephonic)
- oProficient in report writing
- oAbility to work on own initiative, unsupervised and independently whilst working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to work autonomously and within professional standards
- oAbility to deal with clinically sensitive data whilst maintaining client confidentiality
- oExcellent time management and organisational skills
- oAbility to utilise de-escalation techniques to manage conflict or high levels of expressed emotion
- oReceptive to, and able to use clinical supervision appropriately
- oAbility to perform efficiently and effectively whilst under pressure
- oAble to generate new ideas and support change management
- oAble to undertake complex risk assessments and to develop appropriate risk management plans.
- oAbility to work and liaise inter-professionally using oral and written communication with a clear understanding of personal and professional boundaries
- oExperience of managing junior team members whilst supporting their professional development.
- oAbility to engage with key stakeholders
- oStrong IT skills e.g. Microsoft packages, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Desirable
- Experience of computerised notes systems
- Management information collating and reporting
- Presentation skills
- Experience of facilitating groups
Knowledge
Essential
- oAwareness of NICE approved psychological and pharmacological treatments for common psychiatric conditions
- oKnowledge of commonly prescribed psychiatric medications and their side effects
- oBroad knowledge of criteria for the diagnosis of common psychiatric disorders (ICD-10 or DSM IV)
- oKnowledge of the effects of trauma and normal/ abnormal manifestations
- oKnowledge of research methods and audit
- oKnowledge and understanding of safeguarding processes
- oProfessional and legal knowledge in relation to fitness for work assessments and the writing of management feedback reports
- oPolicy, process and protocol development
Desirable
- Broad knowledge of health promotion within a primary care setting
- Broad knowledge of issues relating to Fitness to practice
- Broad knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Aptitudes
Essential
- oCommitment to achieving personal, departmental and organisational objectives
- oInnovative and creative when looking for solutions
- oPersistent and resourceful
- oTeam player
- oAble to adapt approach and style to meet needs of audience
- oCommitment to equal opportunities
- oPositive approach and well-motivated
- oPositive attitude towards change/research/education
- oCommitment to 7-day working, with occasional weekend working.
Desirable
- Evidence of further professional development
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).
