Job summary
East London NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Outstanding overall by the Care Quality Commission and is one of the first NHS providers of mental health services to be awarded top ratings. Tower Hamlets is looking to recruit a highly motivated NMC or Allied Health staff to an Operational Lead Band 8A (0.6wte) to manage the specialist Accommodation Strategy Team.
The team will work across the 4 neighbourhood teams with a focus on specialist out of borough funded clients and placements. This will be in close collaboration with the CCG, LBTH and neighbourhood mental health teams.
The post will be for a secondment period of 12 months. We will be ideally looking for a candidate who was able to start as soon as possible.
Candidates should have an experience in management and an interest in working with severe and enduring mental illness and high comorbidity, with clients from a range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The post holder will be expected to work alongside other professionals from varying disciplines. The successful applicant must have experience of working in mental health (ward or community).
The post involves close working with the GPs, other partners, inpatient and community teams. This will also involve working with clients with varying severe and enduring mental illness with dual diagnosis, supporting community teams with required assessments (where indicated) and interventions.
Main duties of the job
The Operational Lead will receive professional supervision and line management from the Senior Operational Lead. The Operational lead works with the ELFT senior operational lead and LBTH service manager for adult social care to provide a consistent, high quality service which is recovery focused, and sensitive to the needs of a diverse community with responsibility for ensuring service delivery is of a consistently high standard and assisting the team in meeting these standards.
The post holder will form part of a small team who undertake care act assessments, placement reviews and develop move-on plans, ensuring that appropriate recommendations are made for the management of each individual placed in a residential setting. This will include assessment of new and existing individuals.
The post holder will deliver a programme of work to agreed targets, reporting to a range of stakeholders.
The Operational Lead will have responsibility for providing supervision to key Team Members and assessment of complex individuals within the residential settings. This role requires oversight of programme delivery including the development and management of a suite of programme management documents that includes monthly submissions to key stakeholders including: commissioners, LBTH, and ELFT senior management.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
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Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oRelevant qualification at RMN, CQSW, Diploma in Social Work, GSCC Registration, Bsc Hons. Occupational Therapy at First or Masters degree level or relevant experience
- oEvidence of post qualification training
- oEvidence of professional development
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience of leading clinical work , ensuring that this is recovery focused
- oSignificant experience of managing complex data
- oSignificant experience of staff management, development and leadership
- oSignificant experience of managerial and clinical supervision
- oSignificant experience of Appraisal and Personal Development plans.
- oExperience of budget management across Health and Social Care
- oExperience of recruitment, selection and retention
- oExperience of developing services and the change process
- oExperience of developing and delivering training
- oExperience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- oExperience of partnership working with other agencies
Skiins and Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of the assessment and review of residential care and supported living schemes
- oSignificant understanding of the Residential Care and Supported Living pathways, including provision
- oKnowledge of current mental health legislation and initiatives
- oCurrent models of working with people with serious mental health problems including psycho-social and recovery approaches.
- oKnowledge of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act 1983, NHS & Community Care Act 1990, Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty)Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 as amended in 2007
- oKnowledge and understanding of Social Care issues including, Support Planning, Personalisation and Safeguarding adults and children
- oUnderstanding of the principles of CPA/Care management and the local requirements for commissioning care packages
- oKnowledge of the legal and ethical issues relating to health care
- oKnowledge of the principles and practice of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
- oUnderstanding of the key issues in the modernisation agenda for health and social services
- oKnowledge of equal opportunities, confidentiality and consent issues
- oNHS/LA policies and procedures
- oHealth & Safety issues
- oAble to demonstrate a high level of care expertise
- oHigh level of verbal and written communication skills
- oAble to manage competing demands, in a high pressure setting
- oHigh level of complex negotiation expertise
- oHigh level of problem solving skills
- oExcellent spreadsheet and data analysis skills, including developing and maintaining robust system
- oAbility to co-ordinate and deliver services to a complex group
- oAbility to plan and develop local policy and procedure
- oAbility to manage and develop a multidisciplinary clinical team
- oAbility to manage competency
- oAbility to provide and co-ordinate clinical and management supervision
- oAbility to manage severely challenging behaviour/crisis intervention including intervention under the MHA
- oAbility to manage and lead on incidents of verbal and violent aggression
- oBudget management skills
- oAbility to lead on all category SUI reviews for the locality
- oAbility to manage unpredictable workloads and frequent demands on concentration and attention
- oAbility to lead and facilitate decision making processes
- oReport writing and presentation skills
- oChange management skills
- oGood skills in Microsoft Office packages
- oAbility to manage with available, sometimes limited, resources
Other
Essential
- oCommitment to Equal Opportunities
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oRelevant qualification at RMN, CQSW, Diploma in Social Work, GSCC Registration, Bsc Hons. Occupational Therapy at First or Masters degree level or relevant experience
- oEvidence of post qualification training
- oEvidence of professional development
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience of leading clinical work , ensuring that this is recovery focused
- oSignificant experience of managing complex data
- oSignificant experience of staff management, development and leadership
- oSignificant experience of managerial and clinical supervision
- oSignificant experience of Appraisal and Personal Development plans.
- oExperience of budget management across Health and Social Care
- oExperience of recruitment, selection and retention
- oExperience of developing services and the change process
- oExperience of developing and delivering training
- oExperience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- oExperience of partnership working with other agencies
Skiins and Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of the assessment and review of residential care and supported living schemes
- oSignificant understanding of the Residential Care and Supported Living pathways, including provision
- oKnowledge of current mental health legislation and initiatives
- oCurrent models of working with people with serious mental health problems including psycho-social and recovery approaches.
- oKnowledge of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act 1983, NHS & Community Care Act 1990, Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty)Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 as amended in 2007
- oKnowledge and understanding of Social Care issues including, Support Planning, Personalisation and Safeguarding adults and children
- oUnderstanding of the principles of CPA/Care management and the local requirements for commissioning care packages
- oKnowledge of the legal and ethical issues relating to health care
- oKnowledge of the principles and practice of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
- oUnderstanding of the key issues in the modernisation agenda for health and social services
- oKnowledge of equal opportunities, confidentiality and consent issues
- oNHS/LA policies and procedures
- oHealth & Safety issues
- oAble to demonstrate a high level of care expertise
- oHigh level of verbal and written communication skills
- oAble to manage competing demands, in a high pressure setting
- oHigh level of complex negotiation expertise
- oHigh level of problem solving skills
- oExcellent spreadsheet and data analysis skills, including developing and maintaining robust system
- oAbility to co-ordinate and deliver services to a complex group
- oAbility to plan and develop local policy and procedure
- oAbility to manage and develop a multidisciplinary clinical team
- oAbility to manage competency
- oAbility to provide and co-ordinate clinical and management supervision
- oAbility to manage severely challenging behaviour/crisis intervention including intervention under the MHA
- oAbility to manage and lead on incidents of verbal and violent aggression
- oBudget management skills
- oAbility to lead on all category SUI reviews for the locality
- oAbility to manage unpredictable workloads and frequent demands on concentration and attention
- oAbility to lead and facilitate decision making processes
- oReport writing and presentation skills
- oChange management skills
- oGood skills in Microsoft Office packages
- oAbility to manage with available, sometimes limited, resources
Other
Essential
- oCommitment to Equal Opportunities
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).
