Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Case Manager

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Case Manager to join two services within the nationally award winning team at the South West Provider Collaborative (SWPC) - Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Adult Eating Disorders (AED).

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, skilled and knowledgeable practitioner to join the existing CAMHS & AED case management team in the South West Region. The post will be required to work within a specific geographical area of the region. The successful post holder will have case management responsibility for in-region service users and will operate supporting senior members of the team with clinical demands.

The aim of the case management team is to ensure safe and effective care pathways are in placefor all service users requiring CAMHS & AED services in the South West Region within the NHS and Independent sectors.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate high levels of skill and knowledge working with complex individuals, their families and carers within a variety of care settings. A understanding of current policy and evidence-based approaches will be critical with the successful applicant demonstrating high levels of knowledge regarding the current CAMHS & AED landscape. Knowledge must include a robust understanding of approaches to managing complex populations in both inpatient and community settings including knowledge of treatment pathways for the cohort.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the mental health team responsible for the provision of care for specialised mental health, the post holder will provide clinical support for a designated caseload to enable the ongoing therapeutic interventions of service users in specialised secure mental health care. The aim of this clinical support is to have oversight of robust access assessments, ensure that each service user is placed in the least restrictive setting with the appropriate level of supportive interventions to enable their eventual discharge into the community where this is a safe option or maintain their individual needs if they remain in an inpatient setting.

The role will support the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service delivery. The role is designed to use a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to project mapping of future service use, identifying and addressing pathway barriers that prevent the repatriation of service users out of area and identifying and addressing challenges that prevent timely discharge of service users from a secure environment.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting specific projects identified by the Lead Provider to address specific priority areas within specialized CAMHS & AED mental health such as the development of the clinical model for both service lines.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

Our values

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.

Date posted

10 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£48,526 to £54,619 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

C9369-23-9068-2

Job locations

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Langdon Hospital

Dawlish

EX7 0NR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse / Allied Health Professional or other registered health or social care professional

Knowledge

Essential

Detailed knowledge of legal issues pertaining to the specialist service
Extensive knowledge of one or more specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training, plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent. Such specialist areas will be: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) including secure / Eating Disorders (Adults/CAMHS) / Other specialist areas

Experience

Essential

Hold current accreditation with relevant professional body

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Case management skills, focusing on the needs of the individual and the context of their pathway in relation to all clinical and legal processes
High-level communication in particular skills across a range of agency and professional boundaries at a national level.
Development and maintenance of therapeutic alliance with service users and their families /cares
Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
Ability to travel across the South West Region and attendance at national meetings as required
Car driver with a valid licence to drive in UK with access to a car to use for business purposes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse / Allied Health Professional or other registered health or social care professional

Knowledge

Essential

Detailed knowledge of legal issues pertaining to the specialist service
Extensive knowledge of one or more specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training, plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent. Such specialist areas will be: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) including secure / Eating Disorders (Adults/CAMHS) / Other specialist areas

Experience

Essential

Hold current accreditation with relevant professional body

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Case management skills, focusing on the needs of the individual and the context of their pathway in relation to all clinical and legal processes
High-level communication in particular skills across a range of agency and professional boundaries at a national level.
Development and maintenance of therapeutic alliance with service users and their families /cares
Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
Ability to travel across the South West Region and attendance at national meetings as required
Car driver with a valid licence to drive in UK with access to a car to use for business purposes

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)