Job summary
Bristol Community Team Manager Band 7
Bristol Dementia
Wellbeing Service is a joint venture between Alzheimers Society and Devon
Partnership NHS Trust, providing a holistic service for Bristol. This is an award
winning, innovative service that is located across two sites in Bristol and
supports people with Dementia to live as well as possible, for as long as
possible, in their own community.
We have an
opportunity for an experienced Community
Team Manager who will be accountable for the day to day operational
delivery of the service. The role supports and ensure the team engages
proactively and positively with the local community both raising awareness of
dementia and in providing excellent post diagnostic support.
The post
currently available will be supporting our South Bristol team but post will be
flexible to work across the city of Bristol as required.
This service
provides all staff with opportunities for excellent training and development,
supervision and appraisal and not least to make a significant positive
difference to the lives of people living with dementia.
For more
information please contact Rachel Price, Clinical Services Manager on 0117 9045150
Main duties of the job
Community Team Managers Job Purpose includes:
- Day to day accountability to deliver Dementia Wellbeing Services from one of the community sites
- Leading the teams engagement in, and liaising with, the local community to deliver great dementia services
- Work closely with local health and social care partners to provide people with locally based care that supports them and their carers to live well with dementia
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.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These 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 conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description attached for full details.
Job Purpose
This role has operational accountability to deliver Dementia Wellbeing
Services, as part of the Bristol Dementia Partnership, to support people with a
diagnosis of dementia to remain as well as possible, for as long as possible,
in their own community.
The post holder will provide line management of services to
ensure rapid access to credible specialist dementia expertise for GPs, Care
Homes, Primary Care staff and others who are requiring support and expert
advice on meeting the needs of those persons with a diagnosis of dementia.
Operating from one of two community venues the role will
provide effective professional and managerial leadership through appropriate
modelling of behaviours and skills and/or direct supervision. They will deliver
against a set of key performance indicators and ensure the quality and safety
of service provision. They will have the people using the service at the
forefront of their decision making and will support staff to deliver safe and
effective services.
They
will ensure staff work as a team and that the service is responsive, flexible
and proactive in meeting the needs of the people using it. Both staff and user
feedback is positive and the local community develops a confidence in the
service and has a greater understanding of supporting people to live well with
dementia.
This role will necessitate working extended hours where
needed and will be flexible to work across the city of Bristol as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description attached for full details.
Job Purpose
This role has operational accountability to deliver Dementia Wellbeing
Services, as part of the Bristol Dementia Partnership, to support people with a
diagnosis of dementia to remain as well as possible, for as long as possible,
in their own community.
The post holder will provide line management of services to
ensure rapid access to credible specialist dementia expertise for GPs, Care
Homes, Primary Care staff and others who are requiring support and expert
advice on meeting the needs of those persons with a diagnosis of dementia.
Operating from one of two community venues the role will
provide effective professional and managerial leadership through appropriate
modelling of behaviours and skills and/or direct supervision. They will deliver
against a set of key performance indicators and ensure the quality and safety
of service provision. They will have the people using the service at the
forefront of their decision making and will support staff to deliver safe and
effective services.
They
will ensure staff work as a team and that the service is responsive, flexible
and proactive in meeting the needs of the people using it. Both staff and user
feedback is positive and the local community develops a confidence in the
service and has a greater understanding of supporting people to live well with
dementia.
This role will necessitate working extended hours where
needed and will be flexible to work across the city of Bristol as required.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems.
- Experience of working at a senior clinical level.
- Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional qualification e.g. RN, CQSW/ASW, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Physiotherapist
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
- Management qualification
- Safeguarding training to the required level
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- An excellent understanding of mental health legislation
- Awareness of community structures and social care options and processes
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to produce well written reports.
- Supervisory skills.
- Ability to be mobile across a geographical area.
Desirable
- Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems.
- Experience of working at a senior clinical level.
- Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional qualification e.g. RN, CQSW/ASW, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Physiotherapist
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
- Management qualification
- Safeguarding training to the required level
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- An excellent understanding of mental health legislation
- Awareness of community structures and social care options and processes
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to produce well written reports.
- Supervisory skills.
- Ability to be mobile across a geographical area.
Desirable
- Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health
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
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).
