Case Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Proactively explore opportunities developing reflective practice

In collaboration with the Early Psychosis Clinical Lead and Team Manager, ensure good practice is maintained by challenging practice that requires change or development or that does not meet required standards.

The post holder will be aware of and work within all legislative requirements relevant to professional practice (Mental Health Act, Codes of Conduct/ Practice, Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Act etc), and ensure that Child and Adult protection procedures are followed

Exercise professional accountability and responsibility, taking into account the actions of other professionals who are responsible/accountable to you.

Infection Control

All staff have a responsibility to appraise themselves of how the prevention of the spread of infection relates to their role. They have a responsibility to ensure they are aware of Trust policies and procedures in relation to infection prevention and control and ensure that they comply with them in fulfilling their role.

LEADERSHIP

Actively support the Trusts development of professional roles and guidelines.

Support a service-wide commitment to anti-oppressive practice. Nurture a culture of respect for others, and an environment that values and is pro-actively respectful of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, culture and individuality for service users and staff.

Promote a service culture of mutual respect and collaboration between different professional disciplines and different therapeutic paradigms.

The post holder will ensure they adhere to Trust policies, procedures, and legislative directives e.g. Equal Opportunities, Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Race Relations, and Sex Discrimination etc.

Promote the role of nursing as per the multi-professional strategy.

Ensure that awareness of clinical and resource management information is used analytically to inform decisions that meet service user, team and organisational objectives.

Have an awareness of the strategic direction of the services.

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE / QUALITY ASSURANCE

Implements policies and proposes changes to working practices within the service, with an adherence to clinical standards of the service and emerging evidence in the treatment of early onset psychosis.

Support the development of the PALS Service and Service User Monitoring.

Report incidents and near-misses as required, promoting a learning the lessons culture.

The post holder will comply to the Trust standards for record keeping and input their own clinical information on standardised paper based and electronic record systems.

The post holder will be expected to assist the team manager with budgetary fidelity and document the use of agreed petty cash that may be handled by the post holder for use in patient activity.

The post holder may occasionally handle clients cash / valuables in the course of their work and care should be taken that this appropriately documented for audit purposes if required by the Trust.

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Demonstrate the ability to monitor personal practice, ensuring live nursing registration is maintained including CPD & PREP requirements.

Ensure personal professional development promotes good practice, prevents poor practice, and intervenes in unacceptable practice.

Contribute to the development of a learning environment/ culture.

Attend relevant statutory training as identified by the Trust.

Actively participate in clinical practice development and may occasionally include the supervision of a student or attending Best Practice Groups and disseminating information back to the team.

Contribute to the development of an annual skills profiling of the team.

As co-ordinated by the Team Manager, the post-holder will occasionally deliver raising-awareness- teaching-sessions about the EI Service to assist in the Early Detection Strategy. This will be delivered as required to internal stakeholders and to partnership organisations in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, and self-help groups.

They will be expected to pursue their own professional training and education with particular emphasis on working with individuals, families and groups in Early Psychosis.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the research by providing caseload targeted data to the team manager and clinical lead.

The post holder will ensure they and those responsible/accountable to them, function within the parameters of their professional role.

OTHER ISSUES

This job description will be reviewed annually with the post holder according to the needs and development of the service; alterations will only be made after consultation and agreement of team manager and Service Line Manager.

The post holder may be asked to undertake duties not directly highlighted within this job description. This will only be done when the skills and experience of the post holder meets the requirements of the role.

All employees must fulfil their responsibilities with respect to the Trusts Health &

Safety Policy as outlined in paragraph 4.7 of the Trusts Policy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Diploma/Degree Level in Psycho-Social Interventions (Thorn, DISMI, BSc (PSI) or equivalent) or preparedness to undertake such training within the next 2 years
• ENB 997/8, NVQ Assessor, CG 730 or equivalent
• Evidence of up-to-date Personal Development Plan, Professional Portfolio

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate post registration clinical expertise that will includes core competencies around NMC Nurse Competencies
• Demonstrate knowledge and expertise of CPA / Risk Assessment and Management skills
• Demonstrate up to date evidence-based knowledge for Nursing Practice generally and early psychosis
• Demonstrate the ability to contribute to clinical leadership of team in a service user / carer focused way.
• Significant experience of working with individual/families with early psychosis
• Knowledge of Early Signs of psychosis and of factors affecting pathways in seeking treatment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Andrews House

201 London Road

Derby

DE1 2SX

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)