Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Operational Manager Urgent Care South Manchester

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Job summary

The post of Operational Manager for South Manchester Urgent Care is integral to the continued delivery of safe, effective and high quality urgent mental health services. The post holder will play an integral part in the development and delivery of flexible, personal and responsive Mental Health Liaison, Crisis and Home Based Treatment provision in South Manchester.

The Operational Manager provides leadership and operational management to the divisional urgent care team i.e. the all-age Mental Health Liaison Team covering Wythenshawe Hospital and Trafford General Hospital and the South Manchester Home Based Treatment Team

The Operational Manager will provide clinical leadership and direction in partnership with the Consultant for teams in maintaining clinical and non-clinical standards of care and in implementing service improvements. The post holder will also play a proactive role in respective divisional SLT as required, and participate in the bronze manager on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

The Operational Manager for Urgent Care is responsible for providing quality and effective urgent care including management and performance of the Home Based Treatment Team and the All Age Mental Health Liaison Team. In addition, the Operational Manager participates in ensuring the health, wellbeing and development of the workforce.

The post holder will be a key part of the South and Central Care Group senior leadership team.

The post holder will be required to provide management and professional leadership to the urgent care Team Managers, and will be accountable for the teams' performance and all aspects of line management to the staff resource including the implementation of appraisal and professional development planning.

The person who is successful in this role will play a central role in leading the continuous development of the teams in order to provide effective urgent care mental health services that work in partnership with our service users as well as VSCO stakeholders.

The role requires experience in managing change, managing priorities and maintaining resilience which will be key in the very exciting period of service development.

The post holder will, as required, participate in the Trusts on call rota for Bronze On-call Managers.

In return you will be supported in your role by the Senior Leadership team with development opportunities and frequent supervision as well as investment in your wellbeing and work/life balance.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Details

Date posted

05 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-5327469

Job locations

Laureate House, Wythenshawe Hospital

Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide leadership and operational management to the divisional urgent care team i.e. Mental Health Liaison and Home Based Treatment Team - See Job Description and Person Specification attached.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, wed love to hear from you.

Please contact Denise Gleave, Recruitment & Retention Advisor 0161 358 1448 or email denise.gleave@gmmh.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide leadership and operational management to the divisional urgent care team i.e. Mental Health Liaison and Home Based Treatment Team - See Job Description and Person Specification attached.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, wed love to hear from you.

Please contact Denise Gleave, Recruitment & Retention Advisor 0161 358 1448 or email denise.gleave@gmmh.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • RCA and complaint investigation
  • Delivering line management supervision
  • Application of HR policies and procedures
  • Budget management
  • Leading an MDT
  • Clinical experience in community setting

Desirable

  • Leading services through change

Qualifications

Essential

  • OT, SW, Nursing,
  • CPD Post registration

Desirable

  • Leadership qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of policy documents supporting the development of Urgent and Crisis Care
  • Evidence base underpinning EI is understood
  • Data collection, appraisal and evaluation
  • Report writing and presentation

Desirable

  • QI approaches
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • RCA and complaint investigation
  • Delivering line management supervision
  • Application of HR policies and procedures
  • Budget management
  • Leading an MDT
  • Clinical experience in community setting

Desirable

  • Leading services through change

Qualifications

Essential

  • OT, SW, Nursing,
  • CPD Post registration

Desirable

  • Leadership qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of policy documents supporting the development of Urgent and Crisis Care
  • Evidence base underpinning EI is understood
  • Data collection, appraisal and evaluation
  • Report writing and presentation

Desirable

  • QI approaches

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).

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.

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

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Laureate House, Wythenshawe Hospital

Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Laureate House, Wythenshawe Hospital

Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Declan Meehan

declan.meehan@gmmh.nhs.uk

07423455258

Details

Date posted

05 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-5327469

Job locations

Laureate House, Wythenshawe Hospital

Southmoor Road

Manchester

M23 9LT


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