Job summary
This role offers an
exciting opportunity to work for Gloucestershire ICB as a Learning Disabilities Forensic Caseload
Manager. The post sits within
an established Integrated High Needs Support function and the wider
Disabilities Commissioning Hub. The successful candidate will work across
Gloucestershire footprint supporting people with learning disabilities who are
at risk of or who have offended where there is risk of placement breakdown or
hospital admission.
The successful candidate will work closely with
community team colleagues to provide additional wrap around support where there
is a risk of placement breakdown, hospital admission or entering into the
criminal justice system.
Support people in their homes as much as
possible to prevent hospital admission, detention within criminal justice
services and out of area placements.
Provide comprehensive assessment formulation
and treatment of offending/forensic behaviour through the utilisation of
Trauma informed Positive Behaviour Support, the good lives model and human
rights-based approaches.
Create capable environment to effectively
support people who are at risk of or who have offended through the
provision of training and consultation to families and staff teams.
Enable ongoing engagement in Local Area Emergency
Protocol meetings LAEP CTRs and forensic led risk assessment and management
meetings MAPPA
Main duties of the job
Ensuring that individuals placed in specialist
inpatient provision are in the most clinically appropriate setting, and that
this will meet their needs.
Supporting the review process for individuals in
specialist placements, ensuring that reviews are carried out regularly and
those placements continue to meet the individuals needs.
Provision of objective clinical input to ensure that
patients are moved through the clinical pathway, with the aim of discharge and
a move to community accommodation wherever possible.
Carrying out a check and challenge role on
provider requests for additional support, particularly 1to1, for individuals
placed in specialist settings.
Facilitating early planning for discharge back to
local services as soon as clinically appropriate.
Liaising with community mental health and LD
practitioners, NHS England, inpatient ward staff, social workers, and providers
to ensure that everybody is signed up to early planning and working towards
discharge as the intended outcome.
Supporting commissioners with expertise around forensic
risk and individual case management.
Enabling move-on for people with a learning
disability through involvement in the Care and Treatment Reviews and move-on
planning processes.
Supporting work around establishing more efficient
system flow in mainstream mental health provision.
About us
Our NHS Gloucestershire
Integrated Care Board (NHS Gloucestershire) is responsible for planning and
buying services to meet the health needs of local people. It also
brings partners together to ensure the counties NHS provides the best possible
care. Alongside our communities, we want to improve health, improve access to
high quality care and support when needed and make Gloucestershire a better
place for the future.
NHS Gloucestershire ICB
had the best staff survey result in 2023 for proportion of staff who would
recommend it as a place to work.
More information about our organisation can be found here: NHS Gloucestershire ICB (nhsglos.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will
support the work of the LD and ASC Transforming Care Programme by providing a
case co-ordination and management function to bring together all agencies
involved in the delivery of specialist LD/MH ASC placements, both in the
community and inpatient settings, locally and out of county.
To support the
application of the commissioning cycle through operational application of
activities such as procurement, quality assurance, service improvement and
development, and safeguarding. Provision
of advice on future models of commissioning for individuals with complex,
enduring and treatment-resistant mental health issues and forensic risk
profiles.
Provision of
professional advice and clinical expertise to commissioners when considering
specialist inpatient placements. Working
with commissioned inpatient services to support service improvement and patient
safety initiatives, and advising all other professionals involved in the
process of ensuring safe patient discharge.
To further develop a
check and challenge function in the ongoing monitoring and management of specialist
mental health, learning disabilities and ASC inpatient placements. Assume a key reviewing role in the nationally
mandated Care and Treatment Review (CTR) process and associated quality
assurance processes for individuals with learning disabilities placed in
inpatient settings.
Provision of
professional advice and clinical expertise to enable active discharge planning
and pathways for those individuals who are subject to Ministry of Justice
detention.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will
support the work of the LD and ASC Transforming Care Programme by providing a
case co-ordination and management function to bring together all agencies
involved in the delivery of specialist LD/MH ASC placements, both in the
community and inpatient settings, locally and out of county.
To support the
application of the commissioning cycle through operational application of
activities such as procurement, quality assurance, service improvement and
development, and safeguarding. Provision
of advice on future models of commissioning for individuals with complex,
enduring and treatment-resistant mental health issues and forensic risk
profiles.
Provision of
professional advice and clinical expertise to commissioners when considering
specialist inpatient placements. Working
with commissioned inpatient services to support service improvement and patient
safety initiatives, and advising all other professionals involved in the
process of ensuring safe patient discharge.
To further develop a
check and challenge function in the ongoing monitoring and management of specialist
mental health, learning disabilities and ASC inpatient placements. Assume a key reviewing role in the nationally
mandated Care and Treatment Review (CTR) process and associated quality
assurance processes for individuals with learning disabilities placed in
inpatient settings.
Provision of
professional advice and clinical expertise to enable active discharge planning
and pathways for those individuals who are subject to Ministry of Justice
detention.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Current working knowledge of secure services including function, purpose and philosophy.
- Knowledge of legal frameworks (MHA 1983) and application to people with a mental illness/learning disability.
- Experience in multi-agency working and developing relationships across organisational boundaries within health, social care and the independent sector.
- Evidence of commitment to continued professional development.
- Evidence of a good level of post qualification experience working with complex vulnerabilities and diagnostics with a forensic history in community or inpatient settings.
- Experience of working within a forensic assessment framework including formulation and development of risk management planning.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of driving change in a politically and financially sensitive environment.
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
Desirable
- Qualified RMN or RLDN with a minimum of 5 years post-qualifying experience.
- Delivery of training to groups and individuals.
- Undertaking audit/ service evaluation.
- Understanding of the public sector and the climate in which NHS and social care mental health and learning disabilities services are operating.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Experience of negotiating and collaborating with a varied group of internal and external stakeholders to achieve mutually agreeable outcomes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Current working knowledge of secure services including function, purpose and philosophy.
- Knowledge of legal frameworks (MHA 1983) and application to people with a mental illness/learning disability.
- Experience in multi-agency working and developing relationships across organisational boundaries within health, social care and the independent sector.
- Evidence of commitment to continued professional development.
- Evidence of a good level of post qualification experience working with complex vulnerabilities and diagnostics with a forensic history in community or inpatient settings.
- Experience of working within a forensic assessment framework including formulation and development of risk management planning.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of driving change in a politically and financially sensitive environment.
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
Desirable
- Qualified RMN or RLDN with a minimum of 5 years post-qualifying experience.
- Delivery of training to groups and individuals.
- Undertaking audit/ service evaluation.
- Understanding of the public sector and the climate in which NHS and social care mental health and learning disabilities services are operating.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Experience of negotiating and collaborating with a varied group of internal and external stakeholders to achieve mutually agreeable outcomes.
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).
