Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
About
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
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.
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Key details
Location
SiteThe Curve ReceptionAddressBury New RoadTownPrestwichPostcodeM25 3BLMajor / Minor RegionManchester
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHoursFull time hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working)
Salary
Salary£37,338 - £44,962 per annumSalary periodYearly
Grade(Band 6)
Specialty
Main areaAdministration
Job Overview
We are delighted to be seeking to recruit 2 x substantive Human Rights Officers to work in GMMH.
Here in GMMH we are on an improvement journey which includes ensuring we practice in a way to uphold human rights and to demonstrate our responsibilities as a public sector organisation to support our citizens by embedding human rights in our provision of mental health care. We are looking for individuals with a background in Human Rights Law and practical experience working in public sector or voluntary sector services to embed human rights into policy and practice. You need to be a good communicator with the confidence to promote professional curiosity. Experience working across communities with protected characteristics would be desirable.
Post 2 : Corporate Professions and Quality Directorate. Senior Human Rights Officer (Band 7) The postholder will agree their portfolio aligned to key drivers across GMMH to embed human rights into practice and within policy and strategic decision making. You will be line managed by the Consultant HOPES practitioner. This is a Trustwide position with supervision and advisory responsibilities to the Chief Nurse and Medical Director.
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Both posts attract the support of our newly recruited HOPES practitioners as well as the broader Safeguarding Team, Mental Health Legislation Team, Patient Safety team, Nurse Consultants and clinical colleagues. Together you will be a strong professional alliance who will drive our intentions to be a human rights respecting organisation; placing Greater Manchester Citizens at the heart of our delivery by ensuring engagement, listening and advice to service users and carers as well as clinical teams.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than locations.160
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.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Now is the time to join GMMH on its improvement journey, we are currently rated inadequate but investment in our services, clinicians and key roles will make a difference to our service users and carers.
Informal Enquiries Are Welcomed, Please Contact :
Salli Midgley, Chief Nurse @ GMMH for information on the posts in the organisation
Staff Benefits
Please see attached job description and person specification
Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts
fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Important Information About Working For GMMH:
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application. The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of ones achievements, success and challenges.
We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.
Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Governments website click here .
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.
Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
Applicant requirements
info The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
Degree qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience working in human rights and related legislation.
Evidence of active continued professional development to support the delivery of a leadership role.
Desirable criteria
Demonstrable academic study which may include but is not limited to: safeguarding, mental health legislation, advocacy
Quality Improvement qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
Experience of working on human rights, advocacy and safeguarding, with specific experience of the Human Rights Act.
Experience of developing an understanding of human rights standards in the delivery of health and social care, particularly mental health and/or mental capacity law.
Experience of developing and drafting policy submissions (e.g. work related to government consultations, parliamentary and other inquiries, or other international processes).
Experience of providing supervision and mentorship
Desirable criteria
Experience of working in a public sector or charitable sector role with a similar teaching/ information giving requirement to a wide range of audiences
Demonstrable practical experience of human rights in relation to another area of peoples interactions with public services (e.g. housing, children, education, immigration, policing, welfare, etc.).
Experience of policy work, demonstrating a practical understanding of political and parliamentary processes.
Experience of undertaking quality and equality impact assessments
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
Ability to develop and deliver programmes to people directly, with staff in public services, service users and their families and carers, advocacy, or voluntary sector groups.
Ability to build the capacity of people to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to embed human rights knowledge
Ability to develop practical information resources for people to support them to make change in their lives / work.
Desirable criteria
Ability to develop and implement systems for monitoring and evaluating work and learning from this for future practice.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
Courage to speak truthfully and challenge appropriately
There is a frequent requirement to travel extensively across the Trust.
Provide calm, robust and clear direction and the ability to deal with ambiguity, conflicting demands and uncertainty.
Documents
Human Rights Officer - Band 6 JD (, 552.3)PDFKB
Important Candidate information (, 2.5)PDFMB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameSalli MidgleyJob titleChief NurseEmail address [email protected]Telephone number Additional information
Informal Enquiries Are Welcomed, Please Contact :
Salli Midgley, Chief Nurse @ GMMH for information on the posts in the organisation
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