Job overview
Are you a Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with urgent care experience that is looking to progress and lead on the development of our Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT)?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Salford Home Based Treatment Team to work as a Senior Practitioner within a well established team. The post holder will take on a senior role in responding urgently to referrals from our Mental Health Liaison, Inpatient and Community colleagues, offering alternative to inpatient admission for people with complex presentations. The post holder would over see the care of patients under the service along with oversight of patient flow to gain an understanding on where service pressures may be, and proactively support to reduce these within this role in the HBTT. The post holder will proactively support colleagues within HBTT and advocate for people to recover at home in the least restrictive way. As a senior role, there will also be a requirement to supervise and support staff members within HBTT in their professional development alongside participation in service development projects within the team and urgent care services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will –
·Focus on ensuring a rapid response to all urgent referrals coming into the service, alongside playing an integral role in supporting patient flow through the system. This will include:
·Supporting the service to develop and maintain robust gatekeeping processes, incorporating the principles of person-centred care and least restrictive interventions.
·Proactively identifying and facilitating supported early discharges from our inpatient settings.
·Supporting with admission avoidance from MHLS and community teams.
·Supporting the team development to meet the Core Fidelity Standards.
Ensure high standards of clinical contact with service users and carers accessing HBTT care and ensure the smooth day to day functioning of HBTT. This will include
1. Oversee the homebased treatment caseload to ensure service user flow through the HBTT service offer
2. Proactively engage in Senior leadership meetings to ensure KPI and trust targets are achieved
3. Engage in service development projects to enhance care delivery in HBTT
4. Ensure open communication and liaison with community teams via interface
5. Deputise for HBT team manager in there absence
6. Supervise junior members of staff and provide regular IPDR reviews, including following HR guidance around performance
7. Engage in the locality on call manager rota
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
8. 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%
9. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
10. Excellent pension
11. Cycle to work scheme
12. Salary sacrifice car scheme
13. Wellbeing programme
14. fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
15. Degree in RMN, Occupational Therapy or Social Work
Desirable criteria
16. Additional qualification relevant to job role
Experience
Essential criteria
17. Acute / urgent care experience
Desirable criteria
18. Experience within a leadership role previously
Skills
Essential criteria
19. Ability to manage complex cases autonomously
Desirable criteria
20. Line management and staff development skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
21. Understanding of the function and purpose of a Home Based Treatment Team
Desirable criteria
22. Knowledge of the functions and purposes of our MHLT and inpatient colleagues
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with 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, we’d love to hear from you.
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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 Government’s website – click .
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.
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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.