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Job Details
Main area: Mental Health Practitioner - MHIST- Rehab Case Management
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 373-SMH2430
Site: Bowmere Hospital
Town: Chester
Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/10/2025 23:59
Job Overview
An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to be a part of the Rehab Case Management Team working within their Rehab Access Function.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing and delivering tailored assessments for individuals undergoing rehabilitation, both in community and inpatient settings. You will manage a caseload of patients within our Inpatient Rehabilitation Services, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care.
In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you may be required to step in as a deputy for the Clinical Lead during periods of absence, such as annual leave or sickness. This will involve serving as the primary point of contact for both internal and external agencies related to the Rehab Access function, ensuring smooth operations and continuity of care.
Main duties of the job
* You will manage a caseload of individuals across both local and national inpatient rehabilitation services, including Level 1 services within the locality and specialist placements in Level 2 services.
* Your primary responsibility will be overseeing and reviewing the treatment progress of patients in hospital, ensuring that their rehabilitation goals are met effectively and on schedule. This will involve attending all scheduled meetings, conducting face-to-face reviews every 12 weeks, and maintaining regular communication with families and carers to ensure continuity of care and support and ensuring all required documentation is completed appropriately.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, youll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with the appropriate professional body
* Professional knowledge acquired through a relevant degree plus relevant experience for working with complex cases
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of continued professional development
* NVQ A 1 qualification
* Relevant mentorship qualification as required by governing body
* Specialist practitioner qualification (SPQ)
Knowledge and Expertise
* In-depth knowledge and experience of working within the recovery focused philosophy framework
* Knowledge of delivering individual service user focused specialist assessments
* Knowledge of evidence based interventions which are measureable and which promote the service users journey along the recovery pathway
* An in-depth knowledge of delivering psychosocial interventions (PSI)
* Knowledge and understanding of physical health needs
* Professional knowledge acquired through a relevant degree plus relevant experience for working in the community
* Knowledge of developing specialist programmes of care, care packages
* Knowledge of providing specialised advice in relation to care
* Knowledge of recording personally generated information
* Knowledge of working closely with commissioners and care providers
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of legal frameworks including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
* Experience of undertaking surveys or audits necessary to own work
* Experience of undertaking research and development activity and clinical trials
* Knowledge of complex care management including the development of bespoke support packages
Experience
* A minimum of 2 years post registration experience working with adults with mental health problems with a complex nature
* Experience of planning and organising complex activities or programmes requiring formulation and adjustment
* Experience of developing specialist programmes of care, care packages
* Experience of providing specialised advice in relation to care
* Experience of working closely with commissioners and care providers
Applicant requirements
* You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
* This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Contact for informal visits
Name: Samantha Webster
Job title: Team Manager
Telephone: 01244 393229
Additional Information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact or telephone 01244 393100.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Linked Items
For a full list of requirements and further details, please refer to the attached documents and the official job posting.
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