Main area: Adult Learning Disability Service South Hub
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available)
Job ref: 274-11289-SP
Employer: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Sycamore Centre
Town: Grantham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 28/01/2025
Team Coordinator Learning Disability South Hub
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Would you like to be at the forefront of exciting new developments within Adult Learning Disability services? Do you have a passion to work within specialist learning disability services? Do you want to contribute your experience and skills to new ways of working across an integrated care system (ICS)?
There is an exciting opportunity within Lincolnshire’s Adult Learning Disability Service to lead the Learning Disability South hub. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can provide safe and effective day to day management and leadership of the team.
LPFT’s adult learning disability service provides specialist health support to people with learning disabilities who require assessment and/or treatment for their physical and mental health, including support with behaviours of concern. The adult learning disability service operates from three multi-disciplinary hubs across Lincolnshire, which delivers a range of specialist provision.
Main duties of the job
The post would suit a motivated individual who has the ability to develop and motivate others, have a progressive mind-set and be able to build positive working relationships within the adult learning disability service and with partner agencies, whilst demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills.
You will need to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to high quality care as well as a commitment to continuous quality improvement. You will have a strong sense of initiative, excellent team working ability and be an excellent communicator. A willingness to undertake training relevant to the post is expected.
You will provide support, leadership, management, performance monitoring, and strategic direction for the team and will report to the Service Manager.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism, and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with a multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
* Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
* Competitive annual leave allowance
* Car leasing scheme
* Free eye tests
* Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Get in touch today:
Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For further information prior to submitting an application please contact Dr. Adam Harris, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, 07790 360293.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent: 1st Level Registration (NMC, HCPC)
* Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
* Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in management
* Management training Masters Degree
* Leadership Training
* Masters Degree
Experience
* Post-Registration experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs with complex and challenging needs
* Experience of managing and supervising registered professional staff across a range of issues
* Leadership of clinical staff
* Sound knowledge of the national agenda for learning disabilities
* Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of confidentiality
* Sound knowledge of community care issues, local health and social structures, functions, and boundaries
* Sound knowledge of the Mental Capacity and Mental Health Acts
* Experience of leading change management
* Experience of managing HR processes
* Experience in budget management
Skills
* Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
* Prioritisation and resource allocation, planning, and organisational skills.
* Able to communicate complex and at times highly sensitive information to a variety of stakeholders.
* Good negotiation skills for conflict resolution.
* IT skills: email, word processing, excel, systems use
* Ability to analyse and interpret data and/or information.
As an ethical recruiter, we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role, you must have UK NHS experience.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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