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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become Deputy Manager for Warrington Recovery Team (Adult Community Hub)
We are an adult mental health service providing support, care and treatment to service users and carers with significant mental health needs within the Borough of Warrington.
This is a full time, permanent position, working closely with the Mgt team, providing clinical leadership, support and supervision of staff. You will have a strong value base and dedication to excellent service user care. A good working knowledge of our service and previous managerial experience is important.
Our operating hours are Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm and our office base is Wakefield House.
For any informal enquiries please contact Team Manager Barry McKeown.
Main duties of the job
Day to day clinical leadership, support and supervision to staff, alongside the Mgt team.
Support with key performance requirements and attendance at meetings.
Liaise with other professionals and services to promote effective inter agency working.
Contribute to ongoing team improvement/transformation work and promote best practice to ensure safe and effective care is delivered.
Support and supervision of staff.
Assist with all aspects of daily managerial duties, including performance, staff absence and complaints.
Work closely with our service users and carers to provide best outcomes and promote meaningful involvement.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Core Professional Social Worker or Nurse and up to date Professional Registration (to be maintained) OR None Core Professional
* Must have qualification in at least one of the following areas: Individual or group Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Person Centred Counselling, Systemic Family Practice, Webster Stratton Incredible years / parenting groups professional, Must have professional qualification and registration with an appropriate accrediting body (i.e. HCPC / BACAP), or equivalent from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) approved accredited register, Degree level equivalent, Assessor/Mentorship, Training applicable to Qualification
Desirable criteria
* Post registration training in relevant field
* Leadership/Management training
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working with CAMHS.
* Experience of mentorship, supervision and coordination of staff.
* Experience of Care planning process
* Working in a multiagency framework
* Demonstrate a contribution to change management process
* Experience in positive leadership of a team
* Demonstrate experience of problem-solving approaches
* Recovery Model
* Mental Health Act (1983)
* Effective Care Coordination
* Relevant National policies and guidance
* Evidence based and an overview of the Trust's objectives
* Reflective practice
* Mental Capacity Act
* Vulnerable Adults
* Procedure and Child Protection.
* Safety, Privacy and Dignity Guidelines
Desirable criteria
* An overview of the Trust's objectives
Values
Essential criteria
* Continuous Improvement
* Accountability
* Respectfulness
* Enthusiasm
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Strong customer service belief
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Skills
Essential criteria
* Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles
* Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
* Ability to delegate and coordinate
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Ability to utilise Assessment skills and tools effectively
* Ability to communicate in a variety of setting
* Ability to maintain accurate and up to date clinical records
* Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
* Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues
* Effective time & workload management
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Ability to identify and minimise risk effectively
* IT skills
Desirable criteria
* Project Management
* Formulation of reports
* Presentation skills
* Resource and Budget management
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role 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. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email sensitive@dbs.gsi.gov.uk) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
* Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 424.6KB)
* OH Risk ID (PDF, 160.4KB)
* A Great Place to Work (PDF, 2.1MB)
* Our People Promise and Charter (PDF, 5.8MB)
* Employee Benefits (PDF, 950.7KB)
* Your Recruitment Journey (PDF, 62.3KB)
* Your Recruitment Journey (PDF, 62.3KB)
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