Mental Health Liaison Manager

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Job overview

Employer / department

Cost code

215436

Organisational Unit 1

Operations

Organisational Unit 2

South Mental Health

Organisational Unit 3

Stockport Adult Mental Health Liaison Services

Full-time equivalents allocated

1

Advertising scope

Public

At-risk applicants

Anyone can apply

Immigration group

Available to all

DBS check required

Enhanced DBS check + Children's & Adults' Barred Lists

UK Professional Registration required

Yes

Grade (display)

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Primary speciality (display)

Mental Health All Age Liaison

Main duties of the job

• To ensure effective and efficient operational management of the mental health liaison team within Tameside
• To undertake overall responsibility for the clinical and professional leadership of mental health liaison services within the division, ensuring services are delivered to a high quality and person centered in their approach
• Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of mental health liaison services within the division and maintain compliance with Key Performance Indicators and outcomes
• To support the team to meet all key performance indicators.
• To ensure the service is shaped through lived and living experience collaboration and engagement.
• Contribute to the Bronze Senior Manager on Call rota for Mental Health

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

please See Job Description and Person Specification uploaded to trac with detailed responsibilities of the post.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional qualification in health or social care with required registration • Education to degree level in a relevant area or equivalent experience • Evidence of ongoing continuous • Professional development. • Qualification in management or leadership

Desirable criteria

• Masters level education

Experience

Essential criteria

• Clinical experience within related services • Substantial experience of operational management within mental health services in any specialism • CYP • Adults • Older adults • Experience of working to objectives and meeting deadlines, within a performance management framework. • Experience of service improvement and development • Experience of joint collaborative working across organisational boundaries

Desirable criteria

• Extensive experience of managing services at a senior level • Working in a range of management roles and environments

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good working knowledge of wider health and social care system and structures, policies, procedures and legislation relevant to services areas. • Knowledge of management tools, organisational systems and processes relevant to managing in an NHS organisation • Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and national drivers underpinning services for people with mental health problems. • Knowledge of the current urgent care agenda • Display a good understanding of clinical governance and quality improvement

Desirable criteria

• Application Form • Interview

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to work in a high pressure environment collaboratively and effectively • Ability to interpret and use data relating to a clinical setting • Competent IT skills and the ability to produce relevant management reports • Ability to help develop a culture that improves quality in service areas • Evidence of well-developed team leadership and management skills. • Evidence of effective change management skills • Ability to develop credibility with clinicians, practitioners and stakeholders • Evidence of the ability to lead, motivate and manage a group of experienced staffwith colleagues across organisational boundaries • Ability to manage own emotions and those of others • Ability to communicate with people about difficult matters / in difficult situations across a diverse range of scenarios / situations. • Ability to analyse complex problem and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them • Ability to implement policies and deliver services within defined parameters • Ability to appraise, interpret and apply • suggestions, recommendations and directives for improving service areas

Desirable criteria

• Experience in chairing professional meetings

Work Related Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Must be flexible and able to work within a 7 day service and up to 8pm including bank holidays. • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies • Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure

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Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

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 (PDF, 121.8KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 168.6KB)
• Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 117.0KB)