This is an exciting opportunity to support the Manchester Care Group in the delivery of care and quality assurance of Mental Health services that are provided to those people with Learning Disabilities and/ or Autism. We believe that people with mental health difficulties, learning disabilities and/or autism should have equal access to opportunities to lead healthy, happy, meaningful lives. Our Manchester Care Group has a vital role to play in ensuring this, and we look forward to welcoming someone with the skills and drive to help us achieve this.

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician with experience of working with people with Mental Health needs, Learning Disabilities and/or Autism. You will be looking for a post that allows you to innovate and grow and develop services within a structure that provides support from across the local system

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work alongside and support the Manchester Care Group management team, inpatient services and the local CMHTs (Community Mental Health Team) during a period of significant transformation to establish robust and sustainable processes and service responses to meet the needs of those people using mental health services that have a diagnosis of Learning Disabilities and/or Autism.

The post-holder will need to establish a pragmatic and solution focussed approach to the work which will ensure that the Manchester Care Group are meeting both the National and Local objectives and targets in relation to people with Learning Disabilities and Autism. There is both a strategic and operational focus to this role which offers the post holder the opportunity to gain some excellent skills and experience across system leadership, strategic planning and operational management whilst maintaining their clinical practice skills.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

There will be a specific focus on the following:

• Developing a clear process to manage the local Assuring Transformation system needs
• Developing a local process to improve CETR process
• Develop a processes to ensure a service response to the local Dynamic Support Plan/Register that enables admission avoidance and supporting people with LD/A in the least restrictive environment but also ensures that this cohort have access to Mental Health services (including inpatient care) as required
• Develop service responses to learning from LEDER
• Develop service responses to the needs of people with LD/A with Mental Health inpatient settings with a specific focus on improving the quality of their experience
• To advocate, challenge, scrutinise and support on behalf of those people with Mental Health Needs and LD/A and provide knowledge, advice, information, share learning and expertise where required to colleagues and services within the Manchester Care Group and across the local system
• Inform the wider Trust strategic and operational work on Learning Disabilities and Autism from a Care Group perspective

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oCurrent, relevant professional registration (e.g., NMC, HCPC, Social Work) and at least two years post registration experience in a relevant role
• oEducated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area, plus further relevant experience or training to postgraduate level or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• oRecent relevant professional experience and skills to undertake all clinical and other activities required in respect of the local and national LD/A agendas
• oUnderstanding of and ability to use and articulate relevant law in relation to the needs of people with Mental Health needs, Learning Disabilities and/or Autistic Spectrum conditions
• oExperience in service development and performance, ensuring a service meets performance measures and records and reports appropriately
• oExperience of multi-agency team working and developing relationships across organisational boundaries within the public sector

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Park House and Laureate House

Manchester

M25 3BL



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