About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated leader to undertake a12-month fixed-term contract or secondmentas a Clinical Manager within West Essex Community Mental Health Services.
The post holder will play a key leadership role in supporting service transformation and the continued development of integrated community mental health services across West Essex Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Working closely with senior leaders, clinicians, partner agencies, service users and carers, the Clinical Manager will provide professional,operationaland clinical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective,compassionateand high-quality care.
The post holder willbe responsible forleading the day-to-day clinical and operational management of community mental health services, ensuring delivery against performance standards, qualityobjectives, workforcerequirementsand financial targets. Responsibilities will include operational leadership, service improvement, workforce planning, clinical governance, budget management and the delivery of key Trust and system priorities.
The roleprovides an excellent development opportunity for individualswishing to broaden their leadership experience and gain exposure to strategic service transformation, system partnership working and senior operational management within mental health services.
Main duties of the job
Deliver the service modelfor theWest Essex Health and Care partnership integratedPCN Neighbourhood model.
Responsible for the overall delivery of a range ofevidence basedinterventions
toservice users based onidentifiedneedsutilising agreed patient reported outcome measure tools.
Ensure service users are seenin a timely mannerby the right person, at the right time, in the right location.
Implement a team approach to case management where practitioners are not isolated in decision making andhave the ability toaccess a range ofexpertiseto inform decision making.
Work collaboratively with Consultant Psychiatristsand Senior Clinicians within the West Essex care unit.
To takeresponsibility forsupervising and managing clinical activity andcasework
Work with clinical staff to best deliver access, activity,financeand quality targets.
Work with Operational Service Manager toassistin delivery of cost improvement through service improvement and cost releasing savings.
Work with the Trust Governance Team to ensure robust systems and programmes areestablishedwithin the team tomonitorand deliver high quality clinically effective services
About us
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential. Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks. If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling. Benefits
27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service. Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay. Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits. £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus. Work that wraps around your needs
Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Job description Job responsibilities
Develop robust interagency relationships with key stakeholders and other outside agencies supporting the development of the integrated care pathways and locality working.
Ensure the efficient and effective operation of the service, managing budgets, matching resources to need, and coping flexibly with workload pressures.
Work collaboratively with theWest Essex care unit corporate support services toestablishand manage operational systems which highlight early warning of deviation from financial / activitytargets, andinitiate corrective action.
Responsible for the setting of quality standards within the services and the design processes to support them.
Work with the Trust Governance Team to ensure robust systems and programmes areestablishedwithin the team tomonitorand deliver high quality clinically effective services.
Work with the Patient Advocacy Li
Person Specification
Experience Essential
RMN/AHP or equivalent 2-3 years and band 7 Driving and access to a car
Desirable
Masters or degree level Willingness to develop integrated leadership skills
Employee management Essential
Experience in sickness management or capability support
Desirable
experience or willingness to develop management skills in employee management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address The Laurels- St Margarets
The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)