About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Support Manager to join our Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion and Reconnect services.
This is a varied role combining operational leadership and clinical practice, with an indicative split of 60% deputy/team management responsibilities and 40% Band 6 Lead Practitioner duties.
Working closely with the Team Manager, Clinical Lead and wider leadership team, you will help coordinate the day-to-day running of services, support a multidisciplinary workforce of around 40 colleagues, and provide leadership across workforce, performance, quality, risk, governance and service improvement.
Alongside this, you will retain a meaningful clinical role, undertaking assessments, contributing to risk management and care planning, supporting complex cases and working directly with people across criminal justice pathways.
Our services work across police custody, courts, probation, prisons and community settings, supporting people with a wide range of mental health, neurodevelopmental, substance misuse and social vulnerabilities.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to develop further as an operational leader while maintaining clinical practice and making a real contribution to service development across L&D and Reconnect.
Main duties of the job
The role will provide day-to-day operational support across Liaison & Diversion and Reconnect, working closely with the Team Manager and Clinical Lead to help coordinate a multidisciplinary workforce of around 35 colleagues. Responsibilities will include workforce and rota coordination, supervision and appraisal, sickness and attendance processes, recruitment, performance monitoring, quality improvement, incident and risk management, complaints, governance, service pressures and business continuity. The post holder will deputise for agreed operational duties when required and support consistent, safe and effective service delivery across multiple sites and pathways.
The clinical element of the role will include working as a Band 6 Lead Practitioner across the criminal justice pathway. This may involve undertaking assessments, risk formulation and care planning, supporting complex cases, providing advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies, contributing to multidisciplinary decision-making and maintaining a small caseload or defined episodes of care. Clinical practice will be undertaken within the post holder's professional registration, competence and agreed service priorities.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification.
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Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Current professional registration as an RMN, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
- Degree/diploma or equivalent professional qualification relevant to mental health practice.
- Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management, safeguarding and relevant mental health/legal frameworks.
Desirable
- Management, leadership, coaching or quality improvement qualification.
- Knowledge of Liaison & Diversion, Reconnect, forensic or criminal justice pathways.
- Knowledge of NHS performance, workforce and quality improvement processes.
Skills and experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in mental health or a relevant health/social care setting.
- Experience of complex assessment, risk formulation/management, care planning and multidisciplinary decision-making.
- Experience of supporting operational service delivery, including workforce coordination, performance, incidents, governance or service pressures.
Desirable
- Experience working within L&D, Reconnect, forensic or criminal justice services.
- Experience of line management, supervision, appraisal or supporting staff performance and wellbeing.
- Experience of multi-agency working with partners such as police, courts, probation, prisons or social care.
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
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Andrew's House
London Road
Derby
DE1 2SX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)