About this role
Job summary
Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.
Mission
Realising Potential
Vision
We offer best practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.
Values
The individual is at the heart of everything we do. We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships. We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting difference, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.
Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Registered Manager passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses. The successful candidate will work in our mental health inpatient unit at Montague Court based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for day-to-day operational management and delivering high-quality mental health services to a highly dependent and complex group of service users with multiple complex needs. You will be responsible for clinical and administrative staff, clinical quality, and the delivery of consistently high standards. You will oversee the unit's governance through clinical audit and offer frontline clinical leadership alongside active contribution as a senior management team member. You will be pivotal in the provision of effective leadership in ensuring positive outcomes for the service and service users. You will promote recovery principles to improve quality of life and achieve maximum independence with each service user.
You will offer clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team and represent a senior professional voice within the integrated care team. You will work with service users delivering person-centered care, working with individuals towards community integration and balancing safety and therapeutic risk-taking.
You must be a Registered Nurse (registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council) or another first-level healthcare qualification.
About us
Our two established hospitals, Montague Court and Dartmouth House, have successfully supported the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses and we have recently opened Stanford Court, a High Dependency Unit. Orchard House is our recovery home which provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals on their journey to mental health recovery.
Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.Montague Court is an 18-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Stanford Court will be a 19-bed male mental health high dependency inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down service based in Erdington, Birmingham, which allows extension of the long-term complex care pathway.
Job description Job responsibilities
At Options for Care, we understand the importance of delivering tailored and holistic support to our service users. Our dedicated team is committed to providing relationship-centred interventions that are grounded in evidence-based practices. We strongly believe that our approach helps individuals lead fulfilling lives and attain their personal objectives. To ensure that we consistently meet our service users' needs, we use recognised assessment tools to track outcomes and make adjustments as needed. Our goal is to empower our service users to live in the least restrictive setting feasible while maintaining their dignity and independence.
We are looking for a dynamic individual with a genuine passion for working with people with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses and a similar passion for supporting staff to deliver an exceptional service. You must be able to work core hours, predominantly 09:00-17:00, with a usual working week of Monday-Friday whilst taking part in the on-call duty management rota.
At Options for Care, we recognise the immense value of our team members. Our staff are the foundation of our success, and we appreciate their exceptional dedication to our residents. We prioritise employee development and are committed to supporting our staff in every stage of their career journey. Our workplace is warm and welcoming, with necessary assistance and supervision to ensure a positive work environment.
Our comprehensive staff health benefits package demonstrates our commitment to the well-being of our staff. We take all necessary steps to ensure that our staff are well taken care of, both professionally and personally. We are passionate about creating a positive work environment that fosters growth, development, and well-being. Join us at Options for Care and be part of a team that is dedicated to your success.
If you are interested in applying for the role or wish to have an informal discussion, please email [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Please see the attached document for more information.
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.
Employer details Employer name Options for Care
Address 2 Montague Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B16 9HR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://optionsforcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)