Job summary
Employer heading
Respite Services Team/Ward Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a key leadership and management role within the Teesside Children's Learning Disability's Service
We are looking to recruit a Respite Services Clinical Manager to manage the respite services at Baysdale, Roseberry Park Hospital.
The respite service provides overnight stays to providing a specialist health service to children and young people with a Learning Disability living within the locality. Respite supports individuals who present with complex physical health needs and behaviours that challenge.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a forward thinking innovative person with excellent communication skills and highly experienced in terms of managing a multi-disciplinary health team.
The appointed person will be a strong, dynamic leader with a proven record of effective leadership and experience of change management supporting the team effectively through a period of rapid change and future challenges this may bring.
To improve the lives of people with mental ill health and/or learning disabilities by minimising the impact of their condition through effective clinical leadership and management of the development and delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing for all service users.
To be professionally accountable and responsible for the delivery of the clinical service by the ward team.
To be responsible for the operational management of the ward within budgeted resources and including the effective line management of the ward team.
To lead practice development and service development initiatives to ensure continual quality improvement as an integral part of the Trust’s Quality Improvement System.
To provide an environment and culture where patients, carers and staff can raise concerns and be confident that: they will be listened to respectfully
To provide direct patient care whilst modelling appropriate clinical behaviours to other staff
Working for our organisation
The post holder will maintain, manage and deliver on key Trust and Service targets ensuring the high performance of the team, whilst upholding the Trust values with the service user at the centre.
This is a challenging role requiring an exceptional candidate , in return the Trust provides excellent training, supervision and coaching opportunities and has a strong focus on talent management. We are dedicated to continuous improvement and our journey for change, committed to providing the best experience we can to service users, staff and partners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main responsibilities include -
Clinical Responsibility and Patient Contact
Administration and responsibility for Information Systems
Responsibility for Planning/Organising & Strategic/Business and Policy Development
Service Development and Project Management
Financial Responsibilities
Responsibility for Physical Resources, Estates, Hotel Services
Research and Audit
Staff Management, Training and Development, HR
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person specification
Qulaifications
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council (RMN / RNMH / RNLD)
- Be educated to Master’s level in a subject area relevant to the area of practice OR
- Have equivalent clinical experience to that of master’s level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience – which also includes significant experience of managing people. (see below under experience), together with evidence of relevant CPD
- Be trained in Clinical Supervision and providing clinical supervision
- Be a Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field
- Significant experience of managing people
- Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours
- Working collaboratively with others (external partners, staff, service users and their families/carers)
- Working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Risk assessment and management and its application in practice
- Working knowledge of clinical medicines management
- Developing, maintaining and auditing practice standards
- Evidence of training in Quality Improvement methodology or coaching, and/or using same in quality improvement
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally
- Research methodology
- The Trust’s Quality Improvement system (QIS) – or completion of training within agreed timescale
- Governance and its application in practice
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment (depending on specialist area)
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sonia Ayre
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Yvonne Harrison, Nurse Consultant [email protected].
Corinne Davies, Modern Matron [email protected]
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