Job summary
Employer heading
Associate Hospital Manager
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
- Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disability services
- Mental health services for children and young people
- Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 3,500 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.
We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and ethnic minority candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Black Country Healthcare we recognise and value all forms of knowledge and expertise, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the job description/person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
For further supporting information to help you apply for this role please see documents attached under ‘Additional documents’.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a number of motivated and conscientious individuals with an interest in Mental Health to join our Associate Hospital Manager team at Black Country Healthcare. Associate Hospital Managers (AHMs) sit as part of a three-member panel appointed specially to look at whether people should be discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act.
In this important role you will participate as a panel member, ensuring that patients’ rights are fully explored and upheld. This will require the consideration of reports from the clinicians involved in the patient’s care, and the views of the patient if given, before determining whether the criteria for detention are met.
Black Country Healthcare NHS FT employees cannot serve as
Associate Hospital Managers.
Main duties of the job
To hear appeals from service users detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust To hear reviews of service users detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, whose detention is due for renewal/extension under the provisions of the Act. To maintain absolute confidentiality with regard to information gleaned during the course of the role. To attend training and the regular AHM forum meetings as required regarding the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Appeal/Review process and additional training as identified by the Mental Health Legislation Committee. To make judgements based upon written and oral evidence and to be able to convey these judgements appropriately to service users and/or carers. |
Working for our organisation
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 3,500 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone's life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.
New Associate Hospital Managers are given full induction, covering mental health law, hearing procedures and the role and responsibilities of an Associate Hospital Managers. They have the support of an experienced AH manager as mentor.
The Trust places emphasis on continuing development of Associate Hospital Managers skills and knowledge and offers a comprehensive programme of training covering all key areas.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To hear appeals from service users detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust To hear reviews of service users detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, whose detention is due for renewal/extension under the provisions of the Act. To maintain absolute confidentiality with regard to information gleaned during the course of the role. To attend training and the regular AHM forum meetings as required regarding the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Appeal/Review process and additional training as identified by the Mental Health Legislation Committee. To make judgements based upon written and oral evidence and to be able to convey these judgements appropriately to service users and/or carers. |
Person specification
Logically analyses and explores the information available (verbal/written)
Essential criteria
- Logically analyses and explores the information available (verbal/written)
Desirable criteria
- Resolving and Deciding Applies judgement to make incisive, fair and legally and technically sound decisions
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mental Health Legislation Team
- Job title
- Mental Health Legislation Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825079041
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