Support Manager

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for 2 new roles within our Older Adult Community Mental Health teams. This role is to work with our team managers to support operationally. The role will be 60% operational and 40% clinical.

The posts will be across Chesterfield, Killamarsh, Bolsover and Clay Cross and Amber Valley and Erewash. (2 different posts)

This is a fixed term post of 12 months for external candidates or for internal candidates this is a 12 month secondment opportunity.) Please seek your current line managers permission before applying for this role.

Main duties of the job

The role will provide operational support across workforce coordination, performance monitoring, quality improvement, incident and risk processes, complaints, service pressures, waiting list oversight and business continuity arrangements. The post holder will work closely with clinical leads, senior clinicians, administration colleagues and wider Care Group colleagues to support safe, caring, responsive, effective and well-led services.

The clinical element of the role may include undertaking initial assessments, supporting complex case management, contributing to system and pathway working, participating in multidisciplinary team discussions, and chairing or coordinating case meetings where appropriate. Clinical activity will be undertaken within the post holder's professional registration, scope of practice, 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 responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification.

Attached link includes Job description and Person spec.

Person specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Registered MH Nurse
• Diploma/Degree MH Nursing
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Management/leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience - Minimum of 3 years since qualifying.

Desirable

• experience of working within OA MH, CMHT's or NHS community Services

Skills

Essential

• Able to organise, prioritse and coordinate complex workloads

Desirable

• knowledge of CMHT pathways