Rehabilitation Pathway Manager

NHS; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job description

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to continue to support the development of the rehabilitation pathway for individuals with mental health difficulties residing in Gloucestershire.

The Community Rehabilitation Team was set up in 2024 as a pilot project and has achieved success in supporting individuals living with psychosis to lead more fulfilling lives. The STAR team look to support individuals both in community and inpatient settings as they oversee a variety of functions, including receiving and responding to requests for funding for non-commissioned services, Personal Health Budgets & s.117 Aftercare funding requests. They have achieved success in reducing the number of out of area placements in recent years.

The teams are warm in nature and hugely motivated to make a difference. If you're an experienced leader with a passion for service development and an ability to strive towards improving and embedding best practice within the two teams then we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As Rehabilitation Pathway Manager you will provide management oversight to the Community Rehabilitation Team and STAR Team. The successful candidate will look to work collaboratively with other key stakeholders to further develop and embed the rehabilitation pathway within Gloucestershire for adults experiencing mental health illnesses.

The full details of duties of the post are captured within the Job Description and Person Specification Documents.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant management experience of working with people with a mental health condition in a variety of settings including the community.
• Experience of working with people with a mental health disability and mental health problems or behaviours which challenge.
• Experience of working with service users with complex care needs requiring higher levels of expertise.
• Experience of audit, research and the application of evidence-based practice.
• The ability to be self-motivated and work independently in managing their own workload and commitments.
• The ability to make informed decisions that are evidence-based and devise care plans that may have a serious impact upon service users/carers and the wider community.
• To have experience of forensic mental health issues and experience of working with mentally disordered offenders and restricted patients.
• Experience of partnership working.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant Mental Health Act & Mental Capacity Act legislation.
• Knowledge of principles of mental health rehabilitation - community and inpatient.
• Experience of budget management and managing large budgets (in excess of £5,000,000).
• Ability to participate in service development processes at a strategic level.
• Relevant professional Nursing Qualification/Social Work/Occupational Therapy OR equivalent extensive experience working within the public sector in a Leadership position.
• Accredited post-registration training/qualification (equivalent to Masters level) relevant to people with mental health difficulties.
• Masters Degree.
• Management Qualification.

Specialist Knowledge

• Understanding of case management within mental health services.
• Awareness of best and evidence-based practice in relation to mental health disability.
• Ability to contribute to the development of a better model of care for people with MH problems in Gloucestershire.
• Ability to case manage a large number of clients and ensure their needs and care packages are regularly reviewed to maximise independence and empowerment.
• Working knowledge of Continuing Health Care eligibility criteria.
• Significant experience and knowledge of Personal Health Budgets.
• Understanding of commissioning/contract management.
• Computer literacy and ability to contribute to the development and maintenance of a database designed to support invoicing, regular reviews and service/policy analysis.
• Ability to negotiate consensus in relation to assessment and care planning/care packages.
• Working knowledge of Responsible Commissioner guidance.
• Can demonstrate ability to develop and deliver creative approaches to service provision.
• Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and complex health and social care needs.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding on the Mental Health Act, MCA and legal aspects of Mental Health Care and s.117 Aftercare.
• Awareness and understanding of contemporary development in mental health care including the Recovery Model.

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Articulate with excellent communication skills.
• Financially aware and numerate.
• A proven ability to work with colleagues from other professions and agencies in a collaborative manner.
• Proven ability to work with service users and carers who are distressed.
• A passionate advocate for person-centred and empowering support for people with mental health disabilities.
• A desire to provide cost-effective services in order to provide for the many rather than the few.
• High achiever who can work autonomously or as part of a team.
• Positive and enthusiastic.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a large caseload/workload effectively.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• The ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required).
• The ability to influence and negotiate in situations that require sensitivity.
• The ability to communicate with people when there may be barriers to understanding such as language, disability or cultural differences.
• The ability to negotiate on contentious issues such as costs with providers and explore options and reach consensus in the best interests of the service users, carers, the wider community, victims and the complex care commissioning team.
• The ability to make and contribute to difficult decisions that are often made in the context of complex and emotive situations and to be able to support those decisions and implement actions.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook.

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.

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