Service Manager | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

The post holder will provide clinical leadership and direction for all practitioners in maintaining clinical and non-clinical standards of care and in implementing quality service improvements including ensuring that Care Quality Commission (CQC) essential standards are met.

The post holder will provide the leadership, operational co-ordination and management for the Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Wards and Home Treatment Team in the designated borough. This will involve working closely with the borough Associate Director and partner agencies to ensure the delivery and development of high quality services within the borough.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #Pennine Care People and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Band 8a – Acute Service Manager. AFC 27/02/19 JME-126-19.

This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
• Access to Continued Professional Development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

• Integrate health / social care professionals within the defined model with single line management in line with mental health structures.
• The post holder will provide clinical leadership and direction for all practitioners in maintaining clinical and non-clinical standards of care and in implementing quality service improvements including ensuring that Care Quality Commission (CQC) essential standards are met.
• Represent mental health services for Adult Acute Inpatient and Home Treatment Services at key strategic development forums as requested or.
• Contribute to the development of a range of services for adults with mental health problems alongside other professionals and voluntary independent sector agencies.
• Develop effective working relationships with other local stakeholders to contribute to the development of adult acute services.
• Ensure active representation on the borough management team, governance groups, expand to other groups.
• To develop the strategic development of the bed management bureau to optimise the use of the bureau.
• The inpatient service manager will ensure all appropriate systems and processes are adhered to via the senior bed manager (job title to be confirmed) and will support the development of the bed management standard operating procedure and ensure adherence to the relevant sections of the bed management protocol.

• Ensure compliance with all CPA requirements across the inpatient wards and home treatment teams.
• To be responsible for ensuring that staff are adequately trained to utilise and manage the clinical data recording system (Paris).
• Promote the Mental Health Act Code of Practice and ensure compliance with the Mental Health Act requirements.
• Review practice regularly and implement any necessary changes in line with evidence based practice.
• Take responsibility to maintain the standards of the ward environment using PLACE, Health & Safety, and infection control…