Band 7 Unit manager - Dan Mooney House

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Knowle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in Knowle is looking for an experienced Manager for their Inpatient Rehabilitation Service. This role involves overseeing a multidisciplinary team while ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to service users. The ideal candidate will have a nursing or AHP background, strong leadership skills, and experience working with individuals with Psychosis. Join us to make a significant impact on the lives of those we serve in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Relocation expenses up to £8,000

Access to professional development programs

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience managing a comprehensive staff team.
• Ability to maintain quality standards in care delivery.
• Knowledge of national guidance and best practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational oversight of the inpatient rehabilitation unit.
• Provide effective nursing advice and support for health and social care needs.
• Implement quality improvement initiatives in care delivery.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Experience with Psychosis

Staff management

Evidence-based practice

Communication skills

Education

Nursing or AHP qualification

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician (Nurse/AHP) to join Dan Mooney House Inpatient Rehabilitation Service in the role of Manager. Dan Mooney is a Complex Care Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit based in Knowle, comprising 15 beds that support varying degrees of independent living. The unit caters for both males with a primary diagnosis of Psychosis for a typical 3 year admission. Rookery Gardens has a strong ethos of recovery, working with service users to increase strengths and coping strategies with the aim to live as independently as possible post discharge. Dan Mooney works in close partnership with its sibling unit David Bromley, who provide support and interventions with female service users into the community, with all aspects of independent living and social inclusion.

The successful candidate will be managing a comprehensive staff team including RMN's, OT's, psychiatrists, psychologists, HCA's and recovery navigators to support active rehabilitation. The role of the manager is to maintain operational oversight of the unit, its staff and to ensure safety. The post holder will maintain quality standards, delivery of evidence-based care in line with clinical policy. They will be responsible for the implementation of national guidance, best practice and national policy.

For further information please contact Richard Salkeld via [email protected]. With the support of the Clinical Nurse Manager and Matron the post holder will hold responsibility for the staff team, and the management and provision of quality evidence based nursing advice support and care for service users with health and social care needs, and their carers within the unit. The post holder will provide effective and efficient management of delegated resources within the unit while ensuring care delivery meets and addresses the issues of spirituality, equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation. They will act as a role model for junior staff, and in a manner, which positively reflects the values of the organisation and in a way, which will ensure that effective communication pathways exist with internal and external stakeholders aimed at supporting and developing current models of care.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust's induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.

Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.