Clinical Case Manager

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health service in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Clinical Case Manager to support the discharge process for patients into community settings. This hybrid role involves team leadership, managing service user needs, and collaborating with various health and social services. Applicants should be registered nurses or allied professionals with significant experience in mental health care. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous leave and enhanced pension.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension

Wagestream for instant pay access

Wellbeing Programme and counselling

Enhanced life assurance scheme

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with people with complex mental health needs.
• Demonstrable experience in robust risk management processes.
• Advanced understanding of complex mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Clinical Case Managers in organizing service provision.
• Manage a team of staff to meet agreed outcomes.
• Coach student nurses and newly qualified nurses.
• Maintain positive relationships with partner services.

Skills

Experience with complex mental health needs

Risk management

Leadership and mentoring

Understanding of mental health policies

Education

Registered Nurse or Registered Allied Professional

Job description

Job summary

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Clinical Case Manager to join our Clinical Case Management Service (CCMS)!.

Due to the nature of this role we require a driver with access to their own vehicle who is happy to travel.

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation to travel across the locality to complete visits to wards and community providers.

The service covers the full locality of the North East and North Cumbria, however you would largely be working within a specific geographical area.

The service will work closely with North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care Board (IBC) Complex Case Management team. The overall aim for CCMS is to support the discharge of people from acute secondary care inpatient beds / private hospital beds into alternative community settings. CTSS will also assist in the repatriation of people back to the NENC region for those currently residing out of area. The service will provide assessments, discharge planning support and 12 weeks post transition support to settle people into their new accommodation.

We are keen to hear from Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN), Registered Learning Disability Nurses (RNLD), Occupational Therapists (OT) and Social Workers who have experience working with complex mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

As our Clinical Case Manager, you will be responsible for assisting the Senior Clinical Case Managers in organising and developing service provision, including staffing, budget allocation and expenditure, resources, support networks and public relations within and relating to the service.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the needs of service users, carers and partner services to ensure delivery (inclusive of all required resident records) meets all relevant quality standards and is person centred, outcomes focused and protective of individual service users dignity and safety.
• Manage a team of up to 4 staff ensuring the effective and efficient deployment of resources to achieve agreed outcomes and targets.
• Coach and mentor student nurses and newly qualified nurses to support with individual development.
• Provide auditing of the service on a regular basis as and when required for senior management and governance teams.
• Undertake any reasonable duties/responsibilities to meet the needs of the organisation.
• Maintain positive relationships with ICB Case Managers, Local Authority Placement Coordinators, NHS Trust Bed Coordinators.
• Carry out assessments, facilitate discharge plans, create and support the 12 week transition plan when the service user moves into their new accommodation.
• Provide information for funding panels to support effective move on for individuals.

About us

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell days.
• Enhanced pension.
• Wagestream – ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay.
• Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme, including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and counselling sessions, shopping discounts and the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card.
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary.
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Everyturn Mental Health champions equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of colleague networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+, Black, Asian and minority ethnic, menopause and neurodivergent communities.

Person specifications

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Registered Allied Professional.

Experience

• Significant experience of working with people with complex mental health needs.
• Significant post registration experience.
• Demonstrable experience of meeting agreed performance targets in a service demonstrating clinical outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience of working with people who have experienced common mental health problems such as anxiety or depression.
• Demonstrable experience in robust risk management processes.
• Advanced understanding of complex mental health conditions and behaviours relating to or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of local and national policies on mental health service provision.
• Understanding of laws, mental capacity act, Mental Health Act, Safeguarding.

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.

Employer details

Everyturn Mental Health

2 Esh Plaza

Sir Bobby Robson Way

Gosforth

NE13 9BA

Website: https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/

Once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.