Band 8A Psychological Wellbeing Services Manager

Job summary Here at DMRC we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.DMRC provides occupationally focussed rehabilitation topatients with complex needs, including those who have sustained traumatic andneurological injury, patients experiencing long term health conditions and/orpersistent pain from musculoskeletal injury.The Psychological Wellbeing Service (PWS) consists of aninterdisciplinary team (IDT) of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, OccupationalTherapists, Mental Health Nurses and Psychology Assistants, who deliver aspecialist health psychology service to facilitate the wellbeing and mentalhealth of the patients under the care of DMRC, in support of their physicalrehabilitation.Do you want to be a part of a great organisation which has great additional benefits?
Look no further.DMRC are looking for a dynamic, organised, and efficient Band 8a Psychological Wellbeing Services Manager who will be working within our Defence Medical Rehabilitation team at Stanford Hall, Loughborough.
This vacancy is a permanent position offering hours per week, if this sounds like a role for you, please apply.Benefits include:An NHS pension Free Parking An inclusive working environment Gym, swimming pool, and hot tub On-site shop Golf course, running track, and tennis court Cinema Officers mess membership Main duties of the job Responsible for the efficient operational managementof PWS.Line management responsibility for personnel andresource management within PWS.Provide effective recruitment, professionalappraisal, identification of continuing professional development (CPD) needsand performance management in those under their direct line management.Support the implementation of nationally accredited standards relating tomental and psychological health to support with military rehabilitation.Ensure the systematic provision of high-qualitymental health patient management through a small clinical caseload managingrisk assessment, mental health assessment and treatment.Facilitate liaison between the Departments ofCommunity Mental Health (DCMHs), the PWS, and all teams within DMRC tofacilitate the patient journey and maintain patient safety.
Provide specialist knowledge and implementation ofcare pathways and ensure their integration across the IDT.Act as a resource to the wider professionalcommunity, providing support and relevant training, to carry out researchactivities, audits, propose and implement policy and service developments.Work within the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Code of Professional Conduct andadhere to all NMC / HCPC standards, national, and Ministry of Defence (MOD)Policies and Guidelines.
About us Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes.
In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm.
We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before.
Let's see where your future will take you, together.
Job description Job responsibilities Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Being responsible for the development of care pathways inclusive of pre-admission and proposed discharge; supporting the care team in the management of individuals with complex care needs.
Facilitating appropriate evidence-based therapeutic interventions, liaison, education, training, and mental health promotion in collaboration with the PWS multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Making decisions to determine if patients require further intervention from the mental health teams (DCMH/PWS), including admissions to the place of safety or inpatient services.
Promoting the involvement of patients and carers in the development of the care pathway and choices, ensuring that all patients are given a full explanation of their care pathway/treatment options and no decision is taken forward without their consent.
Recognising limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate.Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for further details.Selection ProcessThe selection at sift stage will be based upon your CV.
At interview, you will be tested against the following National Health Service (NHS) Knowledge and Skills Framework:NHS Core- NHSC1- CommunicationNHS Core- NHSC2- Personal and People DevelopmentNHS Core-NHSC4- Service ImprovementNHS Core-NHSC5- QualityG6-People Management Further Information:The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.
The level of security needed is security check.Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV/application.Please see the link to our Youtube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour based questions.
Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit.Defence Medical Services - YouTube- Please note if you are viewing this on NHS Jobs, you may need to copy and paste the following link in to your browser: In addition to the Defence Medical Services YouTube video, please watch An insight into the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall YouTube video.If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B.
Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required.
Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer).
Non Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply.
Please see the attached further information document for full details.As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa.
It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking.
Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment.
The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel.
All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - (The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.
There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact .
Person Specification Experience Essential Experience in managing mental health.
Experience in treatment modalities within mental health.
Experience in managing a team.
Qualifications Essential Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration OR Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration.
BSc Honours Degree (Nursing OR Occupational Therapy OR Social Work OR Psychology) or equivalent if pre-2019.
Post graduate further training in psychological therapies.
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