Service Manager for Reading At Place | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Interviews are due to be held on 5th November 2024.
Are you passionate about making a difference and enjoy working as part of a larger team?
Are you eager to use your skills to provide excellent care and progress your career?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Service Manager within the Community Mental Health Services for Reading, based between our sites at Prospect Park Hospital and Reading University. The role will consist of managing the Mental Health Integrated Community Service (MHICS) and the Short Term Team (STT) to provide an At Place offer to those accessing MH services in the Reading area
The benefits of joining our team include excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive pay and leave arrangements, flexible working opportunities, advanced IT enablement and support, childcare vouchers and so much more.
Reading is a vibrant and diverse town situated to the West of London. It has all the bustle one would want from a large urban conurbation and the tranquillity afforded by the Thames and the surrounding countryside.- The post holder will be part of the senior operational management team within the Reading community based MH service and will take a lead role in developing the ‘At Place’ offer and implementing the ‘One Team’ approach.
- The post holder will work alongside colleagues in delivering high quality services for adults with severe and enduring mental illness. They will help provide leadership and direction in developing the capabilities of the team, with a focus on maintaining performance within the team across all areas of performance monitoring.
- Applicants will need to be enthusiastic and able to work flexibly and reliably to provide clinical and leadership support for the At Place Team in order to contribute to the delivery of outstanding care to our patients.
- Applicants should have the ability to think calmly and logically under pressure and have a positive attitude to maintaining high standards of work at all times, and able to demonstrate excellent communication skills. You will be quick to adapt to new situations, be able to work as part of a team but also possess the ability to work unsupervised, using your own initiative.
- Strong organisation skills are essential as you will be responsible for arranging the daily operation of our At Place services working alongside the multi-disciplinary team
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
- Degree in relevant health/social care or equivalent qualification
- Minimum of 5 years experience working in a community mental health team setting at band 7 or above.
- Evidence of CPD and relevant training.
- Experience in managing serious incidents and situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and formal investigations.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Martin Gill on 01189605612 or email: reading.cmht@berkshire.nhs.uk (FAO Martin Gill) who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Sunday 13 Oct 2024