Mental Health Case Manager

Job summary
As a Case Manager, the post holder will work as part of the Adult Secure Provider Collaborative commissioning team to deliver an effective service and ensure safe, effective care pathways are in place for all service users in specialised mental health care settings across Kent, Surrey and Sussex within the NHS and Independent sector.

Main duties of the job

• Provision of clinical expertise to the specialised mental health commissioning function in the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Provider Collaborative South-East Region.
• Ensuring effective care pathways are in place for patients placed inside the Kent, Surrey and Sussex footprint and leading in developing care pathways for patients placed outside the KSS footprint.
• Resolution of complex or disrupted care pathways in conjunction with colleagues across England (and within the UK for service users placed in services outside England).
• Supporting the Provider Collaborative commissioning team in ensuring that services within the KSS South-East Region comply with all specifications and guidance.
• Ensuring the delivery of high-quality services that are value for money.
• Ensuring case management systems and record-keeping are maintained and updated.

About us
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 354-CO-22026
Job locations: Portland House, Richmond Road, Worthing, BN11 1HS, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse or other registered health or social care professional
• Possess a relevant additional professional qualification e.g., masters level, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Knowledge/experience

• Detailed knowledge of legal issues pertaining to the specialist service including MHA 2007 Children's Act, S117 after care, Transforming care, Safeguarding and child protection legislation
• Detailed operational knowledge of specialised services, including risk assessment/management
• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
• Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this engagement

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Forensic Pathways Manager, Damien Kealey, damien.kealey@nhs.net

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