Registered Manager

Job summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Registered Manager passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses. The successful candidate will work in our new mental health inpatient unit at Stanford Court based in Highgate, Birmingham.

Our two established hospitals, Montague Court and Dartmouth House have successfully supported the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses. We also have Orchard House, our recovery home, which provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals on their journey to mental health recovery. Furthermore, we eagerly anticipate the opening of Stanford Court, which is set to occur later in 2024.

Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.

Montague Court is an 18-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Stanford Court will be a 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This will consist of a 19-bed enhanced care service and four self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.

Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down service based in Erdington, Birmingham, which allows extension of the long-term complex care pathway.

Main duties of the job

At Options for Care, we understand the importance of delivering tailored and holistic support to our service users. Our dedicated team is committed to providing relationship-centred interventions that are grounded in evidence-based practices. We strongly believe that our approach helps individuals lead fulfilling lives and attain their personal objectives. To ensure that we consistently meet our service users' needs, we use recognised assessment tools to track outcomes and make adjustments as needed. Our goal is to empower our service users to live in the least restrictive setting feasible while maintaining their dignity and independence.

You will be responsible for day-to-day operational management and delivering high-quality mental health services to a highly dependent and complex group of service users with multiple complex needs. You will be responsible for clinical and administrative staff, clinical quality, and the delivery of consistently high standards. You will oversee the unit's governance through clinical audit and offer frontline clinical leadership alongside active contribution as a senior management team member. You will be pivotal in the provision of effective leadership in ensuring positive outcomes for the service and service users. You will promote recovery principles to improve quality of life and achieve maximum independence with each service user.

About us

At Options for Care, we recognise the immense value of our team members. Our staff is the foundation of our success, and we appreciate their exceptional dedication to our clients. We prioritise employee development and are committed to supporting our staff in every stage of their career journey. Our workplace is warm and welcoming, with necessary assistance and supervision to ensure a positive work environment.

Our comprehensive staff health benefits package further demonstrates our commitment to the well-being of our staff. Our commitment to staff well-being is further evidenced by our individual well-being risk assessments, which are utilised to create personalised support plans for each employee. We take all necessary steps to ensure that our staff are well taken care of, both professionally and personally.

At Options for Care, we pride ourselves on creating a safe and healthy work environment that promotes staff productivity and longevity. That is why we offer competitive compensation, including an annual cost of living pay increase for all our staff members, in addition to an incremental pay system tied to our appraisal process, which is our way of showing gratitude for their exceptional dedication to our service users. This incremental pay pathway includes the first pay rise following the successful completion of a six-month probation period, ensuring that our staff are rewarded for their hard work and commitment to quality care.

Job responsibilities

Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.

Mission

Realising Potential

Vision

We offer best practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.

Values

The individual is at the heart of everything we do.

We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.

We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting difference, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.

You will offer clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team and represent a senior professional voice within the integrated care team. You will work with service users delivering person-centered care, working with individuals towards community integration and balancing safety and therapeutic risk-taking.

You must be a Registered Nurse (registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council) or another first-level healthcare qualification. We are looking for a dynamic individual with a genuine passion for working with people with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses and a similar passion for supporting staff to deliver exceptional and innovative services. You must be able to work core hours, predominantly 09:00-17:00, with a usual working week of Monday-Friday whilst taking part in the on-call duty management rota.

In order to apply for the post of Registered Manager, you will have a minimum of 12 months of experience in a management or clinical leadership role. Ideally, you will be able to supply evidence of management training and development, although this can and will be provided. Our goal is to support and develop the chosen individual to become a CQC Registered Manager.

We are passionate about creating a positive work environment that fosters growth, development, and well-being. Join us at Options for Care and be part of a team that is dedicated to your success!

If you are interested in applying for the role or wish to have an informal discussion, please call: Jean Hammond, Head of Care, on (phone number removed)

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Demonstrates and recognises differences and doesnt discriminate because of these differences.

Genuine interest in working with service user group

Skills

Essential

Computer literate, excellent oral and written communication skills

Active Listening Skills

Supervisory/Leadership Skills

Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills and information-handling skills

Desirable

Line management

Supervision clinical and managerial

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in managing and supervising a staff team

Significant professional leadership, especially professional development, clinical governance and supervision and appraisal

Understanding of pay and non-pay budgets

Working knowledge of CPA, MHA, MCA and Clinical Governance

Demonstration of understanding of CQC responsibilities

Evidence of the ability to challenge and change practice and lead and manage employees and services through change

Desirable

Previous CQC registration as a registered manager

Experience in effective redesign and improvement methodologies

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registered

Evidence of management training and development

Registered Nurse or other First Level clinical qualification

Significant post-registration study

Desirable

Degree-level education (or higher)

Management or clinical leadership studies

Personal Qualities

Essential

Flexible

Personal Integrity

Meet the requirements of an appropriate person to manage these services under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Regulation 7

Flexible and adaptable working practice with a proactive approach to problem-solving

Approachable, helpful and encouraging, with excellent interpersonal skills

Motivated to improve performance & make a difference in others health & quality of life

Empowering others Striving to facilitate others contributions sharing leadership, nurturing capability and long-term development of others

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (Opens in a new tab).

Location

Stanford Court

106 Moseley Road

Highgate

B12 0HG

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: 49,390.00- 60,513.00 per year