Older People with Serious Mental Illness/SMI With Frailty Lead

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new innovative team within the Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and frailty pathway in NE Essex. We are looking to recruit a motivated, hardworking team leader who has excellent communication skills with a passion in driving service improvement and working collaboratively with other health care providers and third sector agencies. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of a high level service in providing a proactive assessment, monitoring and management of patients over the age of 70 years with an SMI and the management of the team. As part of the national agenda for transformation the service will focus upon admission avoidance to both general hospital and a mental health inpatient setting by integrated working with the community teams within the local neighbourhood model in line with the North East Essex Alliance.

Main duties of the job

Develop knowledge of frailty and serious mental illness in order to function as an informed lead for this pathway

Responsible for the overall delivery of a range of evidence based interventions to service users based on identified needs, review the effectiveness of care packages and discharge service users back to primary care / other providers in a timely manner.

This is a developmental role where the team lead and team will be required to be adaptable to changes within service development.

Develop robust interagency relationships with key stakeholders supporting development of the integrated care pathways and locality working.

Responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service, ensuring the delivery of high quality community mental health care packages.

Responsible for general service management including

• Appraisals
• Supervisions
• Complaints/investigation management
• Management of sickness absence/disciplinary/capability and other workforce procedures and policies.

Support others in their learning and development in relation to the management needs of patients with serious mental illness and frailty

To ensure the service works in line with CPA/Social carer/risk management/ safeguarding and other relevant policies.

To lead on the interface between primary and secondary care services and across the North East Essex Alliance care pathways and groups in order to reduce barriers and access difficulties.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

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What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.