Mental Health Manager
Job Description
Job summary
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We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Mental Health Manager to join our team and support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care across a range of health and care workstreams. In this role, you will lead on complex clinical assessments, case reviews and care package redesign activity, utilising your expertise in Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Mental Health to provide evidence-based recommendations that support commissioning decisions and improve outcomes for individuals.
Working autonomously within a dynamic environment, you will undertake comprehensive assessments, review clinical information, and apply sound professional judgement to ensure care arrangements are safe, effective, proportionate and aligned to assessed needs. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician who is confident managing a varied caseload, influencing decision-making, and delivering high-quality outcomes while working collaboratively with health and social care partners.
Main duties of the job
About us
ABOUT US
We are a well-established and trusted health economy partner, saving millions for reinvestment in health and social care through our Workforce, Financial, Care and Specialty Transformation businesses.
We are dedicated to improving the health economy through expert advisors, established technology, and best practice process improvement. Our work has also been recognised with numerous HR and Finance industry awards.
As a base all our employees work from the comfort of their own home. We now have over 400 employees based across the length and breadth of the UK, enjoying the flexibility of working remotely.
We are proud to say that we are currently the:
#1 Best Large Company To Work For in the UK
#1 Best Consultancy To Work For in the UK
We are a 3-star (out of 3) rated company by Best Companies, recognising Liaison Group as a World-class Company to Work For.
Job responsibilities
- Undertake complex Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments, reviews and case evaluations, applying the National Framework and relevant guidance to support robust clinical decision-making.
- Lead the review, analysis and redesign of complex packages of care, ensuring recommendations are clinically appropriate, outcome-focused and represent value for money.
- Complete comprehensive clinical assessments and produce high-quality reports with clear rationale, evidence-based recommendations and defensible professional judgement.
- Apply advanced clinical reasoning to evaluate individuals' health needs, levels of risk and support requirements, making recommendations regarding care planning and funding arrangements.
- Manage a complex caseload autonomously, prioritising workload effectively and delivering outcomes within agreed timescales and quality standards.
- Provide specialist clinical advice and support to commissioners, providers and partner organisations on complex Continuing Healthcare and Mental Health cases.
- Assess and review individuals with mental health needs, ensuring care arrangements are appropriate, effective and promote improved health and wellbeing outcomes.
- Support the review and management of Section 117 and other Mental Health-related cases where required, providing clinical expertise and recommendations.
- Work collaboratively with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Local Authorities, providers, service users, families and multidisciplinary teams to support effective assessment and care planning processes.
- Develop and monitor measurable outcomes and recommendations to support ongoing review and quality assurance of commissioned services.
- Contribute to service improvement, transformation and quality initiatives across multiple workstreams, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to changing organisational priorities.
- Ensure all assessments, reports and documentation are completed accurately and professionally, in accordance with regulatory, professional and information governance requirements.
- Provide evidence and professional justification to support challenges, appeals, complaints and complex decision-making processes where required.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders, demonstrating credibility, professionalism and clinical leadership in all interactions.
Person Specification
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Strong clinical assessment, decision-making and report-writing skills, with the ability to make robust evidence-based recommendations.
- Excellent knowledge of Continuing Healthcare (CHC) processes and the ability to manage complex cases autonomously.
- Effective stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build positive relationships across health and social care systems.
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health legislation, including Section 117 Aftercare, the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
- Experience working across multiple programmes, workstreams or transformation projects.
- Experience undertaking remote assessments and using digital case management systems.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to degree level in related subject.
Experience
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with significant Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessment and review experience.
- Proven ability to manage complex cases, make sound clinical judgements and produce high quality evidence-based recommendations.
- Experience working autonomously across multiple workstreams, delivering outcomes and managing key stakeholder relationships.
Desirable
- Experience of Section 117 Aftercare assessments and reviews.
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act.
- Experience in commissioning, service transformation or complex case review programmes.
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 window).
Employer details
Employer name
Liaison Group
Address
Market House
61 High Street
Tring
Hertfordshire
HP23 4AB
United Kingdom
