NEAP Contract Manager

Job responsibilities

We require a Contract Manager to join and manage an already established and experienced team who are based at West Park Hospital. Their main role will be overall responsibility for the operational management of the Approvals function associated with the registration, approval and training of medical practitioners under Section 12(2) Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). Also, the registration, approval and training of medical, and non-medical, practitioners as Approved Clinicians under Section 145(1) (MHA) for, and on behalf of, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for the North of England area. They will also be required to manage and maintain the National Database for the North of England region for approved practitioners.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Health or Social Care Qualification equivalent to degree level or higher
• Relevant Post Graduate Qualification in Mental Health Law or related area
• And In depth expert knowledge of: Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act 1998, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (including their replacement - Liberty Protection Safeguards), Secretary of State legal Instructions relating to Approved Clinician and Section 12(2) approval (MHA 1983)

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a management role (above Band 5) to evidence use of strategic and operational management skills and thinking skills.
• To demonstrate ability to make decisions under pressure and be self-reliant evidenced by having significant experience in a specialist role used for guidance or advice.
• Evidence of using mentoring, coaching and assessment knowledge and skills.
• Ability to demonstrate teaching and presentation skills and knowledge of theoretical models of education and information transfer through either:Formal education/teaching qualification and practice experience or Experiential learning and demonstration of teaching/education practice underpinned by description of theoretical rationale
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of the: Contemporary health and social care economic and political local and national strategy and the implications for the Trust, Contemporary mental health and learning disability local and national strategy relating to MHL and the implications for the Trust, Contemporary professional education models and development - educational economic local and national strategy and the implications for the Trust, Organisational vision and values - strategic objectives and current service delivery direction, Models of research, clinical audit, and outcomes measurement,Approaches to human factors, interactional models, and systemic theory in relation to management and team performance development.
• Ability to demonstrate skills and competencies in: Operational and strategic management and leadership, including human resource management processes and human resource development processes, budgetary management including budget setting and business case development.
• Performance management and use of management systems
• Verbal, written, visual and electronic communication systems and application
• Information and data handling - collection, collation, presentation, analysis, and document production/publication
• Use of information software such as Microsoft office
• Teaching, supervision, appraisal, mentoring and coaching
• Change management, service development and quality improvement
• Presentation, chairing and management of conflict
• Organisation, administration, and time management
• Project management and group facilitation Self-wellbeing and health management and personal development
• Critical reflection, critical thinking, and analysis

Other Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policy to work across all Trust locations and external venues.
• The ability to maintain professional registration - meeting ongoing practice and professional development standards and demonstrating ongoing fitness to practice.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Engaging and involving attitude to working with teams.
• Self-awareness of personal strengths and areas for development with positive approach to self-management and development.
• Ability to be flexible, adaptive, innovative, and creative - motivated to promote performance and systems improvement
• Emotionally and physically resilient with proactive approach to management of own physical, social, and psychological health.

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

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