Service manager

Job Description

Position: Service ManagerLocation: Market DraytonHours: 37.5 plus on call on a rotaSalary Details: £20.68 per hourDo you have an interest in supporting clients who have a Learning Disability, ASD and/or Mental Health issuesWe are currently seeking a Service Manager to join our Adult Mental Health, at Eldertree Lodge in Market Drayton, located approximately 6 miles from Market Drayton.Job overviewWe are looking for an individual who has proven experience of leading and running a service. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work well under pressure and meet the challenges of working to deadlinesAs a service manager you will support both the Head of Nursing and Head of Quality by providing strong and robust leadership in the clinical environment using the core skills of facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, teaching and delegation. You will be highly visible and accessible to patients and their families and staff, ensuring all patients and their families have the opportunity to seek information, help and support, or to communicate problematic or celebratory issues.Main duties of the jobYou will take responsibility for the care provided to patients and manage a team of staff working within the service whilst working closely with their line manager to ensure the efficient and effective running of their areas of responsibility. Ensure that care needs are assessed and programs of care are developed, implemented, evaluated and documented contemporaneously for caseload of patients and form part of the on call rota over 24/7. Be able to recognise the need for referral to statutory bodies (e.g. safeguarding, DoLS, MHA, MCA, etc) and ensure documentation is completed as necessary. On a shift by shift basis, be responsible for minimising the risks of infections and for the implementation of the relevant Code of Practice for prevention and control of infection.Many of our patients arrive with complex and challenging needs. At Coveberry, Senior Staff Nurses work in small teams with Support Workers, Doctors, Therapists and other experts, and together they make a world of difference to people’s lives.Most patients and residents are referred via NHS and local authorities. We play an integral part in contributing to new models of care outlined in the Five Year Forward View.We have gained a reputation for innovation and creating the right treatment solutions for patients with particularly challenging and complex needs. Our philosophy is to ensure that every individual admitted to our services has the potential to enhance their prospects for a more fulfilling life.Eldertree Lodge is a low secure mental health hospital that provides specialist assessments, treatments and rehabilitation for adults with intellectual disabilities, mental health needs, autistic spectrum disorders, including those with varying degrees of challenging behaviours and forensic histories. The Hospital has 39 beds spread across six wards.Coveberry, part of the CareTech family are one the leading specialist healthcare providers, with hospital and centres throughout England, delivering a wide ranging services in adult mental health and learning disabilities, specialist brain injury, child and adult mental health services (CAMHS) including eating disorders and social care for children with special needs.Our aspiration is to nurture the world, one person at a time and that’s why everything we do is designed to provide the best care and recovery for our patients and residents.We’re proud to have recruited some of the most experienced doctors, nurses and therapists in their fields and alongside our supportive stable Management structure we hope that it’s you that can help make a difference to our excellent teams and workforce.Please click apply for further information and a full Job Description.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.