Case Manager CAMHS Tier 4 Southern Counties Provider Collaborative

As a Case Manager, the post holder will work as part of the Provider Collaborative team in delivering an effective service to ensure safe and effective care pathways are in place for Child and Adolescent service users from the Southern Counties region in mental health care settings within the NHS and Independent sector.

The role is to hold and manage a defined caseload of young people in tier 4 CAMHS services which includes hospitals and alternatives to admission. The role includes supporting families and carers of those young people accessing Tier 4 services.

To provide clinical support to the Provider Collaborative in relation to the defined population, this will include projected mapping of future service use, identification of users for future service provision, planning in terms of future service needs. The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service delivery. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Southern Counties CAMHS Provider Collaborative as an inpatient case manager, supporting effective patient pathways. Case managers play a vital role within Provider Collaboratives, providing credible oversight and facilitator of care for patients in receipt of specialised services. They also support the commissioning function by assisting with the monitoring and reviewing of the quality of provision by observing providers in practice and monitoring and reviewing quality information and local intelligence.

Case Managers have regular face to face with young people admitted to Tier 4 units within footprint and across the country. Travel will be an essential part of the position to ensure quality care for our young people.

The Southern Counties Provider Collaborative is a great place to work with a vibrant team. We offer regular supervision, training and development.

Main duties of the job:

• Provision of clinical expertise to the Southern Counties Provider Collaborative.
• Ensuring effective care pathways, within and across Provider Collaborative Boundaries.
• Resolution of complex or disrupted care pathways in conjunction with colleagues across England (and within UK for service users placed in services outside England).
• Supporting the Provider Collaborative team in ensuring that services within the footprint are compliant to all specifications.
• Ensuring the delivery of high-quality services that are value for money.
• Ensuring case management systems and record keeping are maintained and kept up to date.
• Maintaining a caseload of young people and supporting their families/carers.
• The person will be required to work as duty within office hours with admin support as part of a rota system with other case managers.
• Attending clinical meetings to support alternative to admissions and supporting and chairing CETRs for young people in Tier 4 services (training can be provided).
• Travel to Tier 4 units within the footprint and across the country to meet with young people and review their care.

Person Specification:

Qualifications Essential:

• Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse or other registered health or social care professional.
• Possess a relevant additional professional qualification e.g., masters level, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Knowledge/experience Essential:

• Detailed knowledge of legal issues pertaining to the specialist service including MHA 1983, Children’s Act, S117 after care, Transforming care, Safeguarding and child protection legislation.
• Detailed operational knowledge of specialised services, including risk assessment/management.
• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent.
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this engagement.

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: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.