Location: Montague Court, 2 Montague Rd, Birmingham B16 9HR
Salary from £50,378 per annum (dependent on experience)
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.
Mission
- Realising Potential
Vision
- “We offer best practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.”
Values
- “The individual is at the heart of everything we do.”
- “We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.”
- “We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting difference, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.”
Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Registered Manager passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses. The successful candidate will work in our mental health inpatient unit at Montague Court based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Our two established hospitals, Montague Court and Dartmouth House have successfully supported the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses. We also have Orchard House, our recovery home, which provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals on their journey to mental health recovery. Furthermore, we have recently opened Stanford Court this year.
- Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.
- Montague Court is an 18-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
- Stanford Court will be a 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This will consist of a 19-bed enhanced care service and four self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.
- Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down service based in Erdington, Birmingham, which allows extension of the long-term complex care pathway.
At Options for Care, we understand the importance of delivering tailored and holistic support to our service users. Our dedicated team is committed to providing relationship-centred interventions that are grounded in evidence-based practices. We strongly believe that our approach helps individuals lead fulfilling lives and attain their personal objectives. To ensure that we consistently meet our service users' needs, we use recognised assessment tools to track outcomes and make adjustments as needed. Our goal is to empower our service users to live in the least restrictive setting feasible while maintaining their dignity and independence.
You will be responsible for day-to-day operational management and delivering high-quality mental health services to a highly dependent and complex group of service users with multiple complex needs. You will be responsible for clinical and administrative staff, clinical quality, and the delivery of consistently high standards. You will oversee the unit's governance through clinical audit and offer frontline clinical leadership alongside active contribution as a senior management team member. You will be pivotal in the provision of effective leadership in ensuring positive outcomes for the service and service users. You will promote recovery principles to improve quality of life and achieve maximum independence with each service user.
You will offer clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team and represent a senior professional voice within the integrated care team. You will work with service users delivering person-centered care, working with individuals towards community integration and balancing safety and therapeutic risk-taking.
You must be a Registered Nurse (registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council) or another first-level healthcare qualification. We are looking for a dynamic individual with a genuine passion for working with people with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses and a similar passion for supporting staff to deliver exceptional and innovative services. You must be able to work core hours, predominantly 09:00-17:00, with a usual working week of Monday-Friday whilst taking part in the on-call duty management rota.
In order to apply for the post of Registered Manager, you will have a minimum of 12 months of experience in a management or clinical leadership role. Ideally, you will be able to supply evidence of management training and development, although this can and will be provided. Our goal is to support and develop the chosen individual to become a CQC Registered Manager.
Our comprehensive staff health benefits package further demonstrates our commitment to the well-being of our staff. Our commitment to staff well-being is further evidenced by our individual well-being risk assessments, which are utilised to create personalised support plans for each employee. We take all necessary steps to ensure that our staff are well taken care of, both professionally and personally.
We are passionate about creating a positive work environment that fosters growth, development, and well-being. Join us at Options for Care and be part of a team that is dedicated to your success.
To apply for this role or for more information please email hr@optionsforcare.net
Please note this advert may be closed early once we receive enough applicants.
Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Senior Assistant Psychologist (2-year Fixed Term) passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses. The successful candidate will work at Dartmouth House, a mental health inpatient unit, based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.
Our two established hospitals, Montague Court and Dartmouth House, have successfully supported the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses. Stanford Court, High dependency unit, has recently opened. We also have Orchard House, our recovery home, which provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals on their journey to mental health recovery.
Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.
Montague Court is an 18-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Stanford Court is a 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham. This consists of 19 high dependency beds and four self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.
Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down service based in Erdington, Birmingham, which allows extension of the long-term complex care pathway.
Overview of main duties
We are seeking a Senior Assistant Psychologist who will have the opportunity to work independently, under supervision, and take on significant responsibilities. You will work closely within the multi-disciplinary team.
The primary objective is to enhance the psychological care of service users who have complex mental health and behavioural needs. As a Senior Assistant Psychologist, you will provide psychological assessment, formulation and intervention under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist. You will also carry out administrative tasks related to clinical work, such as conducting audits, collecting statistics, and producing reports.
As a Senior Assistant Psychologist, you will also support the development, delivery, and evaluation of staff training initiatives.
All work must be performed within the framework of our policies and procedures, and you must understand and implement the organisation's mission, vision, and values.
About us
Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.
Mission
- Realising Potential
Vision
- We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.
Values
- The individual is at the heart of everything we do.
- We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.
- We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting differences, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.
At Options for Care, we understand the importance of delivering personalised holistic support to our service users. Our dedicated team is committed to providing relationship-centred interventions that are grounded in evidence-based practices. We strongly believe that our approach helps individuals lead fulfilling lives and attain their personal objectives. To ensure that we consistently meet our service users' needs, we use recognised assessment tools to track outcomes and make adjustments as needed. Our goal is to empower our service users to live in the least restrictive setting feasible while maintaining their dignity and independence.
Job Description
As a Senior Assistant Psychologist your role will involve providing support and enhancing clinical psychology services to service users under the guidance of qualified psychologists. This will include undertaking structured assessments and therapeutic interventions, as well as clinically related administration, audit, research, teaching, and service improvement projects. You will be responsible for conducting psychological assessments of adults with complex and enduring mental health difficulties, using various clinical methodologies and working closely with the multidisciplinary team to develop care plans and provide low-intensity psychological interventions. Additionally, you will assist in managing service users' risk and problem behaviours, planning and coordinating therapeutic groups, and attending multi-disciplinary meetings. As an integral member of our team, you will work alongside psychiatrists, mental health nurses, healthcare assistants, occupational therapists and psychologists, and receive support and supervision from qualified clinical psychologists. We expect you to engage in research and service evaluation, develop and co-facilitate training and education sessions and materials.
To be considered for the role of Senior Assistant Psychologist, you must hold a Psychology degree with a minimum of 2:1 honours, which is recognised by the British Psychological Society. Additionally, you need to have at least 12 months of experience working with individuals who have mental health challenges and/or learning disabilities, as well as physical health issues or cognitive impairments.
In return, at Options for Care, we recognise the immense value of our team members. Our staff are the foundation of our success and we appreciate their dedication to our clients. We prioritise employee development and are committed to supporting our staff at every stage of their career journey. Our workplace is warm and welcoming, with necessary assistance and supervision to ensure a positive work environment. Our comprehensive staff health benefits package further demonstrates our commitment to the well-being of our staff.
At Options for Care, we pride ourselves on creating a safe and healthy work environment that promotes staff productivity and longevity. That is why we offer an incremental pay system tied to our appraisal process, our way of showing gratitude for your dedication to our service users, hard work and commitment to quality care.
We are passionate about creating a positive work environment that fosters growth, development, and well-being. Join us at Options for Care and be part of a team that is dedicated to your success!
If you are interested in applying for the role or wish to have an informal discussion, please email hr@optionsforcare.net or contact:
- Harrieth Osakwe, Senior Clinical Psychologist: harrieth.osakwe@optionsforcare.net
Please note this advert may be closed early once we receive enough applicants.
Job Summary
Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional Mental Health Nurse passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, working 157.5 hours every 4 weeks in our high dependency unit, opening in Highgate, Birmingham. You will need to be flexible to work days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. You will be collaboratively working alongside a full multi disciplinary team including external stakeholders.
The individual will assist in the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the care of our service, working in a multi disciplinary setting. You will be assisting in supporting service users to engage in social/therapeutic activities, promotion of effective relationships which respect and address spirituality, diversity and equality in accordance with our organisations mission, values, vision and legislation.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Provide person-centred care to individuals seeking support on their journey towards community integration
- To empower service users and help them realise their full potential through progressive improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge.
- Your role will involve providing quality, evidence-based nursing advice, support, and care to individuals with complex, severe, and enduring mental health needs, in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Establishing, therapeutic relationships with service users and implement evidence-based interventions.
- Providing leadership to the ward by taking turns to be the nurse in charge and promoting effective team working
- Formulating and reviewing of care plans, risk assessments and relevant assessments
- Representing the nursing team in multi disciplinary meetings
- Promoting an inclusive and positive culture aligned with the company values and policies
- Participate in audits, care reviews and identify areas for quality improvements
- Ensuring duties of safeguarding are upheld at all times.
What we’d like from you
- You must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council or in the process of achieving your registration.
- A positive attitude and passion for high quality care and support
- You should possess a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the changes brought about by the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- Additionally, you should have a clear understanding of your responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach, Clinical Governance, and Child Protection Legislation.
- Effective communication.
- Willingness to learn.
What we’d like to give you
- Competitive salary
- Welcome bonus for up to £300 for direct applications after successful probation
- Generous enhancements for night and weekend work
- ‘Recommend a friend’ payments of up to £500 payable on successful completion of applicants’ probationary period
- Employee of the month - winners get entered in to employee of the quarter draw with a chance to win vouchers
- Funded DBS
- Up to 28 day’s annual leave
- Funded corporate health cash plan providing cash back for day-to-day healthcare costs such as dental, optical and health screening
- Comprehensive and ongoing professional training and development supported by Options for Care Learning and Development Co-ordinator
- Structured clinical supervision/reflective practice
- Positive working environment in a service identified by the CQC as Good
- Full and supportive multi-disciplinary team
- Birthday leave after one years service
- Annual pay reviews
Pay rate starting from £16.68 per hour, dependent on experience
Send your CV to hr@optionsforcare.net