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 Residential Registered Manager passionate about working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses. The successful candidate will work in our recovery home at Orchard House, based in Erdington, Birmingham.

Our two established hospitals, Montague Court and Dartmouth House, have successfully supported the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses and we are due to open Stanford Court, a High Dependency Unit, in the new year. Orchard House is 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 will be a 19-bed male mental health high dependency inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham.
• 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 residents with severe and enduring mental health needs on their recovery journey. You will be responsible for managing staff, the 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 residents. You will promote recovery principles to improve quality of life and achieve maximum independence with each resident.

You will work with residents delivering person-centered care, working with individuals towards community integration and balancing safety and therapeutic risk-taking.

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 an exceptional service. 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 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.

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 exceptional dedication to our residents. We prioritise employee development and are committed to supporting our staff in 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 demonstrates our commitment to the well-being of our staff. 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.

If you are interested in applying for the role or wish to have an informal discussion, please email hr@optionsforcare.net