Previous Applicants Need Not Apply
An opportunity has arisen for Registered professionals who have vision, proven clinical experience, and the ability to work effectively with partners as well as a passion for improving the lives of people with Mental Health, Learning Disability and/or Autism. A good knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and relevant legal frameworks is essential.
Our commitment is to deliver the ambition of the national learning disability and autism programme through ensuring people, adults and children are supported in the most appropriate setting to meet their needs.
The team functions and responsibility of this role support the commissioning of highly personalised care and support packages to enable people to live meaningful lives in the community in settings which are sustainable, high quality and safe, living as part of the community to allow people to thrive and live their best life.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it.
We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect
• Provide expert clinical advice and expertise to the Trust and partner agencies on the Learning Disabilities and Autism Programme agenda.
• Lead Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (C(E)TRs) on behalf of the Trust and ICB as responsible commissioner. This will include both community and inpatient reviews.
• Provide clinical challenge to ensure that individuals are placed in the least restrictive environment to meet assessed
• Review, in detail, individual cases within the programme to ensure that plans are clinically appropriate to meet the assessed need of the individual through the provision of high quality, value for money packages of
• Ensure that Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles are applied to all
• Undertaking robust capacity assessments inline the Mental Capacity Act guidelines.
• Support the maintenance of accurate information about individual
• Participate in root cause analysis investigations for admissions/readmissions as required.
• Provide clinical commissioning assessment, gathering of evidence and formulation of care pathway for a range of highly complex individuals in a variety of
• Use expert clinical knowledge to review specialist placements or packages of care commissioned for individuals with highly complex mental health or learning disability needs, in particular S117 aftercare entitlement, completing appropriate documentation and following Trust/ ICB
• Planning of repatriation or onward pathway plans for those assessed when appropriate.
• Monitor appropriateness of current placements to meet commissioning and individual needs, including care, quality, and financial Escalate concerns identified within agreed processes
• Utilisation, inputting, and review of information onto the Assuring Transformation (AT) database for all individuals.
• Ensure that all care packages and placement proposals are clinically appropriate, have all agreed documentation in place and make best use of agreed
• Act as a source of expert advice on providers with the relevant capabilities and competencies to deliver the agreed care requirements.
• Supporting the admission avoidance pathway as needed including use and knowledge of the Dynamic Support Register (DSR) and Clinical Support Tool (CST)
• Ensure that “responsible commissioner” or “ordinary residence” is established for each individual case in line with national frameworks/guidance, leading on the resolution of disputes in such cases where necessary.
• Review entitlement for S117 aftercare, making recommendations for Responsible Clinician review, following agreed processes, when potential for change is identified.
• Provide information for client specific panels and ratification processes (both Trust/ICB and multi-agency) to ensure consistency of approach and decision making.
• Provide information to support clinical aspects of enquiries and complaints received by the Trust/ICB.
• Complete agreed schedule of reviews to ensure delivery of identified QIPP programmes, participating in monitoring meetings and ensuring information reflects an accurate position.
• Ensure that Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles are applied to all cases.
• Act always in a manner which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity and confidentiality
• Convey information that is of a sensitive nature e.g., vulnerable adults; complex health information; communicate effectively with people under emotional strain in highly charged situations.
• Acting as a point of contact for family members/ carers of the individuals we support including advocates, appointees, and legal representative
This advert closes on Sunday 24 Mar 2024
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