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Recovery College Manager
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 1 year (Full time)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
455-CANDI-1066
Employer
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Pancras Hospital, 1st Floor West Wing
Town
london
Salary
£51,883 - £58,544 Per annum including HCAS (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/09/2024 23:59

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Recovery College Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

North London Mental Health Partnership includes Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I). 

Together, our two trusts employ around 6,000 staff and support almost a quarter of a million adults and children with mental health conditions. We are a forward-thinking, innovative organisation, committed to delivering  the very best care possible.

We provide a wide range of mental health specialist services, including children and young people’s mental health services, prison services, forensic services, eating disorders and drug and alcohol recovery. We also support the UK Armed forces community, including members of the Reserve Forces, providing specialist veteran services across London. 

Both our trusts are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, with many areas judged to be Outstanding.

We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer.  We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide Apprenticeship opportunities as well as employment opportunities for care-leavers.

Why choose to join the Partnership?

  • We are a great place to work for our staff with occupational health services, wellbeing initiatives and staff incentives.
  • We offer flexible working,
  • Our staff are eligible for the NHS Pension Scheme and receive a generous annual leave allowance.
  • Discounts are offered to NHS staff in a wide range of stores and services
  • We have excellent internal staff network support groups
  • We support learning and personal development opportunities.
We have been working together in a Partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust for some time, with a single Chair and Chief Executive since 2021 and single Executive Team since 2022. We launched our North London Mental Health Partnership Strategy in May 2023 and in July 2023 our Boards agreed that coming together to create one new Trust is best for our service users, our staff and our local communities. Subject to final approvals, we will be formally established as one new Trust on 1 October 2024.
 
Our new trust website is: Home | North London Mental Health Partnership

Job overview

North London Mental Health Partnership is seeking a dynamic and experienced Recovery College Manager to lead Camden and Islington Recovery College. The College plays a vital role in supporting individuals on their recovery journey by providing education and self-management courses, helping them to become experts in their own care. We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in mental health services, experience in leadership, project management, and a community-based approach. We are passionate about recovery-oriented approaches and are committed to improving the lives of individuals through education and empowerment, with a strong emphasis on co-production and partnership working.

Main duties of the job

Leadership and Management:

  • Lead the Recovery College team, fostering a collaborative environment aligned with recovery-oriented values.

Course Delivery:

  • Coordinate and deliver courses on wellbeing, recovery, self-care, trauma, and staff inclusion networks.
  • Implement quality improvement projects based on feedback and evaluations.

Budget and Resource Management:

  • Manage the College’s budget and resources, including premises and educational materials. 

Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Build relationships with service users, carers, community organizations, and health professionals.
  • Promote the College within the Trust and the wider community, engaging in co-production with stakeholders.

Peer Workforce Development:

  • Provide guidance, supervision, and professional development for the peer workforce.
  • Foster a culture of empowerment and inclusion for peer trainers and all staff.

Community Focus:

  • Contribute to the Trust’s transformation and community-focused mental health initiatives.
  • Ensure programs reflect person-centered care and work with community partners.

Educational Courses and Networks:

  • Develop and deliver courses on wellbeing and recovery.
  • Align courses with all staff inclusion networks.

Quality Improvement and Compliance:

  • Lead quality improvement initiatives and ensure adherence to Trust policies.

Staff Development and Risk Management:

  • Supervise and support staff, addressing training needs.
  • Manage risks and ensure compliances.
 

Working for our organisation

 The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leadership and Management: Oversee the daily operations of Camden and Islington Recovery College, managing staff, budgets, and resources to ensure high-quality delivery of educational courses and programs.

  • Course Development and Quality Assurance: Develop, implement, and evaluate educational courses focused on wellbeing, recovery, and self-care. Ensure high standards of quality through robust quality assurance processes and lead quality improvement projects.

  • Budget and Resource Management: Efficiently manage the College’s budget and resources, ensuring financial and operational effectiveness.

  • Peer Workforce Support: Provide guidance and support to peer learning support workers, fostering their professional development and integrating them effectively into the College’s activities.

  • Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with service users, community organizations, and health professionals to promote and enhance the College’s offerings.

  • Trust Transformation and Community Focus: Contribute to the Trust’s transformation initiatives, ensuring the College’s services align with community-focused mental health strategies.

  • Educational and Inclusion Networks: Develop and manage courses in collaboration with Trauma Network and staff inclusion networks, ensuring relevance and impact.

Key Relationships:

  • Internal: Work closely with senior management, other departments, and staff within North London Mental Health Partnership in particular Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
  • External: Engage with community partners, service users, and stakeholders to foster collaboration and promote the College’s services.

Duties:

  • Manage and supervise the Recovery College team, ensuring effective performance and professional development.
  • Implement and maintain quality assurance systems for educational courses and programs.
  • Oversee financial management, including budgeting and forecasting.
  • Support the development of the peer workforce and all staff, providing supervision and professional growth opportunities.
  • Coordinate with Trust and community teams to align services with strategic objectives.
  • Ensure courses are delivered effectively and meet the needs of service users, their friends, family and carers and local community.
  • Address any issues related to service delivery and make necessary improvements.
  • Report on performance, quality, and impact of the College’s courses and programs to senior management.

Person specification

education

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or have substantial relevant experience of management within the health or social care setting
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable criteria
  • Managing an educational programme/ curriculum or establishment or working within education
  • Developing or working within an organizational marketing strategy
  • Personal experience of mental health problems
  • Managing budget

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to analyse complex issues / problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgment in reaching appropriate conclusions
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Experience of recruitment and selection
  • Experience of providing management supervision
  • Experience of the management of change
Desirable criteria
  • Be able to assess and act well in unpredictable situations where multi- tasking will be required
  • Able to identify own stressors and take appropriate action to prevent negative impact of this on wellbeing and seek appropriate and timely support

abilities

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate an ability to implement evidence-based practice
  • Ability to lead and manage change
  • Proven ability to work whilst under pressure
  • Ability to act as a positive dynamic role model, showing empathy, motivation and a supportive attitude to students and staff members.
  • Highly developed communication skills - Ability to negotiate and reach compromise in verbal discussions in a manner which inspires confidence and respect from others
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to build relationships across organisational and professional boundaries
  • Intermediate IT skills, Ability to demonstrate familiarity with information technology in order to produce reports and statistics

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Recovery/Strengths based approach to working with people who experience mental health issues
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding issues and child protection requirements/legislation and how these apply to the role
  • Knowledge of Recovery colleges and co-production

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareNo smoking policyJob share policyImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer. Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cerdic Hall
Job title
Recovery Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07970198572
Additional information

For more information please contact Cerdic Hall-Recovery Lead.

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