Job summary
- Main area
- Allied Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-CP8374298
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Health E1 medical Centre
- Town
- london
- Salary
- £66,274 - £73,496 per annum inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
NCEL Transforming Care Senior Case manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
The North Central and East London Collaborative (NCEL PC) is formed of four mental health trusts; East London Foundation Trust (lead provider), North London NHS Foundation Trust, Whittington Health NHS Trust and North East London Foundation Trust.
NCEL has a delegated budget from NHSE through which it funds all CAMHS inpatient and alternative to admission provision for the population of North Central and East London. The majority of this funding is directed into providing inpatient care across NCEL services, however there are a number of placements commissioned by NCEL within other NHS and independent sector providers.
The post holder will be part of the Outreach team, which is responsible for the clinical quality and clinical performance of all NCEL providers and for all patients who originate from NCE London regardless of which provider the placement is with.
As the Senior Case Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service to ensure safe and effective care pathways are in place for all service users, and in particular transforming care patients, from NCEL in specialised mental health care settings, within the NHS and Independent sectors
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical assurance of the quality of the care provided by specialised services within NCEL, with a specific focus on transforming care
Supporting the team in the assurance of specialised services compliance to applicable specification and guidance.
The post holder will provide the link with NCL and NEL Clinical Commissioning Groups and their commissioned services within NCEL to ensure there is a coordinated approach to care and discharge planning, which results in robust and effective care packages.
Overseeing the management of individual patient pathways to ensure high quality services and care planning outcomes are achieved
To take action in respect of Safeguarding Policies and Procedures as required
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the vacancy please refer to the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse or other registered health or social care professional
- Possess a relevant additional professional qualification e.g Forensic Psychiatry Diploma, masters level, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent.
- In depth understanding of a pathways, treatment and care for people with Learning Disabilities, ASD and Mental Health issues.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
skills and capabilities
Essential criteria
- High-level communication in particular skills across a range of agency and professional boundaries at a national level.
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard Clarke
- Job title
- NCEL Transforming Care Senior Case Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3738 7098
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