Description
We are looking for a Deputy Director for Community Mental Health services in Brent. You will support the delivery of community mental health provisions in Brent, including developing and reviewing pathways, and participating in various forums and partnership meetings. The role includes operational management of community mental health services such as CMHT, EIS, and the Wellbeing clinic. You will also be part of the Brent Management team, leading the community agenda and its delivery.
The post holder will be the key representative of mental health services to the public, statutory and voluntary organisations. This includes working with internal and external partners across the ICBs and National teams as necessary, and delivery and development, planning, and meaningful co-production.
The Deputy Director will lead complex strategic work to develop and deliver the Trust's community mental health vision. They will lead discussions with internal and external partners, including service users and carers, and be an ambassador for the Trust in wider system meetings.
The successful candidate will have significant experience of operational management of learning disabilities and/or ASD services at a middle management level in a health or social care organisation. They will have a recognised senior management qualification in leadership, policy, strategy, business management, or other relevant field.
The salary for this role is £85,641 to £97,746 per annum, inc. HCAS (pro rata if part-time). The role is permanent and full-time, based at Fairfields House, Roe Green, Kingsbury, London, NW9 0PS.
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversight and responsibility for the delivery of Community mental health services that provide person-centred, high-quality, and clinically safe care.
- Delivery of services that respond to challenges set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.
- Oversight of delivery of initiatives that aim to develop a more needs-led integrated approach to community support.
- Ensuring clinical safety and effectiveness through completion of risk assessment and management plans.
- Ensuring services are clinically effective through monitoring of appropriate outcome measures and service user and carer experience.
- Lead complex strategic work to develop and deliver the Trust's community mental health vision.
- Lead discussions on a group/1:1 level with internal and external partners.
- Work with internal and external teams to identify gaps and enable the testing of innovative solutions.
Benefits:
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Band 8c
Person Specification:
- Educated to Masters level in a health or social care discipline or equivalent senior-level work experience.
- A recognised senior management qualification in leadership, policy, strategy, business management, or other relevant field.
- Significant experience of operational management of learning disabilities and/or ASD services.
- Proven experience of managing a sector or borough multidisciplinary team.
- Record of successful leadership in an operational capacity.
- Experience of policy development and strategic planning resulting in change management projects/programmes.