Service Director for Mental Health, LD Urgent Care & Inpatients
- NHS
- Full Time
- Gloucester
- 74290.00 - 85601.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 9 months
*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*
Mental Health & Learning Disability Hospitals and Mental Health Urgent Care is one of 5 operational directorates responsible for the delivery ofclinical services within GHC. The directorate has an annual turnover of over £30m and has over 600 colleagues working within it.
An exciting opportunity has arisen, for the right candidate, to provide strategic and operational strategic leadership for this directorate.
The directorate consists of Later Life and Working Age Adult Wards Including a PICU, Rehabilitation, Low Secure and Learning Disability Inpatient units as well as Crisis and Home Treatment Teams, Mental Health Liaison and Criminal Justice Liaison Teams.
Main duties of the job
Ensuring effective day to day operational delivery, supporting system flow by working closely with internal and external partner and stakeholders,developing new ways of delivering services and delivering services within a defined financial envelope are all key aspects of the role.
We are looking for a senior operational manager with experience within the NHS in acute and/or community mental health services. The idealcandidate would be someone with the demonstrable ability to think creatively about the future delivery of services in partnership with stakeholders and service users, their carers and their families. You will have the ability to influence and inspire internal and external stakeholders at all levels, with a strong people focus.
Your solid communication and influencing skills, together with political astuteness and resilience will ensure you must have the ability to buildpositive collaborative relationships within the Trust and in the broader health and social care system.
Continuing with the positive relationships with our local Acute Trust, Local Authority and Primary Care Networks as part of our commitment to the ICS are key are key to this role.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent clinical qualification
Desirable
- Experience of successful planning and transformation of services
Experience
Essential
- Managerial experience within a large multidisciplinary organisation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GL3 4AW
Employer's website
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
