Head of Clinical Service

Job information Head of Clinical Service from the Company CWP, this latest Head of Clinical Service job vacancy is located in the city Chester. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Administration field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description :

Main area Head of Clinical Service

Grade

Band 8b

Contract

Fixed term: 12 months

Hours

Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

373-SMH2040

Site Upton Lea / Trust Wide

Town

Macclesfield, Wirral, Chester

Salary

£58,972 – £68,525 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

13/06 23:59

Job overview

Head of Clinical Service – Specialist Mental Health Complex Needs

Are you an experienced leader with a proven record for leading continuous improvement in service delivery across clinical services?

An opportunity has arisen to lead as the Head of Clinical Service for the Complex Needs, MhIST and 18-25 services for a 12 month period.

The post holder will work within a dynamic care group and strong clinical and operational leadership team to ensure service provision is clinically led and managerially enabled; supporting clinical engagement and leadership.

Main duties of the job

The post holders are responsible for:

• leading on localised place based initiatives, integration and strategies representing CWP and the SMH Care Group.
• translating strategic plans into operational delivery of clinical services and are responsible for performance, quality, safety and service. development in-line with Trust-wide policies and protocols.
• working collaboratively with colleagues across the local health, care and voluntary sector economy to manage and achieve improvements in Trust services generally.
• supporting the contribution, development and wellbeing of the individuals they directly line manage and ensuring direct reports do the same for staff in which they are responsible.
• overseeing a culture in which staff are enabled to be the best that they can be.
• demonstrating commitment to our Trust’s visions, values, continuous improvement and ensuring the effective management and delivery of the services within their portfolio.

We are looking for candidates who can be flexible and could rotate across different portfolios as and when required.

You will have a relevant professional qualification at Masters level, or equivalent experience with demonstrable evidence of continuous professional development.

Please indicate within the Supporting Information section of the application form which role(s) you are most interested in. We look forward to your application.

Working for our organisation

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A ‘Guide to completing your application form’ can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant professional qualifications at Masters Level or equivalent experience
• Post graduate management qualification or relevant experience
• Demonstrable evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Up to date knowledge of modern service delivery and national plans for health and social care
• Commercial focus and understanding of business requirements of the Trust
• Understanding of project management methodology and approached
• Understanding of service improvement tools and techniques
• Knowledge of workforce policy and process
• Knowledge of corporate governance policy and process
• Budget management
• Understanding of regulations and legislation that govern health care delivery

Skills

Essential criteria

• Operational planning and performance management
• Ability to identify, evaluate and support continuous development of services
• Highly developed communication skills that include, influence, negotiation, empathy and good written communication
• Confidence and ability to have difficult conversations addressing concerns promptly
• Ability to plan, ensuring ‘golden thread’ between strategy and operational deliver plans
• Ability to prioritise and re-prioritise as plans change, remaining flexible and resilient whilst doing so
• Decision making skills including evaluation of decision making
• To know when to appropriately escalate and to delegate
• Ability to think flexibly and innovatively
• Ability to own and lead change
• IT Skills – Microsoft office applications
• Report writing and presenting
• Inspiring and motivating others to change
• Tackling under / poor performance
• Undertaking challenging / difficult conversations
• Ability to work independently on highly sensitive and contentious issues
• Coaching style of management

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Sam Curtis

Job title

Head of Operations Specialist Mental Health

Email address

samuel.curtis@nhs.net

Telephone number

07795 120797