The Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Chief Education and Training Officer & Dean of Postgraduate Studies

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust are a specialist NHS mental Health Trust with a focus on training and education, as well as providing a full range of mental health therapies for children and their families, young people and adults.

For 100 years, the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has forged new and distinctive ways of understanding and approaching all aspects of mental health and wellbeing for children and adult outpatients, locally and nationally. We also have a strong focus on education and training - and uniquely, both an Ofsted registration for the integrated school we run and registration with the Office for Students, for our education and training activity where we are developing plans to have degree awarding ability.

This is a Board-level appointment and will be responsible for oversight and management of the Division of Education and Training. The appointee will develop and lead a Trust-wide strategy for education and training, whilst also leading business development and entrepreneurial activity both representing our work externally, developing sales possibilities at local, national, and international level and leading and supporting business development internally.

Main duties of the job

As the next Chief Education and Training Officer / Dean of Postgraduate Studies, we are seeking an innovative and experienced leader who will champion the high-quality education and training provided by the Trust, as well as strategically exploring new avenues and partnerships for innovation, growth, and development.

The successful candidate will:

• Be highly credible in their area of expertise with a distinguished achievement record
• Have a strong commitment to higher education and to the NHS, as well as significant enthusiasm for, and demonstrable commitment to the work of the Trust and to improving lives of people affected by mental health problems
• Be an experienced and capable leader who can operate in complex environments
• Be an effective communicator in presenting complex information in such a way that can be understood and aid effective decision making at Board level.

Applications should consist of a concise covering letter (ideally no longer than two pages), addressing the criteria in the Person Specification and an up-to-date curriculum vitae. The deadline for receipt of applications is midday UK time on Monday, 08 January 2024.

About us

Today we work with people of all ages, helping them to address mental and emotional wellbeing, complex mental illness, and gender identity issues in a relational and holistic way. Our distinctive therapeutic approaches reduce the need for crisis responses, keep people safe and better able to cope. We do this by seeking a deep understanding of people's experiences and relationships, encouraging reflection, focusing on strengths and building hope.

Wherever possible we favour early intervention in community settings, either through our own clinicians or by supporting other professionals. Where people are already experiencing severe or complex mental health problems, we bring together a wide range of staff to devise care plans which best match an individual's needs and specific circumstances. We work to support the network around a patient, whether in schools, children services, primary care, prisons, the criminal justice system, family courts, other mental health services.

Our educators, who are also clinicians, are specialists in training and supervising others to also manage complexity in health care practice and in organisational life. In 2020 the Trust was the first NHS body successful in obtaining registration with the Office for Students (OfS). We are passionate about the quality of our work and committed to openness, the use of evidence and the application of improvement science.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the candidate application pack for a more detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• o A First Degree
• o A Higher degree or equivalent relevant professional qualification
• o Registration with the BPC is desirable

Skills

Essential

• Entrepreneurial ability / commercial acumen in support of enterprise and innovation leading to the growth of income
• o Exceptional inter-personal skills enabling engagement with all levels across the Trust
• o Exceptional proven leadership skills, including the ability to manage in a modern, empowering way
• o Ability to develop and implement systems and procedures to secure high standards of teaching and learning
• o Ability to promote and market the educational provision of the Trust in the UK and internationally
• o Excellent oral and written communication skills
• o The presence and ability to influence, network and engage with both internal and external stakeholders

Knowledge

Essential

• o Clinical experience or experience/understanding of clinical training strategy
• o An understanding of business development, and marketing strategy
• o Has knowledge of transformation and improvement methodologies and their implementation
• o Knowledge in market assessment and strategic planning
• o A good understanding of the sectors and the challenges they face
• o Has knowledge and understanding of how IT applications can be used effectively to help them and their team in the communication of complex information and analysis

Personal Attributes

Essential

• o A commitment to and a desire to live by the Trust's values
• o Demonstrates a commitment to working with, involving and consulting a range of stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvement
• o Self-motivated, organised, a team player, supports the development of others
• o Caring and empathetic
• o Considers in advance how various audiences might need additional support and guidance in understanding and interpreting the complexity of information being presented to them. In doing so, ensures everybody at the table feels inclusive and able to participate in the discussion
• o A commitment to and a desire to live by the Trust's values
• o Demonstrates a commitment to working with, involving and consulting a range of stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvement
• o Self-motivated, organised, a team player, supports the development of others
• o Caring and empathetic
• o Considers in advance how various audiences might need additional support and guidance in understanding and interpreting the complexity of information being presented to them. In doing so, ensures everybody at the table feels inclusive and able to participate in the discussion
• o Promotes and open and inclusive culture

Experience

Essential

• o Highly credible in their area of expertise with a distinguished achievement record
• o Strong commitment to higher education and to the NHS, as well as significant enthusiasm for, and demonstrable commitment to the work of the Trust and to improving lives of people affected by mental health problems
• o An experienced and capable leader who can operate in complex environments
• o An effective communicator in presenting complex information in such a way that can be understood and aid effective decision making at Board level
• o Evidence of continuous professional development

Employer details

Employer name

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation

120 Belsize Lane

London

NW3 5BA

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