Are you a dynamic leader and experienced clinician with a passion for improving the lives of children and young people in North Lancashire and South Cumbria? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our experienced and innovative Leadership Team as Head of Clinical Service in our Children's and Young People's Mental Health Team.

As the Head of Clinical Service in The Bay, you will be joining our fantastic team delivering a locality based model across the footprint of Lancashire and South Cumbria. You will have the opportunity to deliver the vision for the service, implementing and shaping a new clinical model to meet the needs of the local population and working closely with our multi-agency partners and colleagues in the ICB. Promoting the Trust's values and priorities to employees, stakeholders, and the community, you will be responsible for delivering on plans and KPIs, translating them into clear objectives for your team to make a positive difference in the lives of children and families.

Delivering services across the THRIVE model and constantly seeking out opportunities for excellence, you will have the chance to both lead and work with a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to children and young people.

Main duties of the job

The Head of Clinical Service is an accountable officer within the network locality and is responsible for the delivery of all patient services within the allocated care group. This involves ensuring that high quality services are provided to patients and that all operational and performance targets, including waiting lists, finance and HR are achieved. The role also includes ensuring that services are continually improved and developed in line with best practice standards.

The Head of Clinical Service (HCS) will work in a team of managers within the network, alongside senior clinical colleagues, together to ensuring consistent quality of services is achieved across the organisation whilst delivering the specific elements commissioned through local delivery plans. The Head of Clinical Service will be responsible for direct line management of the service managers within the locality and have overall responsibility for the clinical team.

Holding highly specialist clinical knowledge and experience across a range of multi disciplinary functions, the Head of Service has operational responsibility for service delivery, integration of multi-agency services, operational and strategic management of clinical care and quality in relation to child and adolescent mental health. This involves detailed partnership working with colleagues within LSCft, the Pan Lancashire ICB arrangements, other NHS and 3rd sector providers, as well as Local Authority Commissioners and national programs.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent Appropriate professional clinical qualification and professional registration such as Nursing or Allied Health Professions Participation in continuing professional development to improve and update specialist knowledge

Desirable

• Diploma in NH Management

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Extensive clinical experience including working with children and adolscents with complex mental health needs. Detailed understanding and Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of the operation of healthcare services and performance targets Experience of managing a budget. Experience of successful project management. Experience of policy development Experience of leading and managing change

Desirable

• Experience of operational management in NHS Detailed understanding and experience of the operation of healthcare services within a Mental Health/Community Trust

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Well-developed analytical & problem solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from complex data and multiple information strands. IT literate with well-developed skills for the use and application of information technology systems including file management, safe and effective internet use, Outlook, Word processing, PowerPoint, Access and Excel. Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.Well-developed leadership and motivational skills to facilitate working with multi-disciplinary teams. Proven ability to manage large groups of staff and implement human resource strategies. Ability to empower, coach and support staff. Well-developed written and verbal communication skills together with influencing and negotiating skills for interacting with individuals across the Network.

Values & Behaviours

Essential

• oRequired to work under pressure to meet deadlines and targets. oComplex interpersonal and multidisciplinary working Uphold Trust Values

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Specialist Services Management

Preston

PR3 2JH

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