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The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

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Job overview

The Acute & Rehabilitation Directorate (ARD) are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly created Assistant Director Band 8C role.

The purpose of this role is to oversee the effective flow of the patient journey from assessment to admission and/or support transition back into the community for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient service users. 

The post holder will also need to be responsive to rapid changes, work with systems partners and be able to manage competing priorities.

If you are interested and would like to discuss this role in more detail please contact Joseph Lindo, ARD Integrated Care Director on .

Main duties of the job

Please refer to JD for post holder responsibilities, which will include:

Ensuring high quality, patient focused care across all services Building relationships with Partnership Directors Maintaining and strengthening the relationship with the North Central and Eat london CAMHS Collaborative Line management of the Head of Service Overall management of CYP Inpatients, YPHTT, Crisis Team and the EDS

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) (pro rata for part time staff).

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 Applicant requirements to include:

Experience at Band 8b or equivalent Service Manager/Head of Service level Strong leadership qualities Evidence of transformative changes in previous roles to demonstrate areas of service improvement

Areas included within the portfolio include – Inpatient and Specialist Services

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent level of experience (5 years at senior management level)

Desirable criteria

Professional qualification NMC or HCPC

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive experience, expertise and understanding of performance and change management, business planning, budget setting and commissioning processes, within a public sector setting Track record of significant achievement in directing and managing the delivery and improvement of services within an organisation of comparable size, scale and complexity Proven experience of successful achievement of organisational change Proven record or establishing constructive interagency partnerships Senior management experience within the Public Sector Successful track record of delivering services to ethnic minority communities Experience of undertaking audits within a clinical setting.

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

Management skills and well developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change Ability to perform under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely managerial decisions and following through agreed decisions Ability to work independently and as part of the operational management team Excellent interpersonal and  Application Form Interview Assessment communication

Knowledge

Essential criteria

A robust understanding of national health and social care strategy and policy, particularly in relation to mental health Excellent understanding of commissioning and the impact on providers. Knowledge of key theories of staff management, motivation, leadership and supervision and quality improvement techniques. Robust working knowledge of key policies such as Safeguarding, Risk Management, Health and Safety, Disciplinary, Grievance and Attendance Management.

Other / Leadership

Essential criteria

Leadership/Management Style Outstanding leadership, influencing, negotiating and interpersonal skills (relating to NHS Leadership Qualities Framework) Open, participative, dynamic and supportive leadership and management style Stamina, energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure Ability to build alliances and secure ownership of proposals across organisational boundaries Ability to balance vision with pragmatism where appropriate

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.