Job summary
A unique opportunity has arisen for Clinical Manager in Wandsworth Community Services. The Clinical Manager is one of the Borough Leadership quartet and as such, works closely with the Clinical Service lead, Borough Associate Clinical Director and lead for Psychology and Psychotherapy, to ensure delivery of high quality, safe and effective services that provide positive experience outcomes for service users, carers and staff.
The post holder will be a registered clinician, the post holder will take a lead role in partnering borough stakeholders within the wider health and social care environment.
Interviews are expected to take place on 19 or 20 June, 2025 tbc
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working within the community mental health setting with strong people skills and change management experience.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to clinically and operationally lead and manage the delivery of high-quality services in a defined area, within available resources and in line with the Trusts governance framework.
To ensure the quality of clinical care within their defined areas
At all times to role model effectiveness working with colleagues, holding self and colleagues to account appropriately and demonstrating personal commitment to the delivery of high-quality services.
To be accessible to lead and promote quality and to empower and enable staff/teams to develop and maintain their skills and competencies in order to retain a sustainable workforce.
To promote evidence-based practice, including Identify risks and take corrective action in line with the trusts integrated governance framework, including responding to Serious Incidents (SIs), Incidents, complaints and communications, ensuring timely and thorough Page 2 of 9 investigation, disseminating recommendation, and monitoring that actions are fully implemented.
To take a key role, by actively contributing, in the planning and delivery of the business objectives, service plans and change projects, ensuring customer focus, consistency, quality, and cost effectiveness.
Contribute to external groups and specific projects and work streams as required within the local health and social care community.
The post holder will take part in the on-call rota.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is expected to clinically and operationally lead and manage the delivery of high-quality services in a defined area, within available resources and in line with the Trusts governance framework.
To ensure the quality of clinical care within their defined areas
At all times to role model effectiveness working with colleagues, holding self and colleagues to account appropriately and demonstrating personal commitment to the delivery of high-quality services.
To be accessible to lead and promote quality and to empower and enable staff/teams to develop and maintain their skills and competencies in order to retain a sustainable workforce.
To promote evidence-based practice, including Identify risks and take corrective action in line with the trusts integrated governance framework, including responding to Serious Incidents (SIs), Incidents, complaints and communications, ensuring timely and thorough Page 2 of 9 investigation, disseminating recommendation, and monitoring that actions are fully implemented.
To take a key role, by actively contributing, in the planning and delivery of the business objectives, service plans and change projects, ensuring customer focus, consistency, quality, and cost effectiveness.
Contribute to external groups and specific projects and work streams as required within the local health and social care community.
The post holder will take part in the on-call rota.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinical - must hold a valid Registration with a professional body.
- Educated to Masters Degree(MSc)level qualification or professional/clinical equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Recent management related training or senior managerial professional qualification
Desirable
- Knowledge of employment legislation
- Significant management and or leadership training
Experience
Essential
- In depth current post registration clinical experience within a wide range of clinical specialities
- Proven ability to competently directly manage a Ward/Team
- Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of areas e.g. clinical, infection control, nutrition, safeguarding
- Experience of concurrently managing a wide variety of projects
- Significant professional leadership, especially professional development, clinical governance and supervision and appraisal
- Track record of involving and motivating staff to improve performance
- Senior management experience in a health or social care setting including high level negotiation and partnership forming
- Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams in a health environment
- Leading projects to successful outcomes
- Experience of successfully identifying, planning, implementing and evaluating a range of services according to the needs of the people it serves
- Experience of service development/service review and leading on successful implementation of change
- Experience of successfully managing integration and modernising services
- Experience of effective financial management
- Evidence of producing business cases and RCA reports
Desirable
- Significant management and or leadership training
- Experience of research, publication and presentation
- Experience of quality improvement projects
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Understanding of best practice in inpatient and community care settings and the benefits and challenges of joint working between social services and health
- Knowledge of national policies and recent changes within the health and social care economy
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Strong leadership skills including true ability to influence, negotiate, provide clarity and take difficult decisions
- Computer literate
- Ability to demonstrate budget management skills including financial planning and management of CIPs
- Ability to manage time and working successfully in a high-pressure environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective report writing and presentation skills
- Evidence of managing high-risk situations effectively
- To have the ability to deliver complex and difficult messages in a manner that is clear and delivered in line with the Trst Values
- Knowledge of Human Resources and Workforce policy and procedure that supports the development and the performance of their team
Desirable
- Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of workforce developments in clinical settings /operational services
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinical - must hold a valid Registration with a professional body.
- Educated to Masters Degree(MSc)level qualification or professional/clinical equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Recent management related training or senior managerial professional qualification
Desirable
- Knowledge of employment legislation
- Significant management and or leadership training
Experience
Essential
- In depth current post registration clinical experience within a wide range of clinical specialities
- Proven ability to competently directly manage a Ward/Team
- Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of areas e.g. clinical, infection control, nutrition, safeguarding
- Experience of concurrently managing a wide variety of projects
- Significant professional leadership, especially professional development, clinical governance and supervision and appraisal
- Track record of involving and motivating staff to improve performance
- Senior management experience in a health or social care setting including high level negotiation and partnership forming
- Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams in a health environment
- Leading projects to successful outcomes
- Experience of successfully identifying, planning, implementing and evaluating a range of services according to the needs of the people it serves
- Experience of service development/service review and leading on successful implementation of change
- Experience of successfully managing integration and modernising services
- Experience of effective financial management
- Evidence of producing business cases and RCA reports
Desirable
- Significant management and or leadership training
- Experience of research, publication and presentation
- Experience of quality improvement projects
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Understanding of best practice in inpatient and community care settings and the benefits and challenges of joint working between social services and health
- Knowledge of national policies and recent changes within the health and social care economy
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Strong leadership skills including true ability to influence, negotiate, provide clarity and take difficult decisions
- Computer literate
- Ability to demonstrate budget management skills including financial planning and management of CIPs
- Ability to manage time and working successfully in a high-pressure environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective report writing and presentation skills
- Evidence of managing high-risk situations effectively
- To have the ability to deliver complex and difficult messages in a manner that is clear and delivered in line with the Trst Values
- Knowledge of Human Resources and Workforce policy and procedure that supports the development and the performance of their team
Desirable
- Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of workforce developments in clinical settings /operational services
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
