Group Director- Children & Young People’s Services

Job summary

We are excited to introduce a new role into our Leicestershire Partnership and Northamptonshire Healthcare Associate University Group. The Group Director of Children and Young Peoples Services will lead improvements in health outcome for children and young people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and Northamptonshire.

Priorities for CYP are increasing across both systems and the implementation of a Group role will help accelerate learning, delivery and new ways of working. This joint role will support a focus on maximising opportunities and potential for CYP for our separate, but very connected organisations.

We are ambitious in our focus to continue building strong population health management into our practice, whilst maintaining the excellent work and shared progress achieved so far, across our Group and with our partners in both systems. We actively lead in both systems, striving to develop pathways and services through collaborative working.

We are looking for a very special person to work as part of our executive teams; a strong leader who can make a significant contribution within each Trust, across our Group and the wider system.

Our candidate briefing pack is attached which contains details of the role.

For an informal conversation with the Chief Executive Officer, Chair or Managing Director contact

Isabella Lee, Business Manager to CEO: 07526 187238 / isabella.lee7@nhs.net

orSinead Ellis-Austin Senior Business Manager: sinead.ellis-austin1@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Working alongside the Assistant/Deputy Medical Directors, you will provide leadership and management of the Childrens and Young People (CYP) Care pathways within NHFT and the Family, Young People, Childrens and Learning Disability and Autism (FYPCLDA) Directorate at LPT.

Working as part of the Executive team at LPT and the Operational Directors Team at NHFT you will be responsible and accountable for:

• Providing demonstrable and visible leadership across the Directorates and clinical services.
• Delivery of quality services around the core dimensions of safety, effectiveness and patient experience.
• Working with others, contribute to the development of strategic plans in line with overall Trusts strategy.
• Performance management of all services in line with local and national performance targets and standards.
• Ensuring clinical engagement, taking responsibility for good governance, safety and risk management.
• Taking a commercial and business approach to services which recognises and adapts to the needs of our population.
• Bring together teams across the Group to work collectively and collaboratively to ensure the delivery of shared learning.
• Deliver the Trusts commitments to service users and carers, staff and partners.
• Being proactive in ensuring that safety, effectiveness and patient experience and a corporate approach is at the forefront in dealing with any issues.
• To work to and promote the values of both Trusts.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Glenfield

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Glenfield

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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