Job summary
Head of Clinical Transformation - Milton Keynes CAMHS (Band 8C)
Location:Milton Keynes (on-site/ in person)Hours:37.5 per week (some unsociable hours and on-call manager duties)Salary:Band 8CContract:Permanent
Are you a clinical leader with experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services with a passion for transforming services? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your operational expertise and strategic vision can make a real difference for young people and their families?
If so, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Central andNorth West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated and innovative Head of CAMHS in Milton Keynes. This is a pivotal role, responsible for the effective operational management and strategic development of our CAMHS provision, ensuring high-quality, safe, and responsive care for children, young people, and their families.
You will work closely with the Service Director, Clinical Director, and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders--including service users, parents, commissioners, local authorities, schools, and voluntary sector partners--to deliver service improvements, drive quality, and champion co-production.
About us
Why Join Us?
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Provide day-to-day operational leadership for Milton Keynes CAMHS, ensuring services meet performance, quality, workforce, and financial targets.
About You
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Provide day-to-day operational leadership for Milton Keynes CAMHS, ensuring services meet performance, quality, workforce, and financial targets.
About You
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's level in a health or social care discipline, or equivalent senior-level work experience.
- Recognised senior management qualification in leadership, policy, strategy, business management, or other relevant field.
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
Desirable
- A relevant professional clinical qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Current and extensive operational (including budget/financial) and management experience of mental health services, at a middle management level, in a health or social care organisation
- Proven experience of managing a sector or borough multidisciplinary team (including senior managers and clinicians) across multiple sites
- Record of successful leadership in an operational capacity.
- Experience of successful interagency partnership working.
- Experience of working within statutory and regulatory frameworks for mental health and social care services, and translating these at an operational level.
- Experience in leading/coaching successful quality improvement projects.
- Experience of policy development and strategic planning resulting in change management projects/programmes
- Ability to negotiate complex contracts with the approval senior management
Leadership Competencies
Essential
- Sensitive to complex political and organisational issues; applies sound and timely judgement; decisive in times of change and ambiguity.
- Builds rapport through confident, open communication; energises, convinces, and persuades; encourages honesty.
- Works collaboratively with key decision makers; promotes partnership and collaborative working; seeks and harnesses the views of others.
- Champions measurable achievement of outcomes; makes best use of diverse talent and resources; negotiates work targets and resources.
- Commitment to inclusion for staff and inclusive services for patients from all population groups
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of policy agenda in Mental Health services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's level in a health or social care discipline, or equivalent senior-level work experience.
- Recognised senior management qualification in leadership, policy, strategy, business management, or other relevant field.
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
Desirable
- A relevant professional clinical qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Current and extensive operational (including budget/financial) and management experience of mental health services, at a middle management level, in a health or social care organisation
- Proven experience of managing a sector or borough multidisciplinary team (including senior managers and clinicians) across multiple sites
- Record of successful leadership in an operational capacity.
- Experience of successful interagency partnership working.
- Experience of working within statutory and regulatory frameworks for mental health and social care services, and translating these at an operational level.
- Experience in leading/coaching successful quality improvement projects.
- Experience of policy development and strategic planning resulting in change management projects/programmes
- Ability to negotiate complex contracts with the approval senior management
Leadership Competencies
Essential
- Sensitive to complex political and organisational issues; applies sound and timely judgement; decisive in times of change and ambiguity.
- Builds rapport through confident, open communication; energises, convinces, and persuades; encourages honesty.
- Works collaboratively with key decision makers; promotes partnership and collaborative working; seeks and harnesses the views of others.
- Champions measurable achievement of outcomes; makes best use of diverse talent and resources; negotiates work targets and resources.
- Commitment to inclusion for staff and inclusive services for patients from all population groups
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of policy agenda in Mental Health 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).
