Job summary
Lambeth is a SLaM Operations Directorate which delivers the care required of the population served by the Trust. Care provision is specified by:
- the contracts in place with commissioners;
- the activity of cost and volume services;
- commercial agreements with third parties;
- any other agreements with the Trust, which may include research activity
Importantly the SLaM Lambeth services operate within an Alliance framework with important partners including the local authority and the voluntary sector. The Service Director would work as a part of the Alliance management team and have a responsibility to ensure SLaM meets its Alliance principles as well as being accountable to SLaM.
We provide core mental health services for adults of a working age who live in the London borough of Lambeth. The services we provide in Lambeth include early intervention services, acute inpatient services, community mental health teams and promoting recovery services, talking therapies, a range of rehabilitations services, psychiatric liaison services at and support for people who are in crisis. Our aim both locally and nationally is to diagnose and treat people as early as possible, assess and manage risk and promote recovery and social inclusion.
Main duties of the job
Delivery of South London and Maudsley (SLaM) Services
All SLaM services are delivered through one of two types of Operations Directorate:
- Borough Operations Directorates that deliver core services for the relevant Borough.
- Older Adult and CAMHS services are Trust-wide Operations Directorates providing services to all relevant service users
Some national & specialist services are hosted in the Operations Directorate best able to support and deliver the service.
All Operations Directorates work closely with Clinical Academic Groups (CAGS) that are responsible for pathway design, clinical research and other academic activity.
Operations Directorates and CAGs are both supported by HR, finance, commercial, contracts, BI, ICT and academic science.
This role will lead the operation, finance, workforce and strategic elements of Lambeth Borough Services within SLaM.
About us
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated therefore have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our amazing benefits are highlighted here:-
Generous pay, pensions and annual leave
- Work life balance and supportive of a range of flexible working options
- Work life balance and supportive of a range of flexible working options
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career andwe support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars- Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lambeth is a SLaM Operations Directorate which delivers the care required of the population served by the Trust. Care provision is specified by:
- the contracts in place with commissioners;
- the activity of cost and volume services;
- commercial agreements with third parties;
- any other agreements with the Trust, which may include research activity
Importantly the SLaM Lambeth services operate within an Alliance framework with important partners including the local authority and the voluntary sector. The Service Director would work as a part of the Alliance management team and have a responsibility to ensure SLaM meets its Alliance principles as well as being accountable to SLaM.
The Lambeth working age Alliance was formally the first system wide outcomes-based contract, which aims to deliver three big outcomes for people to recovery and stay well, have choice and participate on an equal footing in their daily lives. The Alliance intends to improve access, reduce duplication, address inequalities, deliver collaborative care and make the best use of all our assets and resources.
We provide core mental health services for adults of a working age who live in the London borough of Lambeth. The services we provide in Lambeth include early intervention services, acute inpatient services, community mental health teams and promoting recovery services, talking therapies, a range of rehabilitations services, psychiatric liaison services at and support for people who are in crisis. Our aim both locally and nationally is to diagnose and treat people as early as possible, assess and manage risk and promote recovery and social inclusion. We deliver education and training programmes and carry out research which is published internationally in high-profile journals.
Operations Directorate requirements are specified in a performance envelope, which will be derived each year from all contracted quality standards, activity volumes and financial values. Each Operations Directorate is designed to deliver against its specific performance envelope and agreed on an annual basis, therefore the makeup of the Borough will change as services and demand for services change.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lambeth is a SLaM Operations Directorate which delivers the care required of the population served by the Trust. Care provision is specified by:
- the contracts in place with commissioners;
- the activity of cost and volume services;
- commercial agreements with third parties;
- any other agreements with the Trust, which may include research activity
Importantly the SLaM Lambeth services operate within an Alliance framework with important partners including the local authority and the voluntary sector. The Service Director would work as a part of the Alliance management team and have a responsibility to ensure SLaM meets its Alliance principles as well as being accountable to SLaM.
The Lambeth working age Alliance was formally the first system wide outcomes-based contract, which aims to deliver three big outcomes for people to recovery and stay well, have choice and participate on an equal footing in their daily lives. The Alliance intends to improve access, reduce duplication, address inequalities, deliver collaborative care and make the best use of all our assets and resources.
We provide core mental health services for adults of a working age who live in the London borough of Lambeth. The services we provide in Lambeth include early intervention services, acute inpatient services, community mental health teams and promoting recovery services, talking therapies, a range of rehabilitations services, psychiatric liaison services at and support for people who are in crisis. Our aim both locally and nationally is to diagnose and treat people as early as possible, assess and manage risk and promote recovery and social inclusion. We deliver education and training programmes and carry out research which is published internationally in high-profile journals.
Operations Directorate requirements are specified in a performance envelope, which will be derived each year from all contracted quality standards, activity volumes and financial values. Each Operations Directorate is designed to deliver against its specific performance envelope and agreed on an annual basis, therefore the makeup of the Borough will change as services and demand for services change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree level qualification or equivalent experience in health related subject.
- Management qualification and/or extensive knowledge and expertise acquired through training and experience up to doctoral level
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Evidence of excellent leadership and management skills
- A deep understanding of health care provision together with awareness and appreciation of current NHS policy and priorities, particularly in relation to mental health
- Analyses, interprets and evaluates complex data and draws logical and sound conclusions. Grasps complex problems, understands immediate and long term implications of decisions and has creative approach to problem solving.
- Is self-motivated, confident and outcome orientated. Maintains performance under pressure, resilient, contains emotions, and demonstrates an ability to work creatively with conflict. Ability to reflect on emotional competence i.e. self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, relationship management
Desirable
- Knowledge of research and higher education
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of management at senior level, meeting objectives and performance management targets
- Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of strategy.
- A proven track record of managing large budgets and resolving conflicting priorities.
- Experience of change management and the development of new initiatives
- Experience of delivering in a large and complex organisation and working collaboratively with other organisations
- Experience of collaborative leadership arrangements at a senior level including leading a multi professional management team
- Understands business and financial concepts and the importance of developing a performance management culture. Can develop KPIs, performance and risk management frameworks and deliver results
Desirable
- Experience working in an Executive level office in the Healthcare and/or Public sector
Personal Characteristics/other requirements
Essential
- Strong leadership skills with an open, participative management style. (
- Ability to work collaboratively with academic, research and clinical colleagues and to promote and encourage a multi-disciplinary leadership team approach focussed on outcomes, research, teaching and training
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, persuade, enthuse, negotiate and to inspire confidence and respect from staff at all levels. Strong sense of fun and good humour
- Strong and competent business management skills with a high level of work organisation, self-motivation, resilience and drive for personal and team performance and improvement.
- Capable of leading substantial organisational and cultural change, being able to generate commitment to change, understand change management process and build local change management capability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree level qualification or equivalent experience in health related subject.
- Management qualification and/or extensive knowledge and expertise acquired through training and experience up to doctoral level
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Evidence of excellent leadership and management skills
- A deep understanding of health care provision together with awareness and appreciation of current NHS policy and priorities, particularly in relation to mental health
- Analyses, interprets and evaluates complex data and draws logical and sound conclusions. Grasps complex problems, understands immediate and long term implications of decisions and has creative approach to problem solving.
- Is self-motivated, confident and outcome orientated. Maintains performance under pressure, resilient, contains emotions, and demonstrates an ability to work creatively with conflict. Ability to reflect on emotional competence i.e. self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, relationship management
Desirable
- Knowledge of research and higher education
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of management at senior level, meeting objectives and performance management targets
- Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of strategy.
- A proven track record of managing large budgets and resolving conflicting priorities.
- Experience of change management and the development of new initiatives
- Experience of delivering in a large and complex organisation and working collaboratively with other organisations
- Experience of collaborative leadership arrangements at a senior level including leading a multi professional management team
- Understands business and financial concepts and the importance of developing a performance management culture. Can develop KPIs, performance and risk management frameworks and deliver results
Desirable
- Experience working in an Executive level office in the Healthcare and/or Public sector
Personal Characteristics/other requirements
Essential
- Strong leadership skills with an open, participative management style. (
- Ability to work collaboratively with academic, research and clinical colleagues and to promote and encourage a multi-disciplinary leadership team approach focussed on outcomes, research, teaching and training
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, persuade, enthuse, negotiate and to inspire confidence and respect from staff at all levels. Strong sense of fun and good humour
- Strong and competent business management skills with a high level of work organisation, self-motivation, resilience and drive for personal and team performance and improvement.
- Capable of leading substantial organisational and cultural change, being able to generate commitment to change, understand change management process and build local change management capability
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).
