Job summary
At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, we believe in providing excellent care which is delivered with pride and compassion. Everything we do is to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve and to promote mental health and wellbeing for all.
The Clinical Leadership Development Lead will play an important role in delivering our goal is to improve patient care, through an enhanced workforce who have collectively developed the competencies to enable improvement, innovation and transformation within the Trust. They will facilitate the design and development the Maudsley Clinical Leadership Development Programme in conjunction with SLaM Partners and in partnership with diverse staff and service user groups. The post holder will be a strong subject matter expert in leadership development to manage the design of the programme structure, content and modules. They will lead the development of a leadership faculty and be responsible for the quality of programme delivery across all clinical groups.
Main duties of the job
- Lead the design and development of the Maudsley Clinical Leadership Development Programme to support improvements in leadership performance among multidisciplinary staff groups, including psychiatrists, senior nurses, psychologists, allied health professionals, social workers, and others.
- Establish, engage and recruit a leadership faculty to deliver the programme, monitoring standards of practice and delivery.
- Work in partnership with SLaM Partners to pilot delivery of programme components including facilitation of event delivery to test and evaluate efficacy in preparation for programme roll-out.
- Work in partnership with healthcare leadership academics from Kings Business School to develop and embed an evaluation approach which measures programme effectiveness.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
By coming to work at our Trust, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. The Trust delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as a senior member of the project team responsible for the delivery of the Maudsley Clinical Leadership Development Programme to ensure that all work contributes to our goal to improve patient care through enhanced organisational leadership.
- Lead the delivery of data collection with diverse staff and service users groups to fully understand organisational leadership needs, using flexible engagement approaches, such as focus groups, workshops, interviews, and surveys, to ensure inclusivity and accessibility of co-production activities.
- Manage the collection, analysis and synthesis of baseline data and learning from past initiatives, proactively identifying themes and trends which indicate concerns about culture, leadership, improvement, working with SLaM Partners, People & OD, Learning and Development, Clinical teams, Staff networks, Equality and Diversity Leads and Patient Experience Leads.
- Lead a review and analysis of a variety of external leadership development programmes from across acute/mental health trusts and wider partners in the healthcare system.
- Work in conjunction with specialists in service user involvement to enable co-production activities with patients and carers to design the module content through integration of patient stories and experiences.
- Manage the delivery of a robust evaluation framework to ensure the Leadership Development Programme is evaluated thoroughly and the team are able demonstrate impact at multiple levels including individual and collective leadership identities, skills and competencies, behaviour change, and cultural change.
- Manage the design and integration of leadership competencies which meet goals to deliver equity of care and address healthcare inequalities. This will involve promoting equality and actively challenging unfair or discriminatory practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as a senior member of the project team responsible for the delivery of the Maudsley Clinical Leadership Development Programme to ensure that all work contributes to our goal to improve patient care through enhanced organisational leadership.
- Lead the delivery of data collection with diverse staff and service users groups to fully understand organisational leadership needs, using flexible engagement approaches, such as focus groups, workshops, interviews, and surveys, to ensure inclusivity and accessibility of co-production activities.
- Manage the collection, analysis and synthesis of baseline data and learning from past initiatives, proactively identifying themes and trends which indicate concerns about culture, leadership, improvement, working with SLaM Partners, People & OD, Learning and Development, Clinical teams, Staff networks, Equality and Diversity Leads and Patient Experience Leads.
- Lead a review and analysis of a variety of external leadership development programmes from across acute/mental health trusts and wider partners in the healthcare system.
- Work in conjunction with specialists in service user involvement to enable co-production activities with patients and carers to design the module content through integration of patient stories and experiences.
- Manage the delivery of a robust evaluation framework to ensure the Leadership Development Programme is evaluated thoroughly and the team are able demonstrate impact at multiple levels including individual and collective leadership identities, skills and competencies, behaviour change, and cultural change.
- Manage the design and integration of leadership competencies which meet goals to deliver equity of care and address healthcare inequalities. This will involve promoting equality and actively challenging unfair or discriminatory practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master level qualification or equivalent experience in leadership development.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of design, delivery and implementation of leadership development interventions in a large/complex organisation
Desirable
- Experience in leadership development within healthcare organisations, working with clinicians across multidisciplinary groups
Skills
Essential
- Strong system leadership skills, able to work across boundaries and encourage collaboration.
- Ability to quickly establish credibility at a senior level and be seen as a senior colleague who provides considered, relevant advice and guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master level qualification or equivalent experience in leadership development.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of design, delivery and implementation of leadership development interventions in a large/complex organisation
Desirable
- Experience in leadership development within healthcare organisations, working with clinicians across multidisciplinary groups
Skills
Essential
- Strong system leadership skills, able to work across boundaries and encourage collaboration.
- Ability to quickly establish credibility at a senior level and be seen as a senior colleague who provides considered, relevant advice and guidance.
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).
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).
