Job summary
Clinical Directors for:
- BANES, Swindon and Wiltshire
- Specialised, Secure and CAMHS
Either substantive or 12 months acting up / secondment
Medical Grade or Agenda for Change Band 8D
The Chief Operating Officer, Mathew Page, would be interested in hearing from senior clinicians who would be interested in applying for the role of Clinical Director, either as a substantive appointment or for internal candidates the opportunity to try the role out on an acting up / secondment arrangement.
The role would be fully supported through the usual range of supervision and appraisal which will be accompanied by a bespoke package agreed with the successful candidates.
The leadership structure has recently, changed each Clinical Director now has a 3 key roles reporting to them: Divisional Director of Nursing, Divisional Director of Operations and Divisional Medical Director. This strengthened team will be expected to lead on the delivery of
- Safe, high quality services
- Financial balance
- Transformation
- Organisational culture and strategy within the division
- Engagement within the wider system
The Clinical Director will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer, be a member of the extended executive team and attend board committees as required. Mathew is looking for colleagues who are fundamentally committed to improving the situation of individual patients every day of the week as well as being able to see the impact on people of service change and other decisions that are made.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will understand the need for system leadership, be able to live with uncertainty. The role requires thinking at a strategic level, overseeing large scale and long term change, and at the same time having the eye for detail that will mean the board gets reliable assurance on the services.
Enquiries are welcome from any professionally registered colleagues from all Health and Social Care backgrounds. The role is fulltime but will include clinical work appropriate to the background of candidates based on negotiation of time and job plans, this may be up to one day per week.
If you think that this opportunity is even slightly of interest to you, then do arrange an initial meeting with Mathew to discuss it by emailing mathewpage@nhs.net
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specialised, Secure and CAMHS Division
The 3 Delivery Units that comprise the division cover a whole range of services. We are building up our CAMHS services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire area having moved services into AWP and continuing a significant transformation programme. As well as community services we also operate an inpatient unit for the region.
Our Secure Services are all based in North Bristol where we operate both low and medium secure units.
Our specialised services contain a substantial breadth including inpatient services for substance misuse, mother & baby, eating disorders and learning disabilities. We provide community services in the same areas, but in addition we also support people with neurodevelopmental issues, prison MH and veterans.
We play a key role in the provider collaborative in the south west and are currently looking at other areas where we can build strong working relationships. Our aspiration to develop our learning disability services will provide ample of opportunity to stretch and develop leadership skills.
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (East) Division
The 3 delivery units in this division provide all of the services for adults with MH issues. Whether its Talking Therapies (IAPT), community services or inpatient, all are currently under development as we respond to a range of change requirements.
Potentially the biggest task of the moment is our programme to transform all of our community services in line with the Community Mental Health Framework. This work is well underway but will need significant leadership to see it to completion and sustain service quality in the long term.
External to our Trust our integrated care system is divided in line with the 3 local authority areas, as these new entities emerge we will need to continue the work to build effective relationships which ensure we deliver what our communities need.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specialised, Secure and CAMHS Division
The 3 Delivery Units that comprise the division cover a whole range of services. We are building up our CAMHS services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire area having moved services into AWP and continuing a significant transformation programme. As well as community services we also operate an inpatient unit for the region.
Our Secure Services are all based in North Bristol where we operate both low and medium secure units.
Our specialised services contain a substantial breadth including inpatient services for substance misuse, mother & baby, eating disorders and learning disabilities. We provide community services in the same areas, but in addition we also support people with neurodevelopmental issues, prison MH and veterans.
We play a key role in the provider collaborative in the south west and are currently looking at other areas where we can build strong working relationships. Our aspiration to develop our learning disability services will provide ample of opportunity to stretch and develop leadership skills.
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (East) Division
The 3 delivery units in this division provide all of the services for adults with MH issues. Whether its Talking Therapies (IAPT), community services or inpatient, all are currently under development as we respond to a range of change requirements.
Potentially the biggest task of the moment is our programme to transform all of our community services in line with the Community Mental Health Framework. This work is well underway but will need significant leadership to see it to completion and sustain service quality in the long term.
External to our Trust our integrated care system is divided in line with the 3 local authority areas, as these new entities emerge we will need to continue the work to build effective relationships which ensure we deliver what our communities need.
Person Specification
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential
- Qualified Clinican maintaining professional registration
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent experience / competence
- Management qualification or equivalent experience / competence
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Job application is tailored to the requirements of this post
Desirable
- Detailed working knowledge of the NHS and Local Government policies relating to Mental Health together with good knowledge of principal policy and financial determinants.
- Experience of working in partnership to ensure success in contract and Local Delivery Plan negotiations with commissioners, social care, criminal justice services, statutory and non-statutory agencies
Person Specification
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential
- Qualified Clinican maintaining professional registration
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent experience / competence
- Management qualification or equivalent experience / competence
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Job application is tailored to the requirements of this post
Desirable
- Detailed working knowledge of the NHS and Local Government policies relating to Mental Health together with good knowledge of principal policy and financial determinants.
- Experience of working in partnership to ensure success in contract and Local Delivery Plan negotiations with commissioners, social care, criminal justice services, statutory and non-statutory agencies
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).
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