Job summary
Are you a dynamic leader and experienced clinician with a passion for improving the lives of children and young people in North Lancashire and South Cumbria? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our experienced and innovative Leadership Team as Head of Clinical Service in our Children's and Young People's Mental Health Team.
As the Head of Clinical Service in The Bay, you will be joining our fantastic team delivering a locality based model across the footprint of Lancashire and South Cumbria. You will have the opportunity to deliver the vision for the service, implementing and shaping a new clinical model to meet the needs of the local population and working closely with our multi-agency partners and colleagues in the ICB. Promoting the Trust's values and priorities to employees, stakeholders, and the community, you will be responsible for delivering on plans and KPIs, translating them into clear objectives for your team to make a positive difference in the lives of children and families.
Delivering services across the THRIVE model and constantly seeking out opportunities for excellence, you will have the chance to both lead and work with a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to children and young people.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Clinical Service is an accountable officer within the network locality and is responsible for the delivery of all patient services within the allocated care group. This involves ensuring that high quality services are provided to patients and that all operational and performance targets, including waiting lists, finance and HR are achieved. The role also includes ensuring that services are continually improved and developed in line with best practice standards.
The Head of Clinical Service (HCS) will work in a team of managers within the network, alongside senior clinical colleagues, together to ensuring consistent quality of services is achieved across the organisation whilst delivering the specific elements commissioned through local delivery plans. The Head of Clinical Service will be responsible for direct line management of the service managers within the locality and have overall responsibility for the clinical team.
Holding highly specialist clinical knowledge and experience across a range of multi disciplinary functions, the Head of Service has operational responsibility for service delivery, integration of multi-agency services, operational and strategic management of clinical care and quality in relation to child and adolescent mental health. This involves detailed partnership working with colleagues within LSCft, the Pan Lancashire ICB arrangements, other NHS and 3rd sector providers, as well as Local Authority Commissioners and national programs.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent Appropriate professional clinical qualification and professional registration such as Nursing or Allied Health Professions Participation in continuing professional development to improve and update specialist knowledge
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience including working with children and adolscents with complex mental health needs. Detailed understanding and Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of the operation of healthcare services and performance targets Experience of managing a budget. Experience of successful project management. Experience of policy development Experience of leading and managing change
Desirable
- Experience of operational management in NHS Detailed understanding and experience of the operation of healthcare services within a Mental Health/Community Trust
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed analytical & problem solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from complex data and multiple information strands. IT literate with well-developed skills for the use and application of information technology systems including file management, safe and effective internet use, Outlook, Word processing, PowerPoint, Access and Excel. Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.Well-developed leadership and motivational skills to facilitate working with multi-disciplinary teams. Proven ability to manage large groups of staff and implement human resource strategies. Ability to empower, coach and support staff. Well-developed written and verbal communication skills together with influencing and negotiating skills for interacting with individuals across the Network.
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- oRequired to work under pressure to meet deadlines and targets. oComplex interpersonal and multidisciplinary working Uphold Trust Values
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent Appropriate professional clinical qualification and professional registration such as Nursing or Allied Health Professions Participation in continuing professional development to improve and update specialist knowledge
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience including working with children and adolscents with complex mental health needs. Detailed understanding and Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of the operation of healthcare services and performance targets Experience of managing a budget. Experience of successful project management. Experience of policy development Experience of leading and managing change
Desirable
- Experience of operational management in NHS Detailed understanding and experience of the operation of healthcare services within a Mental Health/Community Trust
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed analytical & problem solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from complex data and multiple information strands. IT literate with well-developed skills for the use and application of information technology systems including file management, safe and effective internet use, Outlook, Word processing, PowerPoint, Access and Excel. Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.Well-developed leadership and motivational skills to facilitate working with multi-disciplinary teams. Proven ability to manage large groups of staff and implement human resource strategies. Ability to empower, coach and support staff. Well-developed written and verbal communication skills together with influencing and negotiating skills for interacting with individuals across the Network.
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- oRequired to work under pressure to meet deadlines and targets. oComplex interpersonal and multidisciplinary working Uphold Trust Values
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).
