Job summary
Devon Partnership NHS Trust is the Lead Provider for the South West
Provider Collaborative.
We currently commission services for people requiring medium and low
secure mental health care across the south west, with investment in specialist
community forensic teams, as well as Perinatal Inpatient Services, CAMHS Tier 4
and Adult Eating Disorders services with potential to extend this to other
services in future.
We do this in partnership with nine providers six of which are NHS
organisations, one community interest company, and two independent sector
providers. Our geography spans from
Cornwall in the south, to Gloucestershire in the north and Dorset in the East
covering a total population of around five million, across approximately 22,000
square kilometres.
We aim to treat people as close to home as possible, in the least level
of security, for the shortest period of time, to high quality outcomes.
Main duties of the job
This is a senior leadership role within the commissioning division,
reporting directly to the South West Provider Collaborative Deputy Director of
Collaborative Commissioning and working closely with colleagues including a
second Head of Service and Senior Case Managers. The post holder will take direction from the Deputy
Director of Collaborative Commissioning on a day-to-day basis in order to deliver
the commissioning of high-quality care for patients requiring specialist mental
health services across the south west of England.
This is a transformational role, working with a high degree of
autonomy, at-pace, and at-scale, across multiple stakeholders, and requires a
creative mind-set, excellent leadership skills, and an application of whole
systems working. The role includes significant time spent on transformational
processes, liaising with clinical leads, experts by experience and the Deputy
Medical Director.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Direct experience of specialist commissioning in at least one of the SWPC service lines
- High level experience of managing staff, including setting of team objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues
- Evidence of advanced report writing skills, service planning, needs analysis, and presentation skills
- Developing and implementing strategic plans within a complex environment, to enable the attainment of the business units objectives
- Demonstrate experience of autonomous leadership of transformational change, at-pace, and at a significant level
- Significant experience in working in senior management role within healthcare
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates gravitas, and a high degree of emotional intelligence. Able to hold a vision for the business unit on behalf of the partnership and inform debate on strategy and its implementation
- Able to communicate complex issues using simple and accessible language in various forums such as public meetings and through media interviews
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information from others
- Good understanding of the role of effective communications and engagement with patients, public, workforce and stakeholders in achieving/delivering the commissioning divisions objectives and maintaining and enhancing its reputation.
- Ability to foster and maintain positive working relationships at every level.
- Collecting, analysing and evaluating highly complex data to support the management of clinical commissioning for a wide range of applications including resource, planning and target setting
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
- Excellent ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions
- High level critical thinking skills
- Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives
- Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
- Standard keyboard skills
- Ability to be mobile around the south west region
- High level of flexibility, with the ability to travel to various sites and locations
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience over more than one discipline (eg financial management; programme management, performance management and staff management) acquired over a significant period of time
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Direct experience of specialist commissioning in at least one of the SWPC service lines
- High level experience of managing staff, including setting of team objectives, team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues
- Evidence of advanced report writing skills, service planning, needs analysis, and presentation skills
- Developing and implementing strategic plans within a complex environment, to enable the attainment of the business units objectives
- Demonstrate experience of autonomous leadership of transformational change, at-pace, and at a significant level
- Significant experience in working in senior management role within healthcare
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates gravitas, and a high degree of emotional intelligence. Able to hold a vision for the business unit on behalf of the partnership and inform debate on strategy and its implementation
- Able to communicate complex issues using simple and accessible language in various forums such as public meetings and through media interviews
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced view and able to constructively question information from others
- Good understanding of the role of effective communications and engagement with patients, public, workforce and stakeholders in achieving/delivering the commissioning divisions objectives and maintaining and enhancing its reputation.
- Ability to foster and maintain positive working relationships at every level.
- Collecting, analysing and evaluating highly complex data to support the management of clinical commissioning for a wide range of applications including resource, planning and target setting
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
- Excellent ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions
- High level critical thinking skills
- Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives
- Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
- Standard keyboard skills
- Ability to be mobile around the south west region
- High level of flexibility, with the ability to travel to various sites and locations
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience over more than one discipline (eg financial management; programme management, performance management and staff management) acquired over a significant period of time
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
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.
