Job summary
37.5 Hours Per Week
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced
manager who can bring enthusiasm, energy and a strong values based approach to
the CAMHS General Manager role in Calderdale and Kirklees.
The post offers an opportunity to implement new ways of
working alongside local partner agencies in improving the mental health and
wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people.
Working
closely with clinical/ governance leads and with colleagues across CAMHS and
wider Trust, the General Manager will support a highly motivated and empowered
team in delivering excellent service outcomes.
You will contribute to strategic direction and develop
strong working relationships with service commissioners and other external and
internal stakeholders.
A commitment to effectively capturing and utilising the
voice of children, young people and their families is essential.
You should have a track record for implementing systems
for maintaining high standards of risk, performance and financial management
and strong operational management experience.
Please note in applying for the role interviews will be
scheduled for January 2024.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Main duties of the job
As
General Manager you will:
Influence
through leadership, knowledge, and great communication.
Need high level communication skills and excellent
interpersonal skills to negotiate and establish collaborative
partnerships with patients and care professionals.
Have an innovative
approach to work and be able to find solutions.
Ensure compliance with clinical governance frameworks
ensuring performance systems are in place.
Network with commissioners and other stakeholders to
share good practice and promote awareness.
Have a key role in training, education, and staff
development.
Work
across organisational boundaries and have the leadership, aptitude and
experience to influence the teams using motivation and negotiation skills.
Be
committed to working flexibly, autonomously, and responsively with a can-do
approach.
All employees of the Trust are strongly
encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The General Manager will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and
effective deployment of resources across their service area in order to ensure
the delivery of a safe, compliant, effective and efficient clinical service
within agreed resources and meeting financial objectives.
The General Manager will work in partnership with Clinical and Governance
Leads to ensure that clinical and operational and financial objectives are
integrated and to develop jointly agreed priorities.
This will require the leadership and development of the workforce,
including clinical staff and promoting a culture of inclusion and engagement
which focuses on the needs of service users and carers.
The General Manager will also support and contribute to the development
of the Trusts strategic direction and objectives by continually improving performance
and services in line with the Trusts mission and values.
To ensure
the provision of safe and effective clinical services within agreed
resources that are compliant with relevant national standards.
To
effectively and efficiently recruit, deploy and manage staff to support
clinical services where appropriate with partner organisation ensuring that clear lines of responsibility and
accountability are established for all staff groups and teams.
The
management and scanning of risk including learning and dissemination of
findings arising from the review of serious incidents, complex case and
root cause analysis.
To
provide strong leadership and management to enable the provision of high
quality services which reflect the needs of service users and carers,
meets national standards/targets and agreed Service Level
Agreements/Contracts.
To
proactively manage through a value based approach: the well being of staff
including minimising sickness absence levels; the optimisation of
individual and team performance; capability, disciplinary, grievance and
other employee relations matters in line with Trust policies.
To ensure
and support effective service user and carer engagement in the provision
and development of services.
To
contribute to the development of service strategies as part of an
integrated business planning process which links strongly to finance and
quality plans ensuring that strategies are communicated effectively and
implemented in the service area.
To
support and work closely with the Director of Services on the development
of robust and financially viable service development plans and business
cases.
To work
closely with the Clinical and Governance
Leads to ensure planned activity levels are delivered and, where
appropriate, in accordance with locally commissioned service level
agreements and to agreed quality standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The General Manager will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and
effective deployment of resources across their service area in order to ensure
the delivery of a safe, compliant, effective and efficient clinical service
within agreed resources and meeting financial objectives.
The General Manager will work in partnership with Clinical and Governance
Leads to ensure that clinical and operational and financial objectives are
integrated and to develop jointly agreed priorities.
This will require the leadership and development of the workforce,
including clinical staff and promoting a culture of inclusion and engagement
which focuses on the needs of service users and carers.
The General Manager will also support and contribute to the development
of the Trusts strategic direction and objectives by continually improving performance
and services in line with the Trusts mission and values.
To ensure
the provision of safe and effective clinical services within agreed
resources that are compliant with relevant national standards.
To
effectively and efficiently recruit, deploy and manage staff to support
clinical services where appropriate with partner organisation ensuring that clear lines of responsibility and
accountability are established for all staff groups and teams.
The
management and scanning of risk including learning and dissemination of
findings arising from the review of serious incidents, complex case and
root cause analysis.
To
provide strong leadership and management to enable the provision of high
quality services which reflect the needs of service users and carers,
meets national standards/targets and agreed Service Level
Agreements/Contracts.
To
proactively manage through a value based approach: the well being of staff
including minimising sickness absence levels; the optimisation of
individual and team performance; capability, disciplinary, grievance and
other employee relations matters in line with Trust policies.
To ensure
and support effective service user and carer engagement in the provision
and development of services.
To
contribute to the development of service strategies as part of an
integrated business planning process which links strongly to finance and
quality plans ensuring that strategies are communicated effectively and
implemented in the service area.
To
support and work closely with the Director of Services on the development
of robust and financially viable service development plans and business
cases.
To work
closely with the Clinical and Governance
Leads to ensure planned activity levels are delivered and, where
appropriate, in accordance with locally commissioned service level
agreements and to agreed quality standards.
Person Specification
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- A sound working knowledge of relevant legislation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level in Health and Social Care subject or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Post Graduate Management Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience at a senior operational level and experience of:
- Effectively managing complex service change/development and projects.
- Effective budget management.
- Providing supervision.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of continued management and professional development.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Committed to getting the best for service users and their families.
- Personal qualities of tenacity and determination, a doer and a finisher, ability to make things happen, a team player.
- Can demonstrate emotional resilience.
- Able to problem solve and create solutions/a self-starter.
- Ability to effectively organise leave and manage a complex service and manage a large integrated staff group.
- Ability to manage time well, delegate, `prioritise, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Possess excellent all round communication skills.
- Ability to negotiate, can demonstrate conflict resolutions skills.
Person Specification
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- A sound working knowledge of relevant legislation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level in Health and Social Care subject or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Post Graduate Management Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience at a senior operational level and experience of:
- Effectively managing complex service change/development and projects.
- Effective budget management.
- Providing supervision.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of continued management and professional development.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Committed to getting the best for service users and their families.
- Personal qualities of tenacity and determination, a doer and a finisher, ability to make things happen, a team player.
- Can demonstrate emotional resilience.
- Able to problem solve and create solutions/a self-starter.
- Ability to effectively organise leave and manage a complex service and manage a large integrated staff group.
- Ability to manage time well, delegate, `prioritise, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Possess excellent all round communication skills.
- Ability to negotiate, can demonstrate conflict resolutions skills.
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.
