Job summary
Due to a successful internal promotion we have an opportunity to join the Newham Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism (MHLDA) Place Based Team as a Mental Health Programme Manager (Adults).
This is a great chance to join an ambitious and dynamic team as we strive to improve the access, outcomes and experience of MHLDA services for our residents across the borough of Newham. The role will join a unique team, working as part of NHS North East London but with strong links to the East London Foundation Trust Newham Directorate Management Team and other system partners.
The role will lead on the Adult Mental Health portfolios, helping set the strategic vision for the Newham Place through working in collaboration with local clinical Leaders and people with lived experience. This individual will also play an important role in the NEL MHLDA Provider Collaborative, with the opportunity to work at scale to deliver positive change across North East London.
Reach out to michael.jones42@nhs.net for an informal conversation to learn more about the role, and to visit local services and meet the team!
Interviews to be held week commencing 3rd June 2024.
Main duties of the job
The focus of the role will be on system planning and transformation particularly in relation to place. As a Mental Health Programme Manager, the post holder will be expected to work both collaborativelyand independently and to lead transformation projects within the Place Based Partnership and NEL MHLDA Provider Collaborativewith system partners. They will also be active in shaping strategy throughclose working with partners. To support this work the post holder will facilitate an analysis of in service provision in relation to population need across whole pathways. The post holder will engage sensitivelyand purposefully with managers across a range of stakeholders to resolve differences and develop a consensus around transformation and pathway re-design on adult mental health system planning and transformation particularly in relation to place based pathway that span multiple providers. As a mental health programme manager, the post holder will be expected to work relatively independently and to lead adult mental health transformation programmes within the Place Based Partnership and NELMHLDA Provider Collaborative.The Mental Health Programme Manager will have the opportunity to hold an honorary contract with East London Foundation Trust to facilitate collaborative working with the NEL MHLDA Provider Collaborative.
About us
North East London is steeped in history and culture, and home to over two million people (andrising). It's the most diverse area of the UK; and because of that, one of the most exciting andvibrant places to work.NHS North East London works with our health, social care, voluntary and community partnersand residents) to plan and buy health services to meet our population's needs, making sure allparts of the local health and care system work effectively together. We work as part of theNorth East London Integrated Care System northeastlondonhcp.nhs.ukWe make sure residents and visitors have the best physical and mental health and have goodaccess to high-quality health and care services. We have a vision to "work with and for all thepeople of North East London to create meaningful improvements in health, wellbeing andequity."We serve eight local authority areas: Barking and Dagenham; City of London; Hackney;Havering; Newham; Redbridge; Tower Hamlets; and Waltham Forest.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for a detailed account of main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for a detailed account of main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification OR significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area plus short courses and/ or self-study of equivalent depth and breadth to Masters degree
Experience
Essential
- Experience of co-ordinating projects and programmes in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of managing risks and Reporting
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information
- Negotiates on difficult and controversial issues including performance
- Ability to analyse highly complex issues which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Ability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes, projects and services on time
- Responsible for developing and leading strategies and policies including working with partner organisations to align work plans
- Evidence of turning local and national strategies into deliverable work plans
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
- Effective organizer, influencer and Networker
Desirable
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Experience in a healthcare environment
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity. Being aware of how individual actions contribute to, and make a difference to, the equality agenda
Desirable
- Knowledge of financial systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification OR significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area plus short courses and/ or self-study of equivalent depth and breadth to Masters degree
Experience
Essential
- Experience of co-ordinating projects and programmes in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of managing risks and Reporting
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information
- Negotiates on difficult and controversial issues including performance
- Ability to analyse highly complex issues which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Ability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes, projects and services on time
- Responsible for developing and leading strategies and policies including working with partner organisations to align work plans
- Evidence of turning local and national strategies into deliverable work plans
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
- Effective organizer, influencer and Networker
Desirable
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Experience in a healthcare environment
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity. Being aware of how individual actions contribute to, and make a difference to, the equality agenda
Desirable
- Knowledge of financial systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
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).