Job summary You will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Community Mental Health Services within Bedford Borough, including the blended teams and adult social care. Manage and oversee the services performance, budget controls, quality improvement, workforce recruitment, development, and compliance. Engaging with service users, carers, and system partners to ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of services. Proactively operating within the Directorate Management Team to secure its strategic priorities. You will lead the service extending support and guidance in a compassionate and productive manner cognizant of the Trust values, whilst developing the team's ability to operate in an autonomous and efficient manner. Main duties of the job To oversee and manage the effective delivery of community mental health services within Bedford, ensuring that robust arrangements are in place to support service users, carers, staff and system partners. To achieve financial balance across the service, making the best use of financial resources to achieve positive outcomes for service users and carers. To manage and oversee recruitment, retention, sickness levels, agency usage, supervision and appraisals. To ensure staff engage with training, development and organizational/cultural development required to meet best practice standards and achieve positive outcomes for service users and carers. To have an overview of the community mental health service within Bedford Borough, working creatively and independently with Team Managers and the wider staff group to achieve the required standards and to regularly review the quality and performance of the team's service delivery. To develop and maintain effective and positive internal and external partnerships across all stakeholders, including implementing clear lines of communication with all stakeholders. To ensure clinically and operational pathways are in place and are effective To ensure that effective clinical and operational management risk management processes are in place in your services. To maintain service preparedness for assessment and inspection. To deputise for the Assistant Director as required. About us The Trust is accredited an Investor in People employer and is consequently committed to developing its staff. You will have access to appropriate development opportunities from the Trust's training programme as identified within your knowledge and skills appraisal/personal development plan Date posted 14 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 4 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 363-BED7015628 Job locations Florence Ball House Bedford Health Village, Kimbolten Road Bedford MK402NT Job description Job responsibilities ou will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Community Mental Health Services within Bedford Borough, including the blended teams and adult social care. Manage and oversee the services performance, budget controls, quality improvement, workforce recruitment, development, and compliance. Engaging with service users, carers, and system partners to ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of services. Proactively operating within the Directorate Management Team to secure its strategic priorities. You will lead the service extending support and guidance in a compassionate and productive manner cognizant of the Trust values, whilst developing the teams ability to operate in an autonomous and efficient manner. Job description Job responsibilities ou will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Community Mental Health Services within Bedford Borough, including the blended teams and adult social care. Manage and oversee the services performance, budget controls, quality improvement, workforce recruitment, development, and compliance. Engaging with service users, carers, and system partners to ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of services. Proactively operating within the Directorate Management Team to secure its strategic priorities. You will lead the service extending support and guidance in a compassionate and productive manner cognizant of the Trust values, whilst developing the teams ability to operate in an autonomous and efficient manner. Person Specification Experience in MH leadership role Essential Previous experience of service development, quality improvement and of bringing innovation and new ideas to practice Anticipates and takes action in order to create and seize opportunities to avoid crises taking an overview of complex situations to generate new perspectives - 'thinks outside the box' identifies and implements quick wins where possible essential Essential Previous experience of service development, quality improvement and of bringing innovation and new ideas to practice Previous experience of working within the NHS and with senior allied professionals, internal and external stake holders Person Specification Experience in MH leadership role Essential Previous experience of service development, quality improvement and of bringing innovation and new ideas to practice Anticipates and takes action in order to create and seize opportunities to avoid crises taking an overview of complex situations to generate new perspectives - 'thinks outside the box' identifies and implements quick wins where possible essential Essential Previous experience of service development, quality improvement and of bringing innovation and new ideas to practice Previous experience of working within the NHS and with senior allied professionals, internal and external stake holders 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name East London NHS Foundation Trust Address Florence Ball House Bedford Health Village, Kimbolten Road Bedford MK402NT Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)