Do you have strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills?
Are you looking for a new challenge and motivated to make a difference?
If the answer is yes, then this could be a brilliant opportunity for you...
We are seeking to recruit a motivated operational leader to support the delivery of our Emotional Health & Wellbeing service across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
The successful candidate must have a passion and interest in influencing improved outcomes for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate emotional health and wellbeing related needs.
As the lead for the service, you will be responsible for the Mental Health support teams in schools and therefore will need to have the drive and enthusiasm to work across the health and education sectors and practice as a collaborative leader.
The purpose of the role is to ensure quality and effectiveness of service delivery and this will be achieved through monitoring performance and in terms of qualitative and quantitative data and working closely with the commissioner of the service.
The successful post holder will have line management responsibilities to the MHST clinical and team leads and will work closely with the clinical psychology lead as well as the other MHST service manager across our wider organisation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide leadership, expertise, service management, and will be accountable for the delivery of the Emotional Health & Wellbeing Service delivery across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). MHST's will be based within schools, ensuring children and young people receive faster access to earlier mental health support.
Working closely with the MHST Team and Clinical Leads, the post holder will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring the delivery of a quality service to meet local and national standards and KPIs.
This is a strategic role, working with partnership agencies, to support the delivery of the MHST service.
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Manage the expanding MHSTs working in conjunction with Clinical and Team Leads to ensure successful delivery of the work.
2. Be responsible for the line management of staff in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
3. Be responsible for establishing and maintaining working relationships with key partners and stakeholders.
4. Lead effectively, with enthusiasm and by example, within Trust values, Honesty, Empathy, Ambition and Respect (HEAR) through effective communication service model and structures and facilitating staff, stakeholder and service user involvement.
5. Ensure the vision, purpose and objectives of the organisation is integrated into the service and staffs job descriptions and that appraisals reflect these priorities.
6. Interpret future Government (National/Local) directives as well as relevant clinical guidelines (in conjunction with MHST Clinical Leads) and ensure these are implemented in future service planning.
7. Responsible for governance, including patient and staff safety, in line with Trust Policies and procedures.
8. Demonstrate key leadership skills as identified in the NHS Leadership Framework.
9. Develop and implement policies and guidelines impacting across the whole service.
10. Provide clinical advice and support to the teams as appropriate to the post holders experience and qualifications.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
* Management Degree or equivalent experience.
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
* Other leadership / management training / qualification.
Experience
Essential
* Recent experience in management and leadership within Children's services including the operational management of teams.
* Experience of working in partnership with partnership agencies, including experience of co-production and patient involvement, and influencing, persuading and negotiating with senior internal and external.
* Knowledge of relevant legislation, general NHS processes, policies and current strategies and performance framework.
Desirable
* Experience of working in or managing Children's mental health services.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
* Knowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent's mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children etc.
* Knowledge of mental health issues relating to Children and Young Peoples emotional development.
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