Service Director for Mental Health, LD Urgent Care & Inpatients
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Main area Service Director - Mental Health
Grade NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract: 9 months (fixed term contract)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 327-25-204
Site: Edward Jenner Court
Town: Brockworth
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Job overview
1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 9 months
*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*
Mental Health & Learning Disability Hospitals and Mental Health Urgent Care is one of 5 operational directorates responsible for the delivery of clinical services within GHC. The directorate has an annual turnover of over £30m and has over 600 colleagues working within it.
An exciting opportunity has arisen, for the right candidate, to provide strategic and operational leadership for this directorate.
The directorate consists of Later Life and Working Age Adult Wards Including a PICU, Rehabilitation, Low Secure and Learning Disability Inpatient units as well as Crisis and Home Treatment Teams, Mental Health Liaison and Criminal Justice Liaison Teams.
Main duties of the job
Ensuring effective day to day operational delivery, supporting system flow by working closely with internal and external partners and stakeholders, developing new ways of delivering services and delivering services within a defined financial envelope are all key aspects of the role.
We are looking for a senior operational manager with experience within the NHS in acute and/or community mental health services. The ideal candidate would be someone with the demonstrable ability to think creatively about the future delivery of services in partnership with stakeholders and service users, their carers and their families. You will have the ability to influence and inspire internal and external stakeholders at all levels, with a strong people focus.
Your solid communication and influencing skills, together with political astuteness and resilience will ensure you must have the ability to build positive collaborative relationships within the Trust and in the broader health and social care system.
Continuing with the positive relationships with our local Acute Trust, Local Authority and Primary Care Networks as part of our commitment to the ICS are key to this role.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
* 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
* 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
* 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisation's priority;
* 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative.
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Person specification
Experience
* Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent clinical qualification
* Experience of successful planning and transformation of services
* Managerial experience within a large multidisciplinary organisation
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
* Free car parking at many of our sites
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
* A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
* Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
* Recognition and long service awards
* Fast Track physiotherapy
* Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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