Associate Medical Director - Mental Health
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Psychiatry
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Fixed term: 24 months (potential for substantive position)
Hours: 6 sessions per week
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
Job ref: 201-MD-25-CON-001
Site: Carew House, Town: Bodmin
Salary: £96,990 - £139,882 per annum plus on call allowance (currently 3%)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Job Overview
Shape the Future of Mental Health Care in Cornwall
Are you a passionate and forward-thinking senior psychiatrist looking to make a real difference? Join Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a key leader in our mental health specialties within the medical directorate's senior leadership team.
In this influential role, you’ll collaborate with the Chief Medical Officer, Director of Mental Health, quadrumvirate teams, operational managers, and clinical directors to spearhead innovation and shape the future of mental health services. Your leadership will drive transformative change, aligning with our clinical strategy and workforce development plans.
This is your opportunity to:
* Lead ground-breaking initiatives to improve mental health care.
* Have your expertise recognized and your voice amplified.
* Advance your career within a dynamic and supportive environment.
Main Duties of the Job
As the Associate Medical Director – Mental Health, you will:
* Drive Performance Excellence: Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for community mental health services, ensuring compliance with national standards and Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements.
* Champion Service Improvement: Coordinate and lead service enhancements across all community mental health directorates, fostering integration with wider system partners.
* Collaborate with Stakeholders: Advise on and support negotiations with healthcare commissioners, ensuring strategic alignment with service priorities and demands.
* Promote Clinical Governance: Work closely with executive and clinical leads to ensure robust governance throughout the mental health care pathways.
* Foster Inclusivity: Advocate for a culture of belonging and equality, ensuring diverse representation and a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination.
* Financial Stewardship: Support financial planning and management, collaborating with the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Mental Health Services to develop sustainable service plans.
Person Specification
Skills
* Understanding of the provision and delivery of health care services and of Government strategy and plans for modernising health care
* Thorough knowledge of the structure, functions, culture and values of the National Health Service and its inter-relationship with other agencies
* Understanding of the implications for medical staff of the modernisation agenda
* Extensive knowledge of clinical audit, Research and Development and evidence-based practice
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
* Medical qualification and appropriate royal college membership or fellowship
* Full GMC registration
* Responsible / approved clinician under the mental health act 1983
* S12(2) mental health act 1983 approved clinician
Knowledge and Abilities
* Demonstrable track record of advancement and development of clinical interests and services, including delivery of performance targets
* Highly effective leadership skills
* Interpersonal and influencing skills
* Excellent written and verbal communications
* High analytical and numeracy skills
* High level of self-awareness and openness to self-improvement
* Insight into strengths and weaknesses
* Environmental and political awareness
* Strong financial management skills
* High-quality business and service planning skills
* Good information technology skills
Personal Qualities
* Inspires others and leads by example. Able to make rational decisions in the face of adversity
* Capacity to work with managers and others to develop a shared vision of services for patients and standards in delivery of services
* Commitment to implementation and strengthening of clinical governance
* Personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of others, including clinicians, managers, staff, patients, relatives and users of services
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you have any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644.
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