Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire etc.
Making a difference for you, with you. Our vision, mission and values are all part of the roadmap for all we do
Our dedication to caring and making a difference doesn’t just extend to our patients, but to our staff too. Wellbeing is a Trust priority – we were the second-highest scoring Trust in the country for the Wellbeing measure on the 2018 National Staff Survey. We are actively committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to equal opportunities is reflected in our staff networks (BME - Black Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ,Disability and Working Carers). We also hold the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition scheme Silver Award, and are a Living Wage and Disability Confident employer. We offer excellent employment benefits including:
1. Large variety of learning and development courses available to staff throughout the year
2. contributory pension scheme
3. a wide range of family friendly policies
4. salary sacrifice scheme.
5. a variety of Occupational Health services and classes
6. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays for new starters, rising with service
Don’t just take our word for it: In 2018, 72.2% of our staff recommended NHFT as a place to work, the highest score for trusts of our type. We were also honoured to win the Health Service Journal’s coveted Trust of the Year award the same year.
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Key details
Location
SiteNewland HouseAddressNewland HouseTownNorthamptonPostcodeNN1 3EBMajor / Minor RegionNorthamptonshire
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary£62,215 - £72,293 pa pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 8b)
Specialty
Main areaHead of Service
Job overview
Accountable for:
· Management and delivery of the Children’s and Young People’s (CYP) Management Services for NHFT, ensuring high quality, effective and efficient care for patients in receipt of CYP Mental Health Services from the Trust.
· Delivery of integrated, seamless pathways across the Trust and partner organizations for patients primarily managed within the CYP Mental Health Services.
· Overall operational management of the CYP Mental Health Services: -
o CAMHS Connect
o Core CAMHS
o CAMHS Crisis
o Intensive Outreach Team
o CAMHS Inpatient
o Children’s Eating Disorders Team
o Paediatric Psychology
There is significant change and investment across CYP Mental Health Services to reflect a landscape of rising referral numbers and levels of acuity. The joining up of Community CAMHS services/Crisis/Intensive Outreach and Inpatient has never been more vital. A key element of the role will be monitoring and responding to surges in all of the areas to ensure safe, effective and person-centered care throughout the CAMHS journey.
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· To ensure effective and mutually beneficial partnership working within the accountable areas, all other Trust services and with external stakeholders to deliver continuous improvement and maximize the health outcomes of the populations/s served.
· To work with medical, and other multi-disciplinary team colleagues, to ensure that resources are used, and allocated, to their maximum efficiency.
· To deliver against all performance indicators for the accountable areas, ensuring that all contractual obligations are met
· To provide effective and inspirational leadership to the accountable areas to achieve quality, clinical effectiveness and successful services
· To provide and develop a positive working environment and open culture which fosters high morale and commitment amongst all staff and promotes their wellbeing, professional and personal developments
· To ensure that services are developed in line with population needs, service demand and agreed national and local priorities
· To be accountable for the direct delivery of clinical care across all services within CYP Mental Health Services
· To maintain a high profile and visible role as a leader and champion of Quality. The post holder will be an exceptional individual who can influence, lead, support and motivate staff at all levels.
· To work closely with corporate colleagues to ensure, there is appropriate liaison and facilitate prompt issues response.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Important Information
By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly, the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit:DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
* • Registered Nurse or ANP • Qualification or significant Mental Health experience • Educated to Master’s degree Level, working towards, or relevant equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
* • Recognised Management Qualification/Be able to demonstrate a range of management experiences across a range of teams
Experience
Essential criteria
* • Senior NHS Management experience within Mental Health Services and line management responsibility for multi-disciplinary teams • Experience of delivering cost improvement programmes • Experience of engaging with and incorporating patient/user views into the provision of services • Implementation and management of successful change/quality/practice development projects
Desirable criteria
* • Experience in clinical governance, risk management and service improvement • Experience of developing teams/others • Demonstrate a good level of understanding of performance/compliance • Experience of conducting negotiations relating to complex matters with other senior managers both internal and external to the organisation
Behaviours
Essential criteria
* • Approachable and accessible to colleagues and across the organisation. • Maintain and exhibit a professional approach to work acting as a role model for other staff in terms of standards of behaviour and conduct. • Ability to work in a flexible way and respond to change. • Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment. • Reliable and consistent in approach, demonstrating empathy and an open communication style with all team members, fostering this culture across the team. • Leading, motivating and inspiring the team on a daily basis, bringing all team members together in providing high standards in the provision of recruitment advice and leading further progression of the recruitment service.
Desirable criteria
* • Encourage others to make decisions with application of knowledge and skills. • Ability to demonstrate independence of thought. • Ability to work effectively in periods of hostility and/or hostile environments.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
* • Skills in Information Management and Technology to support reporting and analysis. • Able to reason, including the ability to analyse, interpret, evaluate and draw assumptions from data and information. Able to utilise complex information to identify solutions by undertaking a comparison of a range of options • Ability to demonstrate excellent verbal communication skills, adjusting language, style and content as appropriate to the audience. This includes highly complex, sensitive or contentious information where there may be barriers to understanding and will include understanding of non-verbal communication
Desirable criteria
* • Effective written communication skills,• Able to plan, prioritise, meet deadlines and manage own workload, • Ability to delegate as appropriate. • Is emotionally resilient ,• Able to deal with conflict and issues of poor performance in an effective and non-confrontational manner
Documents
* Head of Service CYP Mental Health (, 648.5)PDFKB
* Benefits (, 570.7)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameLoveness NyagumboJob titleAssistant Director of CYP & Mental Health ServicesEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07825281283 #J-18808-Ljbffr