Service Manager

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced registered practitioner who has effectively led teams and worked in secondary care mental health services. Your values will ensure that coproduction is at the heart of developments and the principles of trauma-informed and recovery focussed care underpin this creative, high quality, clearly evaluated service.

In return you will be joining our supportive, friendly and responsive leadership team, with an established commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development. We work hard, deliver great results and you will be warmly welcomed to help us deliver the next steps of our strategy.

Based on the South coast in our community services you will develop & lead a new portfolio focussed on supporting people with mental health issues to live well in their communities.

This will include leading the newly redesigned One Referral : One AHP (Allied Health Professional) model of working across the older and adult mental health services. And developing and implementing the Personality Trauma Response Programme. Both teams are designed to enable relational consistency during transitions within service and access to a varied range of intervention choices.

We are proud of every member of our established AHP Service and welcome your leadership and continuous improvement skill set in order to realise our new vision. See Y Solent - OneDrive (sharepoint.com)

This role is suitable for Allied Health Professionals, Nurse, Social Worker, Occupation Therapists.

Main duties of the job

The Personality & Trauma Response Programme is a key part of the exciting work being undertaken in Portsmouth in response to the Community Mental Health Framework. This is a new team and will deliver improved community-based care for people who have difficulties associated with a diagnosis of personality disorder or complex emotional needs. This will include a group programme of occupational, social, peer & psychological interventions which will deliver consistency, enable creativity, connection and hope; Enabling the expansion of Solent Recovery College; plus training and consultancy to and alongside community partners. See Personality and trauma response - Health & Care Portsmouth webpage for developments to date.

This post provides leadership for Allied Health Professionals (AHP) within the service and Recovery Approach across the Trust. As a senior and experienced manager, the post holder will provide operational and professional leadership and support to service line leads, as well as providing advice to the Senior Leadership Team, Service Managers and community partners.

The post will be key to developing and delivering the Personality & Trauma Response vision in line with the No Wrong Door Community Mental Health Transformation; the Recovery Approach and One Referral: One AHP service, in response to the Mental Health Service Directorate workstreams. The post holder will project manage areas of work as directed by the Consultant Occupational Therapist (AHP & DBT Lead).

About us

At Solent, our teams mirror the communities we serve. The Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging plan fosters authenticity, ensuring every Solent NHS Trust member feels visible, validated, and valued.

The Annual Staff survey positions us among top-performing Community and Mental Health trusts in 3 of 9 themes:

• Compassion and inclusivity
• Each voice matters
• Staff Engagement

Our commitment to enhancing diversity, inclusion, and belonging fosters a strong sense of uniqueness, celebrated among colleagues, contributing to excellent patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from underrepresented communities, offering an informal chat for those uncertain about job fit. Our revamped recruitment process prioritizes inclusivity, aligned with Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interviews.

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