Deputy Director-FYPCLDA

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 07 April 2025

Job summary

Are you a Senior Healthcare leader, ready for your next career challenge? Join us in our journey to delivering and transforming services across our Families, Young People, Childrens, Learning Disabilities and Autism (FYPCLDA) directorate operating across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Reporting to the Leicestershire Partnership Trust (LPT) and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) Group Director for FYPCLDA and CYP services, this role is accountable for the delivery for operational plans and performance which meet contractual expectations and delivers system wide transformation.

This will include accountability for the operational delivery of services, supporting the development and implementation of continuous quality improvement initiatives, securing financial balance.

This is an exciting new role in the Directorate for an experienced senior healthcare leader to utilise their breadth of knowledge, experience, and influencing skills required both internally and externally, to maintain and strengthen relationships with clinical staff, the local acute Trust, local authorities, primary care networks, commissioners, voluntary sector partners and service users to enhance the development of community based services for families, young people and children and those with a Learning Disability or Autism.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who is compassionate in their approach, listens to feedback and is able to demonstrate ambition, motivation and confidence to drive further improvements in performance and enhance outcomes and experience for both patients and staff.

The successful candidate will be able to evidence that they are an effective, visible and approachable leader who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both within and across organisational boundaries.

Working alongside the senior clinical leadership team in the Directorate, the post holder will be accountable for the operational leadership of mental health service delivery and oversee the effective governance of the diverse range of clinical services provided in FYPCLDA.

Please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

13 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£88,168 to £101,677 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

002707

Job locations

County Hall

Penn Lloyd Building

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 8TB

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.