Job summary
We are looking for a values-led, compassionate and capable senior lead on a fixed term contract for 12 months, with a demonstrable commitment to improving and supporting mental health, learning disabilities and autism services, offering best patient care and enabling staff as well as the ability to deliver high quality, robust programmes, drive delivery and manage relationships at all organisational levels.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will oversee and enable delivery of the team's transformational portfolio, as well as project lead their own complex areas, and provide dedicated work on strategic developments. This involves direct management of project managers who are covering all Long Term Plan mental health deliverables for adults and older adults, and for people with learning disabilities and autism.
About us
This post is a senior lead position in the Jameson Strategy, Transformation and Partnerships team, working across the Jameson Division within Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) which provides adult mental health and learning disability services across North West London boroughs.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This postholder is expected to take a specific leadership focus on the delivery of programmes relating to older adult mental health, learning disability and autism pathways while also working flexibly across other areas as needed in response to transformation priorities. This includes working across internal and external partners as necessary and providing strategic direction, design and delivery & meaningful co-production. The postholder needs to be dedicated to partnership working and appreciate the value community partnerships, including with VCSE, can bring to statutory health and care services.
This means the postholder will need to be able to hold complex programmes, drive delivery at a senior level and delegate work to wider team members to enable successful implementation as required. The post will be expected to show clear leadership, reporting to senior members of the division and the trust on high profile work programmes and work streams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This postholder is expected to take a specific leadership focus on the delivery of programmes relating to older adult mental health, learning disability and autism pathways while also working flexibly across other areas as needed in response to transformation priorities. This includes working across internal and external partners as necessary and providing strategic direction, design and delivery & meaningful co-production. The postholder needs to be dedicated to partnership working and appreciate the value community partnerships, including with VCSE, can bring to statutory health and care services.
This means the postholder will need to be able to hold complex programmes, drive delivery at a senior level and delegate work to wider team members to enable successful implementation as required. The post will be expected to show clear leadership, reporting to senior members of the division and the trust on high profile work programmes and work streams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent relevant experience
- Masters or Post Graduate degree in management or equivalent years of demonstrable experience in a relevant programme management role
Desirable
- Programme Management qualification
- Training in use of management consultancy techniques/strategic development tools e.g. D-5 methodology
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working a project environment
- Relevant NHS experience or similar environment working with senior leads
- Experience of roles managing and motivating staff
- Experience of delivering projects within clinical services
- Experience leading and delivering high profile Mental Health Five Year Forward View/Long Term Plan objectives
- Experience in development of funding proposals/bid leadership
Desirable
- Experience working closely with or in the voluntary sector/community social enterprise
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of programme and project management
- Outstanding knowledge and understanding of the NHS Long Term Plan, the mental health implementation plan and community mental health framework
Desirable
- Knowledge of the emerging NHS landscape including Integrated Care Systems and Integrated Care Partnerships
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Investment Standard, operational planning and budget management
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical services
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to mentor, team build and prioritise
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, and present sensitive information to large groups
- Experience and knowledge to plan over short term, medium and long term timeframes
- Ability to identify and resolve delivery challenges, and design problem solving solutions
- Ability to build a credible reputation amongst, senior management teams, clinical staff and peers
- Ability to develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations, varying language and style as appropriate
Desirable
- Excellent excel, data analytics and basic modelling skills
Personal disposition
Essential
- Ability to influence a broad range of stakeholders
- Ability to make difficult decisions working to tight and often changing timescales
- Ability to travel across the CNWL geographical area
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent relevant experience
- Masters or Post Graduate degree in management or equivalent years of demonstrable experience in a relevant programme management role
Desirable
- Programme Management qualification
- Training in use of management consultancy techniques/strategic development tools e.g. D-5 methodology
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working a project environment
- Relevant NHS experience or similar environment working with senior leads
- Experience of roles managing and motivating staff
- Experience of delivering projects within clinical services
- Experience leading and delivering high profile Mental Health Five Year Forward View/Long Term Plan objectives
- Experience in development of funding proposals/bid leadership
Desirable
- Experience working closely with or in the voluntary sector/community social enterprise
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of programme and project management
- Outstanding knowledge and understanding of the NHS Long Term Plan, the mental health implementation plan and community mental health framework
Desirable
- Knowledge of the emerging NHS landscape including Integrated Care Systems and Integrated Care Partnerships
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Investment Standard, operational planning and budget management
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical services
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to mentor, team build and prioritise
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, and present sensitive information to large groups
- Experience and knowledge to plan over short term, medium and long term timeframes
- Ability to identify and resolve delivery challenges, and design problem solving solutions
- Ability to build a credible reputation amongst, senior management teams, clinical staff and peers
- Ability to develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations, varying language and style as appropriate
Desirable
- Excellent excel, data analytics and basic modelling skills
Personal disposition
Essential
- Ability to influence a broad range of stakeholders
- Ability to make difficult decisions working to tight and often changing timescales
- Ability to travel across the CNWL geographical area
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
