Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled senior leader to support the development of the Provider Collaborative. This is a new and crucial role and the successful candidate will join the Senior Management Team to lead on Safeguarding and Quality across Kent, Surrey and Sussex Secure Services.
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID
Main duties of the job
The postholder will have significant experience of leading transformation programmes and working with a wide range of partner organisations. Experience of working across complex health and care landscapes is essential. Applications are welcomed from Social work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Psychology. You will need to have extensive clinical experience in mental health and forensic experience is desirable although not essential. The successful candidate will join a busy dynamic team.
The post holder will have a passion for the development of quality and safeguarding processes which lead to improvements in secure mental health inpatient care across Kent Surrey and Sussex. You will be required to travel flexibly across the region.
NB although the post is technically based at Trust HQ in Swandean, Worthing, there is an option to be based at an alternative NHS Trust location across the footprint of Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
About us
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the lead provider for the Kent Surrey Sussex Provider Collaboratives for Adult Secure Care and as is focused on reducing the reliance on inpatient care by developing high quality services that support individuals in the community, helping to reduce length of stay and prevent readmission.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for main duties and responsibilities of the role.
We would welcome applications from underrepresented groups such as candidates with a BAME background, neurodivergent colleagues or from the LGBTQIA+ community. You will find a supportive and inclusive team with multiple opportunities for continuing professional development including research and audit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for main duties and responsibilities of the role.
We would welcome applications from underrepresented groups such as candidates with a BAME background, neurodivergent colleagues or from the LGBTQIA+ community. You will find a supportive and inclusive team with multiple opportunities for continuing professional development including research and audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification - Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Psychology
- Clinical/post graduate management qualification to masters or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
- Clinical qualification, and current registration with appropriate body as above
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing Inpatient or Community Services
- Management of resources and good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans.
- Experience of modernising services without additional resources.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services.
- Experience of project management and imaginative planning
- Experience of managing a diverse practitioner team (multi site).
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification - Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Psychology
- Clinical/post graduate management qualification to masters or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
- Clinical qualification, and current registration with appropriate body as above
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing Inpatient or Community Services
- Management of resources and good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans.
- Experience of modernising services without additional resources.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services.
- Experience of project management and imaginative planning
- Experience of managing a diverse practitioner team (multi site).
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
