Care Group Director (Band 8d)

Job summary

Thank you for thinking about joining Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH). We are a little bit different and in transition. Over the next five years we will use that difference to really transform outcomes and tackle health inequalities. This is why your skills could be just what we need, and why this might be the moment for you to come on board. There is a real chance for you to help shape what we do and for you to achieve this with us.

We have recently launched our ambitious five-year strategy. You would join a team that is shaping up to support our recently launched, ambitious and radical five-year strategy. That strategy will put the communities that we serve at the very heart of our Trust as we aim to be become recognised as among the first NHS 'community powered organisations'. RDaSH benefits from outstanding research capability and strong partnerships.

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/publications/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-2028/

In line with this new strategy, we have reorganised our clinical services. Along with this we have created strong operational and clinical leadership for the five Care Groups. As part of the strengthening of the leadership for the Care Groups we have two Care Group Director posts -1 in the North Lincolnshire Care Group and 1 in the Doncaster Care Group.

Main duties of the job

These roles will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). This role is key in ensuring effective delivery across predominantly mental health services across each of the Care Groups.

The Care Group Director provides leadership of all operational services with the Care Group, working as a member of the Senior Operational team to develop and implement strategies and operational policies to ensure the provision of safe, effective, accessible and timely clinical services. You will be responsible and accountable for proactive delivery on the key organisational targets for Place in the four governance domains of Quality, Performance, Finance and People. The postholder will also be a key RDaSH representative for Place meetings such as with the Integrated Care System as well leading on the work with other providers and commissioners within Place.

About you

We would love to hear from you if you are someone who is passionate about patient care and the NHS values, and has:

• significant experience of managing and improving clinical service deliverystrong and demonstrable skills in leadership and clinical engagement
• excellent communication skills, including the ability to produce high quality written material
• sharp analytical skills and is data driven
• foster strong partnership relationships
• feels passionate about taking forward community powered services
• the ability to lead strategically across services and systems

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 3,700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We work in three places, North Lincolnshire, around Scunthorpe, which is a rural community south of the Humber. Rotherham, a place with real inequality but a remarkable regeneration over recent years; and the newly crowned city of Doncaster with its cohesive tradition of general practice and joint working. All in all, just short of 750,000 people look to us for their mental health and autism care - adults, kids, and older adults. About 250,000 rely on us for physical healthcare too and importantly we also provide learning disability services across the region.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/