Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic individual who has strong leadership skills and can bring a wide range of partners together to further improve the health of our population, improving the health of the poorest the fastest. We are building on a strong base, but there are also major opportunities through Mental Health Transformation funding to work with partners to create radical change in the ways in which our services are delivered. We are aiming to develop our services in a way that is grounded in communities, working with and alongside those who have the poorest experiences of help and support for their mental health to redesign the system. We have developed our vision in collaboration with partners and our staff. We are looking for someone to help deliver that vision and support its operational implementation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take a strategic role in leading the development and delivery of services within Bradford district and Craven, for people with mental health conditions. This post will have a focus on adults of all ages.
In partnership with colleagues, the post holder is responsible for creating and supporting a climate where staff, managers and clinicians are enabled, equipped and supported to make decisions and take action as close to the patient/service user as possible.
The post holder will provide highly expert levels of integration support and leadership, both to the wider system and also to those working directly with them; ensuring that effective management, improvement and governance and performance systems are in place, demonstrating positive leadership through their behavior and role modelling.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
They will support a diverse range of providers to work together to deliver high quality, safe services. This includes ensuring that services are:
Focused on the needs of service users and their families
Continuously improving and where learning is an underpinning operating principle.
Outcomes focused - improving lives, recovery and wellbeing
Connected to and responding to the needs of communities, with particular attention to those which experience the greatest health inequalities
Future focused and responding to anticipated changes in demand and need
Delivered through effective, and efficient systems which are focused around continuous improvement.
Well planned and coordinated with a principle of wide involvement and engagement to ensure the best use of resources and skills
Building on the work developed to date and embedding within our localities and healthy communities model and promoting healthy minds approach.
High performing in achieving clearly articulated ambitions driven by the people using and working in services.
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
They will support a diverse range of providers to work together to deliver high quality, safe services. This includes ensuring that services are:
Focused on the needs of service users and their families
Continuously improving and where learning is an underpinning operating principle.
Outcomes focused - improving lives, recovery and wellbeing
Connected to and responding to the needs of communities, with particular attention to those which experience the greatest health inequalities
Future focused and responding to anticipated changes in demand and need
Delivered through effective, and efficient systems which are focused around continuous improvement.
Well planned and coordinated with a principle of wide involvement and engagement to ensure the best use of resources and skills
Building on the work developed to date and embedding within our localities and healthy communities model and promoting healthy minds approach.
High performing in achieving clearly articulated ambitions driven by the people using and working in services.
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of managerial/professional qualifications in relevant field to at least Master's level, or equivalent through experience of working at a senior level
- oSignificant experience of working in the field of Mental Health strategically and through pathway redesign
- oDemonstrable senior management experience at board and senior management level.
- oExperience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment at a senior level.
- oExperience of leading and spreading innovation and continuous improvement for good quality, clinically effective and efficient services at a senior level
Desirable
- oCommissioning expertise in healthcare environment.
Other
Essential
- oExperience of effectively planning and managing resources, people and performance to deliver key responsibilities of the role.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of managerial/professional qualifications in relevant field to at least Master's level, or equivalent through experience of working at a senior level
- oSignificant experience of working in the field of Mental Health strategically and through pathway redesign
- oDemonstrable senior management experience at board and senior management level.
- oExperience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment at a senior level.
- oExperience of leading and spreading innovation and continuous improvement for good quality, clinically effective and efficient services at a senior level
Desirable
- oCommissioning expertise in healthcare environment.
Other
Essential
- oExperience of effectively planning and managing resources, people and performance to deliver key responsibilities of the role.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
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).
