We are looking to appoint for a period of 12 months whilst current Service Manger is away on secondment. This is a great opportunity to gain and develop experience of managing a busy service, operationally, financially and strategically with the support of the Directorate Senior Leadership Group.
In this role, you will take day to day general management responsibility for the operational running of the services, providing exemplary leadership to staff and ensuring national and local targets are achieved and exceeded whilst ensuring our services meet the diverse needs of the population that we serve.
For this role, we are looking for an exceptional candidate with a significant level of experience and the ability to manage a busy operational role whilst undertaking service delivery and performance responsibilities. A desire to be part of an exciting new future for the delivery of care and support to young people and families along with an energy and passion to drive forward change is a must for any applicant. In return you will have full support and an individual development programme to enhance your career.
This post will be based at Kaleidoscope, the award winning Lewisham Centre for Children and Young People but may also be required to work from other Lewisham CAMHS bases. Supportive arrangements for working from home are in place.
Job Purpose:
General management responsibility for the SLaM mental health service for children and young people and their families within Lewisham. To provide consistently skilled clinical judgements in clinical work with own patients and those of other staff within the service.
Lead a management team of senior clinical staff responsible for the modernisation programme of CAMHS provided by SLaM in accordance with NHS national plans, priorities and targets, the interagency strategic plans and local delivery plans.
Report, through the Director and Deputy Director, CAMHS to the CCG, and SSD commissioners on financial matters. To role model and encourage positive working relationships across the Directorate, the Institute of Psychiatry and KHP. To support research within the service.
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
· Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
· Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
· Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
· Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
· Accommodation, our staff benefits from key-worker housing available which is available on selected sites
· NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
· Counselling services
· Well-being events
· Long service awards
· Cycle to work scheme
· Season ticket loan
· Childcare vouchers
· Staff restaurants
Key Responsibilities:
1) Strategic Management/Service Development.
Accountable for developing service planning, working collaboratively with a range of agencies, CCG's, other NHS trusts, Education Department, Social Services, Acute Hospitals Hospital and a range of organisations from the voluntary and community sector.
Participate in the development of child and adolescent centres/hubs for the service, working closely with other partners to do this and to develop the service around the needs of the client group.
Represent and ensure that the service is represented in relevant strategic planning groups, in a health, social services and multi-agency context.
Take a lead role in the Borough in working with other agencies and stakeholders to identify areas of joint work, service development priorities and to facilitate good working relationships.
Work with other agencies in forwarding the Children's Trust, while incorporating recommendations from relevant national guidance and legislation. In close liaison with the Director, Deputy Director, Clinical Director and Lead Clinician, plan for the development of clinical governance and introduce and maintain operational systems to monitor standards of practice and quality of services.
Take lead responsibility for the production of strategic service plans, the annual production of business plans, annual reports and action plans and the preparation of funding proposals to meet the criteria set out in national and local financial frameworks.
Work closely with the Director, Deputy Director and other relevant staff to coordinate service developments, leading agreed projects. Participate in negotiating service level agreements with commissioners, ensuring that systems are devised and implemented to meet benchmarking and quality standards requirements for various reviews such as Best Value and for routine and regular information requirements.
2) Performance and Financial Management
Ensure that the service meets all its performance targets. Obtain, collate and analyse activity information to measure the performance of the service against service objectives.
Ensure that Health and Safety procedures are in place and in practice. Develop and monitor all risk management procedures and practice. Manage the complaints process and ensure that investigations, including those relating to child protection, are carried out and that the complainant and/or relevant bodies are kept informed.
Ensure the delivery of a responsive service that fully meets relevant statutory requirements, SLaM, the CCG and SSD standards and addresses the rights of all service users, ensuring the service is sensitive to the needs of the multi-cultural community/population. Manage the budget for the service, monitor spending and regularly review expenditure, so that expenditure remains within the budget allocation and monitor potential areas where cost pressures may develop particularly the impact of community services on bed management.
With the Deputy Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and finance managers, develop an annual financial plan covering mainstream and short-term funding, including trends such as new service demands that may produce cost pressures.
Ensure that standing financial practices are maintained and observed, and that reliable systems are maintained for monitoring the use of funding to deliver effective services. Ensure cost improvement programmes are agreed, put in place and achieved. Ensure resources are used efficiently.
3) People Management
Provide general management professional leadership to the service as a whole. Develop the skills of a diverse work force that reflects the population it serves. Ensure that all staff have access to appropriate support for their continuing professional development, including arrangements to identify and meet their training and development needs in balance with the service needs.
Ensure that the conditions of service and HR procedures are followed throughout the service.
Ensure that appraisal and supervision is carried out according to agreed Trust procedures and that staff objectives are met within the context of the service plan. Ensure the prompt recruitment, selection and induction of new staff to all posts in the service, according to the relevant organisational procedures. Ensure that all other aspects of personnel management take place within the service, including: prompt action with regard to staff performance, sickness and attendance levels, all disciplinary and grievance matters.
4) Management of Communications and Information
Ensure that staff, users, carers and other stakeholders are kept informed of current services, service developments and opportunities for change and that they are involved appropriately.
Ensure that the service has strong day-to-day links with other agencies. Produce reports when requested for service planning, monitoring and partnership working.
5) Clinical Service Responsibility
In partnership with other senior colleagues lead on service developments to deliver
and maintain the quality of clinical care through effective multi-professional practice
and integrated interagency work.
Take responsibility for managing risk within clinical areas. Ensure that all risk are managed within the service in accordance with good practice, CAMHS Directorate
and Trust Guidance, policies and procedures.
General Duties
Represent the Directorate at internal and external meetings, as directed by the Director and Deputy Director of CAMHS. Maintain a broad-based knowledge of the management of health and social services, and of health and social care legislation, to support effective management decisions in the service.
Work within statutory requirements; the relevant policies of SLAM; the practice guidelines and procedures for the service, and the parameters of the service specification for the service, including equal opportunities policies /anti-discriminatory framework.
Maintain a detailed working knowledge of relevant legislation, knowledge of current
best practices, and to be responsible for self-development through further training/development/study opportunities related to the function of the post. Use and assist others to use information technology systems to carry out duties in the most efficient and effective manner.
There is an expectation that some contracted hours will be worked outside of normal
office hours where the demands of the service make this necessary. To facilitate service accessibility there is a requirement for Service Managers to be working towards one late evening or weekend day per week.
This advert closes on Sunday 13 Apr 2025
Start Date: 28.03.2025
Telephone:
Contact person:
Company: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom,
email Apply Now
Working for us as our Driver/Branch Assistant you will be out and about much of the day delivering and collecting our equipment and then when you’re done with you will head back to base to join the te...
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust in
Maidstone
03.04.2025
"No two days are the same on Chartwell. We all support each other here and it feels like a real community" ~ KatyWe are looking for a registered mental health or learning disabilities nurse or occupat...
Responsible To: Line ManagerDirect Reports: 0Key Relationships: Coworkers, Guests, and Line Manager ...
Sapientia Education Trust in
Buckenham
03.04.2025
Old Buckenham High School is a small school set in the heart of the beautiful Norfolk countryside. It has an idyllic rural location, while being less than 30 minutes’ drive from Norwich.We currently h...
HC-One Ltd in
Manchester
03.04.2025
About The RolePlease note: We have both Days and Night vacancies available, you will be require to work on an 8-8 shift, over a seven day rota.In your role as a Care Assistant at HC-One, you’ll value ...
HC-One Ltd in
Glasgow
03.04.2025
About The RoleIn your role as a Care Assistant at HC-One, you’ll value kindness above all. It touches upon every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Specialist care homes. Every single pe...
HC-One Ltd in
Wigan
03.04.2025
About The RoleAs a Care Home Manager at HC-One, you’ll value kindness above all. It touches upon every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Specialist care homes. Every single person who w...
HC-One Ltd in
Pontefract
03.04.2025
About The RoleAs a Care Home Manager at HC-One, you’ll value kindness above all. It touches upon every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Specialist care homes. Every single person who w...
HC-One Ltd in
Flixton
03.04.2025
About The Role As a Senior Care Assistant at De Brook Lodge, Kindness will be at the core of everything you do. It touches upon every aspect of our care. Every single person who works here understands...
HC-One Ltd in
Darlington
03.04.2025
About The RoleThe Events Manager plays a pivotal role in leading the development, execution, and ongoing success of internal events at HC-One, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s broader goals....
Catfoss Recruitment Ltd in
Bedford
03.04.2025
Catfoss Recruitment Ltd are currently in partnership with a globally respected R&D company that is looking to recruit a Mechanical Technician on a permanent basis to their expanding team.We are lookin...
Starcare Ltd in
Liverpool
03.04.2025
About the RoleWould you like a care role that will work round other commitments or a shift you can start once your day priorities are over? Homecarers has a number of Support Worker opportunities work...
Starcare Ltd in
Chester
03.04.2025
About the RoleWhy work for Homecarers?Imagine a job where you spend every day making a meaningful difference to people’s lives and go home feeling proud of everything you have achieved.Homecarers is a...
Starcare Ltd in
Chester
03.04.2025
About the RoleDo you want to work with an incredible Company – then look no further… Excellent Rates of Pay, Competitive Mileage, Full Training and delivering care within the Extra Care Buildings.Imme...
Starcare Ltd in
Liverpool
03.04.2025
About the RoleWhy work for Homecarers?Imagine a job where you spend every day making a meaningful difference to people’s lives and go home feeling proud of everything you have achieved.Homecarers is a...
Starcare Ltd in
Lache
03.04.2025
About the RoleWhy work for Homecarers?Imagine a job where you spend every day making a meaningful difference to people’s lives and go home feeling proud of everything you have achieved.This role invol...
Starcare Ltd in
Liverpool
03.04.2025
About the RoleWe have a new opportunity to work as a Rapid Response Care Worker. For this role you must be a driver with a full, clean driving license and access to own vehicle.As a Rapid Response Car...
Starcare Ltd in
Liverpool
03.04.2025
About the RoleWhy work for Homecarers?Imagine a job where you spend every day making a meaningful difference to people’s lives and go home feeling proud of everything you have achieved.Homecarers is a...
Starcare Ltd in
Liverpool
03.04.2025
About the RoleWhy work for Homecarers?Would you like to be part of an amazing team working for a leading care provider in the Cheshire area?We are a recognised care provider rated GOOD overall by CQC ...
East Anglia's Children's Hospices in
Aylsham
03.04.2025
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) has a vision to be the most loved charity shop in our community. We think our 49 shops (and growing) are some of the best in East Anglia and our online presenc...