Clinical Director - Dementia and Older Persons Mental Health Team

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Lane End; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health community trust in the United Kingdom is looking for a Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Persons Mental Health. The role involves providing strategic leadership, fostering collaboration across teams, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Ideal candidates will drive innovation while engaging with the medical workforce to align services with integrated care models. This position offers the opportunity to influence mental health services for a population of over 568,000 people and support the health and well-being of communities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in mental health leadership and service development.
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience in clinical governance and integrated care models.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for mental health services.
• Champions co-production with service users.
• Ensure governance and compliance are met for all medical staff.

Job description

In this influential position, you will:

• Collaborate closely with the Associate Medical Director for Mental Health, quadrumvirate teams, and operational managers
• Drive innovation and lead transformative change across mental health services
• Align service development with our clinical strategy and workforce plans

As Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Persons Mental Health, you will:

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of directorate performance across quality, operational, and financial domains, working collaboratively with the quadrumvirate leadership team.
• Engage and empower the medical workforce, delegating key responsibilities and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Deliver visible, proactive clinical leadership across professional boundaries, promoting collaboration and integrated care.
• Communicate effectively and compassionately, ensuring staff feel supported and valued.
• Champion co‑production by working with service users and carers to shape and transform services.
• Align clinical services with integrated care models, building team confidence and embedding services within integrated neighbourhood teams.
• Ensure robust governance, including regular appraisals, essential skills training, and agreed job plans for all medical staff to meet service needs.
• Provide expert clinical advice and assurance as part of the Trust's senior leadership team, escalating concerns appropriately and communicating mitigating actions to the Executive Team.

We are a NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK. Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff. We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner. Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.