Clinical Director General Adult Community Services

Devon Partnership NHS Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Director for General Adult Community Services in Exeter. This leadership role focuses on managing a diverse team to provide exceptional mental health services while improving patient outcomes and fostering a culture of compassion. Ideal candidates will possess substantial experience in senior healthcare management coupled with strong communication and analytical skills, committed to transformative leadership in mental health care.

Benefits

Flexible working applications considered

Inclusive employer, welcoming diverse applicants

Qualifications

• Proven senior experience in mental health and public sector management.
• Experience managing complex services and large budgets.
• Excellent communication and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a complex, diverse directorate.
• Ensure governance and performance management in healthcare.
• Model the Trust's values to improve health outcomes for service users.

Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Organisational Skills

Innovative thinking

Education

Doctorate level or equivalent experience

Job description

Clinical Director General Adult Community Services

Location: Exeter, EX2 5AF
Salary: Negotiable
Date posted: 20th May 2025
Closing date: 11th June 2025

This is an exciting time to be part of Devon Partnership NHSTrust. Our dedicated teams work collaboratively to provide outstanding care andimprove outcomes for all our Service Users. As an innovative andforward-thinking provider and commissioner of mental health and learningdisabilities services across Devon and the South West, we are committed toshaping the future of healthcare.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking applications for the role of ClinicalDirector General Adult Community Services within Devon Partnership NHSTrust. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to advancetheir career in operational or senior management. You will lead and manage acomplex, diverse Directorate, inspiring a geographically dispersed,multi-disciplinary workforce.

Ideal candidates will be dynamic, innovative, andflexible, with the ability to deliver strong governance and performancemanagement while fostering a culture of compassion, kindness, andexcellence. You will build and maintain successful relationships, demonstrateagility in problem-solving, and bring energy, drive, and resilience tothe role.

Through compassionate and inclusive leadership, youwill model the Trusts values and behaviours, continuously improving healthoutcomes and enhancing the Service User experience.

As Clinical Director, you will work alongside theDirectorate Manager, ensuring that together, you deliver the very best servicesto our Service Users.

If you are passionate about leading, shaping, and improvingservices for people with mental health and learning disabilities, andcommitted to working in partnership with service users, carers, and staffto co-produce meaningful change, we encourage you to apply and help us deliver outstandingservices.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Substantial senior experience in the delivery of Mental Health and/or related healthcare services demonstrating effective track record of managing complex services and large budgets. Substantial experience of senior public sector management (NHS and/or Local Government) demonstrating effective track record of managing complex services and large budgets. Experience of senior management in another service sector e.g. Commercial or Charitable

Knowledge

• Detailed working knowledge of the NHS and Local Government policies relating to Mental Health together with good knowledge of principal policy and financial determinants.
• Detailed Knowledge of the professional/revalidation requirements for the professional group.
• Demonstrable understanding of the Recovery approach.
• Good working knowledge of other healthcare and public service Sectors especially those relating to learning disability, criminal justice and childrens services Good working knowledge of healthcare markets and market determinants.

Qualifications

• Educated to doctorate level or equivalent experience/competence. Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Skills and Abilities

• Communication Skills Excellent communication skills. Able to communicate clearly and confidently to range of staff and audiences. Able to present information logically and concisely both verbally and in writing. Able to form positive relationships with staff at all levels and with Partner Organisations, people who use our services etc. Analytical and Judgement Skills Able to devise and deliver complex service delivery systems. Good numeracy as well as organisational and literacy skills. Able to understand and evaluate very complex problems quickly and in consultation with others. Able to reach balanced and mature judgments in the face of considerable adversity and complexity. Innovative and creative thinker. Planning and Organising Skills Excellent organisational and planning skills. Ability to lead teams and projects as well as work as a part of the same. Physical Skills Mobility throughout the area covered by the Trust and within the region/nationally.

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.