Clinical Services Manager, Older Adult Mental...

Nhs Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Fife invites applications for the role of Clinical Service Manager for Older Adult Mental Health Services within the Fife Mental Health, Learning Disability & Addictions Service. The post reports to the Senior Manager and leads the Older Adult MH Service, coordinating with psychiatry, nursing, psychology, AHPs and social work to meet holistic needs across Fife.

The post holder will have line management for Lead Nurses and the Clinical Lead, with a remit to build capacity, responsiveness and

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration: Mental Health or Learning Disabilities or other clinical/health professional qualification e.g. AHP Qualification and current HCPC Registrant.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Older Adult Mental Health Services within Fife, working with psychiatry, nursing, psychology, AHPs and social work to build capacity, responsiveness and sustainability.
• Provide direct line management for Lead Nurses and Clinical Lead within Older Adult Mental Health Services.
• Work autonomously across Fife within a challenging environment to meet local and national strategies.

Job description

Queen Margaret Hospital

NHS FIFE INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY

An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic individual to take on the role of Clinical Service Manager for Older Adult Mental Health Services within Fife Mental Health, Learning Disability & Addictions Service.

Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, the post holder will join the Mental Health, Learning Disability & Addictions Service management team and operationally lead Fife Older Adult Mental Health Services, working collaboratively with wider services as part of the Fife Health & Social Care Partnership in order to meet the holistic needs of those experiencing mental ill-health across Fife.

The successful candidate will manage a team of experienced and motivated staff with direct line management for the Lead Nurses and Clinical Lead within Older Adult Mental Health Services. The Older Adult Mental Health Service is a multi-professional and multi-agency service with input from psychiatry, nursing, psychology Allied Health professionals and social work. The post holder will have a remit of building capacity, responsiveness and sustainability in order to meet service and organisational priorities aligned to Local and National Strategies.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate a high level of expertise, gained through extensive experience within Mental Health Services.

Applications are invited from appropriately qualified and experienced individuals who meet the necessary requirements (Current NMC Registration: Mental Health or Learning Disabilities or other clinical/health professional qualification e.g. AHP Qualification and current HCPC Registrant). Applicants will be able to work autonomously and responsively across Fife within this exciting, evolving and challenging environment.

You are required to be an NHS Fife Employee to apply for this post.

For informal enquiries please contact Mr Fraser Ross, Senior Manager by e-mail at

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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