Community Transformation Programme Director

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Prestwich; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in England is seeking a candidate to lead the community transformation program. The role involves managing a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with stakeholders to enhance mental health services within the community. Ideal candidates will have experience in program management and a commitment to inclusive practices.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

FuelGenie Fuel Cards

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in community care.
• Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders including service users and clinical teams.
• Strong expertise in program design and execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of the community transformation programme.
• Build relationships with stakeholders including commissioners and operational teams.
• Manage the delivery team to meet milestones and budgets.

Job description

Aligned to the NHS Ten year health plan, the opportunity to deliver a comprehensive change to the way the Trust works with its partners to deliver care, providing integrated mental health services that are inclusive and accessible, supporting people's mental health needs and enabling them to live well in their community.

The postholder will lead a large, multi-disciplinary team, to implement the agreed transformed community care model, whilst needing to flex the approach to account for locality differences in demand and staffing. This will involve working with operational and clinical leads from across the Trust, and working closely with people with lived experience, carers, staff representatives and commissioners.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the design, planning, and execution of GMMH's community transformation programme, including exiting of a number of Section 75 agreements with local authorities.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including commissioners, operational and clinical teams and partner organisations.
• Effectively engage service users and service user groups in the development of proposals.
• Provide expert advice and assurance to senior stakeholders and GMMH's Board of Directors.
• Effectively manage delivery team to ensure delivery of milestones within agreed timescales and budgets, managing risks as necessary.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and collaboration.
• Ensure appropriate training, development, and performance management.
• Represent the Trust at regional and national forums.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

The Trust offers a range of benefits, including:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• FuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

We are an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa and welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship.

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