CYPHMH Senior Clinical Service Manager

Dorset HealthCare; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare is seeking a Senior Service Manager to lead community CYPMH services across Dorset. The role focuses on operational and strategic leadership, performance, quality, workforce and financial sustainability, collaborating with clinical leaders, commissioners and partners to deliver high-quality, evidence-based services.

The post requires a proactive, ambitious leader to drive improvements, governance and innovation across a large, integrated mental health provision for children,

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in community mental health or CYPMH services.
• Ability to drive performance against access, quality and waiting time standards.
• Experience in service transformation and governance.

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership across community CYPMH services to ensure safe, effective and responsive care.
• Driving performance against national and local access, quality and waiting time standards.
• Leading service transformation programmes and contributing to Dorset-wide mental health strategies.
• Managing substantial budgets and ensuring effective use of resources.
• Developing strong partnerships with local authorities, education partners, commissioners and provider organisations.
• Leading and supporting Operational Service Managers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensuring robust governance, quality improvement, workforce development and service innovation.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Job description

As Senior Service Manager, you will be responsible for the operational management, performance, quality, workforce and financial sustainability of community CYPMH services across Dorset. You will work closely with senior clinical leaders, operational managers, commissioners, local authorities, education providers and voluntary sector partners to deliver high-quality, evidence-based services. You will lead strategic programmes of work across Dorset, supporting the continued implementation of the THRIVE Framework and contributing to the delivery of national priorities, including improvements in access, quality and service transformation.

• Providing leadership across community CYPMH services to ensure safe, effective and responsive care.
• Driving performance against national and local access, quality and waiting time standards.
• Leading service transformation programmes and contributing to the development of Dorset-wide mental health strategies.
• Managing substantial budgets and ensuring effective use of resources.
• Developing strong partnerships with local authorities, education partners, commissioners and provider organisations.
• Leading and supporting Operational Service Managers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensuring robust governance, quality improvement, workforce development and service innovation.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful. Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Join us in shaping the future of Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services across Dorset. Are you an experienced, ambitious and collaborative senior leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people to join our Children, Young People & Families Mental Health Services (CYPMH). This is a pivotal leadership role within our CYPMH senior leadership team, providing operational and strategic leadership across community-based mental health services for children, young people and families throughout Dorset.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.

Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities. Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.