Head of Service - Mental Health 30 hours per week

Tonic Healthcare Recruitment Ltd; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Manager for a pioneering mental health service in Swindon, focusing on children and young people's mental health. This role offers 30 flexible hours per week with hybrid working options. Candidates with a passion for mental health and experience in team leadership are encouraged to apply. The position includes responsibilities like team building, clinical supervision, and stakeholder engagement, providing a chance to make a lasting impact on vulnerable young people and their families.

Qualifications

• Experience in specialist psychological assessments and treatments.
• Strong background in mental health services.
• Ability to foster relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and build high-performing teams within a specialist mental health service.
• Provide clinical supervision and manage a varied workload.
• Engage with families, commissioners, and partner organizations.
• Oversee contract performance management and service developments.
• Ensure high levels of quality, governance, and safeguarding.

Skills

Team leadership in mental health

Clinical supervision

Stakeholder engagement

Governance and safeguarding

Education

Relevant qualification in mental health

Professional qualification in mental health

Job description

Overview

Mental Health - Senior Manager, Head of Service. Children & Young People's Mental Health. Swindon, Wiltshire. 30 hours per week - work pattern flexible to suit, with hybrid working.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned mental health professional to join a national healthcare organisation, heading up a pioneering mental health service. This is a specialist mental health service for children and young people, but applications are welcomed from senior mental health professionals who have worked with any client groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead and build high-performing teams within a specialist mental health service for children and young people.
• Provide clinical supervision of the teams and manage a varied workload.
• Foster stakeholder engagement with families, commissioners, CAMHS, and partner organisations.
• Oversee contract performance management and ongoing project management of service developments and new initiatives.
• Ensure high levels of quality within the service, oversee governance and safeguarding, and ensure best practice is at the heart of the service.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in an area of mental health, with clinical knowledge and experience including specialist psychological assessments & treatments.
• Hold a relevant mental health related professional qualification.

Profile and Opportunities

The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for healthcare, in particular mental health services, and be able to lead and build high-performing teams whilst forging relationships with a full range of stakeholders. You will thrive in a fast-paced setting, be comfortable juggling a varied workload, and be able to instil a mindset of innovation, growth and improvement in others. The successful applicant will have a chance to make a real and lasting impact on a large number of vulnerable young people and their families, with ongoing career development prospects as part of a fast-growth organisation with opportunities for progression as the service expands its offerings.