Operational and Quality Lead - Eating Difficulties (CAMHS)

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an Operational and Quality Lead for its Eating Difficulties Service. The role involves managing day-to-day operations, ensuring high-quality service delivery, and leading the team. Ideal candidates will have experience in staff supervision, change management, and a strong understanding of clinical governance. The role offers opportunities for career development within a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Ongoing training and support

Qualifications

• Experience of supervising staff.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate practice.
• Knowledge of health governance and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operational delivery of the Eating Difficulties Service.
• Provide advice and support to staff and management groups.
• Ensure compliance with the Trust's governance agenda.
• Encourage service audit, evaluation, and research.

Skills

Staff supervision

Leadership

Change management

Health roster management

Monitoring and evaluation

Multidisciplinary working

Job description

Operational and Quality Lead - Eating Difficulties (CAMHS)

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Closing date: 12 February 2026

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, your application may be withdrawn.

Internal secondment considered.

We have a wonderful opportunity for an Operational and Quality Lead within our BEEU Eating Difficulties Service. BeeU provides emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people (ages 0 to 25) in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

In this role you will manage the day‑to‑day operational delivery of BeeU's Eating Difficulties Service across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, ensuring high‑quality service, adherence to national and trust targets, and accurate recording in the IT systems.

You will be responsible for staff management, leadership, the delivery and delegation of management supervision, and ensuring appropriate clinical or professional supervision as per Trust policy.

You will also carry out clinical work to maintain competencies and, together with the service lead and multidisciplinary partners, develop the provision and quality of services for patients. This reflects principles of clinical governance, effectiveness, cost‑efficiency, and compliance with Trust and national policy.

For more information, please contact [e-mail].

Main duties of the job

• Provide appropriate advice to team staff, multidisciplinary and management groups.
• Monitor and evaluate practice based on contemporary trends and initiate changes in light of findings.
• Ensure that all statutory and professional responsibilities of relevant professional codes of conduct are met in collaboration with clinical/professional leads.
• Ensure skill mix provided is compatible with service demands, with due regard to risk assessment.
• Promote, encourage and develop integration to ensure effective transitions.
• Encourage and facilitate multidisciplinary and multi‑agency working.
• Provide advice, information and support regarding local authority and NHS complaints procedures, and implement associated actions and recommendations.
• In conjunction with the service manager, monitor and manage team performance to achieve Trust objectives.
• Undertake operational management supervision and ensure appropriate clinical or professional supervision arrangements for all staff.
• Ensure compliance with the Trust's governance agenda, continuously monitoring and improving safe, effective care delivery.
• Encourage staff to share good practice, develop ideas to improve services and promote research.
• Promote service audit, evaluation and research.

Person specification

Leadership

• Supervision of staff
• Assessments
• Leadership
• Change management
• Health roster management

Supervision

• Experience of supervising staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

About us

Come and work with we award‑winning NHS Trust, leading the way for new and better ways of working to improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff providing physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke‑on‑Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non‑clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.