Partnership Operations Director – Mindworks

TN United Kingdom; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Partnerships Operations Director to lead the transformation of a groundbreaking mental health service for children and young people. This role is pivotal in fostering collaboration among diverse partners while ensuring financial sustainability and improved outcomes. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience in managing complex health services and a commitment to putting families at the center of care. Join this innovative alliance to make a significant impact on the lives of children and young people in Surrey.

Qualifications

• Experience as a senior manager in complex health or social care services.
• Strong experience in partnership working and driving performance.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and lead the transformation program with various partners.
• Manage risks and ensure financial sustainability within the alliance.

Skills

Leadership

Partnership Management

Health and Social Care Services

Transformation Program Management

Education

Clinical or Professional Qualification in Health or Social Care

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Partnership Operations Director – Mindworks, Leatherhead

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02.05.2025

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16.06.2025

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Job Description:

Mindworks is the children and young people’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service in Surrey. Established in , our services are delivered through an innovative alliance of providers, each bringing unique expertise and working closely with health and local authority commissioners. Our vision is to deliver transformed services, using the THRIVE based model to ensure improved outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS FT (SABP) hosts the £26m pa Mindworks service, as well as being a prime delivery partner. As Partnerships Operations Director, you will be joining the Trust at a critical time with this role playing a pivotal role in the transformation work, fostering a strong culture of collaboration whilst holding partners to account and delivering financial sustainability. You will be employed by SABP and be accountable to the Mindworks Alliance Board and SABP’s internal governance structures.

Your role will be to inspire, lead, harness, develop, manage the risks, hold to account, and embed the transformation programme in a way that optimises the different Alliance partners’ expertise and leads to financial sustainability and improved outcomes for children, young people and their families.

The role will involve working at pace with partners and alongside our transformation team to achieve our ambitious transformation programme which includes projects focusing on improving access and flow, schools, neurodevelopmental needs and the clinical model.

To succeed, you will need experience as a senior manager leading the delivery of complex health and/or social care services, preferably within a children’s mental health setting. You should have strong experience of partnership working and driving performance. You will bring a commitment to our THRIVE model, placing children, young people and their families at the centre of everything we do. A clinical or professional qualification in health or social care would be advantageous.

This represents an excellent opportunity to lead the transformation of an innovative alliance of talented partners to achieve financial sustainability and improved outcomes for children and young people.