Programme Manager - Acute Crisis and Liaison

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Thornton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to oversee Crisis and Liaison Mental Health Services. This role involves coordinating with various partners to enhance service delivery and ensure timely access to care. The ideal candidate will have expertise in crisis management and community health, alongside strong leadership capabilities. Flexible working arrangements and a variety of benefits are offered.

Benefits

Increased mileage rates

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in crisis and liaison mental health services.
• Strong understanding of community-based health services.
• Proven leadership skills in managing complex health programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Integration and Transformation Programme for crisis mental health.
• Coordinate with diverse partners like NHS Trusts and emergency services.
• Promote digital innovation within mental health services.

Skills

Crisis management

Community mental health

Leadership

Service improvement

Collaboration with partners

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead the delivery of Crisis and Liaison Mental Health Services within Healthy Minds Bradford for the Bradford, Airedale and Craven Integrated Care Board (ICB). Working with Senior Responsible Officers, you will develop and align strategies and work plans across community services, establish strong governance, and coordinate delivery with partner organisations to improve quality, performance and outcomes for service users.

As programme lead for Crisis and Urgent Mental Health Care, you will shape and coordinate services so that individuals receive holistic, community-based support and seamless transitions between mental and physical health services within the crisis pathway. You will work in close partnership with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, blue-light services (Yorkshire Ambulance Service and West Yorkshire Police), and Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, strengthening local care systems and ensuring timely access to 24/7 mental health crisis services and social care.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide programme management leadership within Healthy Minds Bradford for the Bradford, Airedale and Craven place at West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB). As Programme Manager for Crisis and Liaison Mental Health Services, you will:

• Lead and coordinate the Integration and Transformation Programme for crisis and liaison mental health, ensuring delivery of agreed objectives across the whole health and care system.
• Drive service improvement by applying expert crisis and liaison mental-health skills to design, manage and deliver strengthened urgent and community-based mental health support.
• Promote embed neighbourhood-based care, supporting Integrated Neighbourhood Teams to provide holistic, person-centred mental health services and seamless links with primary care - and supporting the National Integrated Neighbourhood Programme for which Bradford District and Craven is an early implementer site.
• Work collaboratively with a wide range of partners, most notably Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT) alongside service users, clinicians, voluntary and community sector colleagues and local authority representatives.
• Embed neighbourhood-based care, supporting Integrated Neighbourhood Teams to provide holistic, person-centred mental health services and seamless links with primary care.
• Champion digital innovation to streamline services, improve data sharing and reduce duplication across the system.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference, We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs, We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.

Benefits: We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including: increased mileage rates, a wide range of health and wellbeing support packages, a range of internal and external development and learning opportunities, and more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan.