Senior CAMHS Patient Flow & Acute Care Leader

Transformation Unit; Haywards Heath; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced CAMHS Acute & Urgent Care Patient Flow Clinical Service Delivery Lead in Haywards Heath. The role provides strategic and clinical leadership across the urgent and acute pathway, including COAST, CAMHS Liaison, Inpatient Services and Transitions.

You will drive improvements in patient flow, reduce avoidable admissions and support timely discharge planning, while aligning services with CYP IMHS models and system partners.

Qualifications

• Proven senior leadership in CAMHS or urgent mental health care.
• Experience in multidisciplinary and cross-agency collaboration.
• Strong governance, quality improvement and performance management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and clinical leadership across the acute/urgent CAMHS pathway.
• Drive improvements in patient flow, aim to reduce delays and avoid admissions.
• Oversee implementation of CYP IMHS model locally and coordinate with partners.
• Lead workforce planning, development and service sustainability; engage with commissioners.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Patient flow

Education

Masters level or equivalent

Post-graduate degree/MBA

Job description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced CAMHS Acute & Urgent Care Patient Flow Clinical Service Delivery Lead in Haywards Heath. The role provides strategic and clinical leadership across the urgent and acute pathway, including COAST, CAMHS Liaison, Inpatient Services and Transitions.

You will drive improvements in patient flow, reduce avoidable admissions and support timely discharge planning, while aligning services with CYP IMHS models and system partners.