Service Director, Lewisham and Addiction Directorate

Maudsley Learning; London; On-site; GBP 113,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a Service Director to lead the Lewisham and Addictions Directorate. This pivotal role involves strategic oversight, ensuring high-quality care delivery, and fostering collaborative relationships with stakeholders. You will guide a dedicated team, manage substantial budgets, and drive improvements in service delivery. The position offers the chance to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals in the community, while being part of a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence in mental health care. Join a dynamic team where your leadership will shape the future of mental health services.

Benefits

Generous pay and pensions

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Car lease options

Accommodation for keyworkers

NHS discounts

Counselling services

Wellbeing events

Long service awards

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent experience is required.
• Management qualification and extensive knowledge up to doctoral level preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the Operational Directorate’s strategy and business plans.
• Ensure effective relationships with stakeholders and service planning.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Healthcare Provision Knowledge

Data Analysis

Strategic Planning

Collaboration

Education

Degree Level Education

Management Qualification

Job description

Service Director, Lewisham and Addiction Directorate

NHS AfC: Band 9

Main area: Service Director, Lewisham and Addictions Directorate
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 9
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 334-NCL-6952596-TA

Site: Ladywell Unit, University Hospital Lewisham, London
Salary: £113,557 - £129,443 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 27/03/2025

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’.

Each of our operational directorates is led by a service director who leads their team to deliver the high-quality care we are known for, both in hospital and in the community.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the delivery of the Operational Directorate’s strategy through the development of robust business plans, setting relevant operational targets, and delivering its activities within agreed budgets and standards.

To lead, with the medical and nursing lead and wider leadership team, the effective working of governance structures, roles and responsibilities based on multi-disciplinary approaches with an emphasis on collaborative leadership and team working.

To ensure effective relationships with the Integrated Care Boards (particularly SW London and SE London), Integrated Care Systems, Lewisham “Place”, the SL Partnership, local authorities and other external stakeholders.

To ensure involvement with key stakeholders in all aspects of service planning and delivery, to develop culturally sensitive services acceptable to an ethnically diverse inner-city population and to ensure fair access to services irrespective of gender, sexuality, religion, culture, race or disability.

To contribute to the effective management, development and strategic direction of the Trust and wider partners (including Kings Health Partners and South London Partnership) and ensure the Operational Directorate and its interests are effectively represented.

To enable the delivery of addictions services for the Trust, recognising their ways of working which may need different approaches, contractual arrangements, data and reporting, workforce needs and nationally and locally identified strategic objectives.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Management qualification and/or extensive knowledge and expertise acquired through training and experience up to doctoral level

Knowledge/Skills

• Evidence of excellent leadership and management skills
• A deep understanding of healthcare provision together with awareness and appreciation of current NHS policy and priorities, particularly in relation to mental health
• Understanding of the concepts of service user empowerment, recovery and social inclusion
• Ability to analyse, interpret and evaluate complex data and draw logical and sound conclusions.
• Ability to hold a major scale portfolio with strong grip on delivery required, responsive needs at patient, service, staff and corporate levels
• Knowledge of research and higher education

Experience

• Significant experience of management at senior level, meeting objectives and performance management targets
• Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of strategy
• A proven track record of managing large budgets and resolving conflicting priorities
• Experience of delivering in a large and complex organisation and working collaboratively with other organisations
• Understands business and financial concepts and the importance of developing a performance management culture.

Personal characteristics/other requirements

• Strong leadership skills with an open, participative and inclusive management style
• Ability to work collaboratively with academic, research and clinical colleagues and to promote and encourage a multi-disciplinary leadership team approach focused on outcomes, research, teaching and training
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, persuade, enthuse, negotiate and inspire confidence and respect from staff at all levels.
• Strong and competent business management skills with a high level of work organisation, self-motivation, resilience and drive for personal and team performance and improvement
• Capable of leading substantial organisational and cultural change, generating commitment to change, understanding the change management process and building local change management capability

The Trust is committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics.

Please note:

• All applications for this post will need to be made online.
• Please read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria.
• The closing date listed is a guide only, and the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received.