Service Manager Community Mental Health Services B8B

NHS Scotland; Greenock; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership seeks an experienced Service Manager to lead Community Mental Health Services across Inverclyde, reporting to the Head of Mental Health and driving safe, person-centred care.

The post holder will provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio, ensuring service performance, workforce governance, risk management and financial stewardship while supporting service transformation across NHS, Local Authority and third-sector

Qualifications

• Experience in a complex health, social care or public sector environment.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver high quality services.
• Ability to manage change and drive service transformation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across community mental health services.
• Oversee performance, workforce, governance, risk and financial stewardship.
• Lead service redesign and partnership work across NHS, Local Authority and third sector.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Relationship management

Change management

Governance

Risk management

Financial stewardship

Service redesign

Education

Degree level education

Registration with a health body (NMC/HCPC)

Professional qualification in Nursing, Occupational Therapy or health discipline

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership for an experienced and highly motivated Service Manager to lead Community Mental Health Services across Inverclyde.

Reporting to the Head of Mental Health you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio of community mental health services, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care while supporting the wider objectives of the HSCP.

The Post Holder Will Have Responsibility For The Operational Management And Development Of a Range Of Multidisciplinary And Integrated Services Including

• Adult Community Mental Health Team
• Older People's Mental Health Team
• Community Response Service
• Primary Care Mental Health Team
• Associated commissioned services and partnership arrangements across health and social care.

This is a key senior leadership role with responsibility for service performance, workforce management, governance, risk management, financial stewardship, service redesign and partnership working across NHS, Local Authority, third-sector and primary care interfaces. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and service improvement while maintaining a strong focus on quality, safety and patient outcomes.

We are seeking an individual with substantial relevant experience within a complex health, social care or public sector environment. You should possess excellent leadership, communication and relationship-management skills, together with a proven ability to manage change, lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver high-quality services within challenging operational and financial environments.

Applicants should be educated to degree level or possess equivalent experience and hold a relevant professional qualification, such as Nursing, Occupational Therapy or another recognised health discipline. Registration with the appropriate professional body (e.g. NMC or HCPC) is essential.

This role offers the opportunity to influence the future direction of community mental health services and contribute to service transformation across Inverclyde HSCP while working as part of a supportive and ambitious senior management team.

For An Informal Discussion Please Contact

Katrina Phillips, Head of Service for Mental Health email:

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