Southampton System Lead

Inclusion; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service is recruiting for a Senior Operational Lead to steer Southampton's integrated drug and alcohol services. You will oversee alcohol pathways, hospital liaison, health and wellbeing, and harm reduction, ensuring evidence-based, safe care across the local system.

You will lead staff development, governance, and partnerships with health, social care, criminal justice, housing and the voluntary sector to drive improved outcomes and reduced

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree or professional qualification in a related field.
• Management qualification or willingness to study for one.
• Qualification in therapeutic skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Southampton's integrated drug and alcohol service.
• Oversee key service areas, integrated pathways and partnership work across health, social care, criminal justice, housing and the voluntary sector.
• Lead and develop staff, including recruitment, supervision, training and workforce cover.
• Work with clinical and operational leads to ensure safe, coordinated service delivery.
• Lead governance, audit, quality improvement, safeguarding, risk and budget monitoring.
• Promote service-user and carer involvement and provide specialist substance-use advice when required.

Skills

Drugs & alcohol knowledge

Evidence-based practice

Education

Foundation Degree or professional qualification (Social Work, Nursing, Psychology or probation)

Management qualification or willingness to study

Qualification in therapeutic skills

Job description

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Lead change, strengthen partnerships and improve outcomes across Southampton.

Take a visible leadership role in Southampton's drug and alcohol service, working with Inclusion and the Society of St James to improve support for people affected by drug and alcohol use.

You will be Inclusion's Senior Operational Lead, develop services and strengthen partnerships across the local system. You will oversee alcohol pathways, hospital liaison, health and wellbeing, and harm reduction, supporting safe, responsive and evidence-based care.

• Shape Southampton's drug and alcohol services.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary workforce.
• Build partnerships across health, social care, criminal justice, housing and the voluntary sector.
• Drive quality improvement and better outcomes.
• Develop accessible, integrated pathways.
• Support local training and workforce development.
• Provide expert advice on treatment and recovery.

We are seeking an experienced, compassionate leader with strong operational management skills who can work across organisations, translate strategy into frontline improvements and challenge stigma.

Main duties of the job

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Southampton's integrated drug and alcohol service and act as Inclusion's principal partnership lead with the Society of St James.
• Oversee key service areas, integrated pathways and partnership working across health, social care, criminal justice, housing and the voluntary sector.
• Lead and develop staff, including recruitment, supervision, training, workforce planning and cover.
• Work with clinical and operational leads to ensure safe, coordinated and evidence-based service delivery.
• Lead governance, audit, quality improvement, risk management and develop, deliver and coordinate training for service and system improvement.
• Monitor performance, contractual targets, clinical standards, case-record quality and the locality budget.
• Promote service-user and carer involvement and provide specialist substance-use advice or interventions where required.
• Prepare and present performance information, implement policy and promote an inclusive, values-based culture.
• Deputise for the Service Manager as required.

About us

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.

As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.

We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:

• Putting people at the heart of what we do
• Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
• Delivering better health, better care in partnership

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job responsibilities

The Southampton System Lead works with the SSJ Service Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for the citys integrated drug and alcohol service, acting as Inclusions principal lead within the partnership with the Society of St James who are the lead provider. The role oversees key service areas and pathways, including alcohol treatment, hospital liaison, health and wellbeing, and harm reduction, ensuring services are safe, coordinated, accessible and evidence based. Responsibilities include leading and developing staff; managing recruitment, supervision, training and workforce cover; and working with clinical and operational leads to maintain effective service delivery. The postholder will strengthen relationships across health, social care, criminal justice, housing, commissioners and the voluntary sector, developing integrated pathways that improve access and recovery outcomes. They will lead clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, safeguarding, risk, while monitoring contractual performance, clinical standards, case-record quality and the locality budget. The role also promotes meaningful service-user and carer involvement, provides specialist substance-use advice or interventions where required, prepares and presents complex performance information, implements relevant policy, promotes an inclusive and anti-discriminatory culture, and deputises for the Service Manager when required.

Person Specification

Qualification & Training

• Foundation Degree in a related field or a professional Qualification in Social Work, Nursing, Psychology or probation or equivalent work experience
• Management Qualification or willingness to study to undertake one
• Qualification in therapeutic skills.

Experience

• A sound knowledge of drugs & alcohol and their effects and treatment options.
• Evidence of delivering effective practice which is evidenced based.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• A through understanding of the influence of stigma on drug and alcohol users in a range of settings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.