Quality Lead

**Main area**
- Quality Lead

**Grade**

Band 8a

**Contract**

Permanent: will cover both East and West localities

**Hours**

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9 - 5)

**Job ref**

373-SMH2246

**Site**
- Cherrybank

**Town**

Ellesmere Port

**Salary**

£53,755 - £60,504 Per annum

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

14/01/2025 23:59

**Job overview**:
Come and join our dynamic Specialist Mental Health Senior Leadership Team. We are looking for dedicated individuals who are committed to quality mental health services for our Cheshire East and Cheshire West population. You will be working alongside a well established Specialist Mental Health Senior Leadership Team including, Clinical Leads, Operational Leadership and Corporate Leadership who will support you in delivering on Community Mental Health Quality.

You will work collaboratively with the Head of Clinical Services, Head of Operations and Associate Director of Operations and the Strategic and Business Lead to support and influence the strategic development of services in line with national and local priorities, internally and across organisations.

Please note, a presentation on a specific topic relating to quality in the NHS will be required. The topic will be shared upon shortlisting.

**Main duties of the job**:
The post holder will take a lead role in the implementation, oversight and assurance of all quality aspects in both Cheshire East and West.

You will support the Head of Clinical Service in the delivery of safe and effective services, by providing day to day clinical oversight of the service including clinical leadership, support, supervision and performance management to qualified and support staff, liaising closely with other health teams, Social Services and Voluntary Agencies to maximise service provision and optimise patient care.

You will liaise with Heads of Services, Head of Operations, Team Managers, Directors, Practice Education Facilitators, Professional Leads, Corporate teams as well as service users/carer and with a wide range of external partners such as commissioners, CQC and other Health providers.

**Working for our organisation**:
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
- Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
- CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a **_Values Based Interview/Assessment_**,** which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Recognised qualifications to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional dev