Head of Clinical Service

Head of Clinical Service - Wirral - Acute Specialist Mental Health

Are you an experienced leader with a proven record for leading continuous improvement in service delivery across clinical services?

The role is wide ranging and an exciting opportunity to become an integral member of the Specialist Mental Health Care Group. The post holder will work within a dynamic care group and strong clinical and operational leadership team to ensure service provision is clinically led and managerially enabled; supporting clinical engagement and leadership.

**The post holder will be responsible for**:
leading on localised place based initiatives, integration and strategies representing CWP and the SMH Care Group.

translating strategic plans into operational delivery of clinical services and are responsible for performance, quality, safety and service. development in-line with Trust-wide policies and protocols.

working collaboratively with colleagues across the local health, care and voluntary sector economy to manage and achieve improvements in Trust services generally.

supporting the contribution, development and wellbeing of the individuals they directly line manage and ensuring direct reports do the same for staff in which they are responsible.

overseeing a culture in which staff are enabled to be the best that they can be.

demonstrating commitment to our Trust’s visions, values, continuous improvement and ensuring the effective management and delivery of the services within their portfolio.

'we are looking for the post holder to be flexible and could rotate across different portfolios as and when required

You will have a relevant professional qualification at Masters level, or equivalent experience with demonstrable evidence of continuous professional development.

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 aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

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 £13 per year applies.

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