SWL Neurodiversity

Job summary

Post is offered for three sessions/PAs a week ( at Agenda for Change Band 9 or consultant pay grade.

In SWL the ambition is for everyone to have a right to good mental health, for SWL to be the

best place to live for emotional wellbeing. A place where mental health services are accessible and meet the needs of the local population and where people with serious mental illness have the same life expectancy as the general population. A place where everyone has access to early support for their emotional wellbeing and mental health, where health inequalities are eradicated and where our services work seamlessly together so that support and care are provided in the most appropriate setting.

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Main duties of the job

In order to achieve this, SWL has committed to:

Improve recovery rates and quality of life for serious mental illness and mild to moderate mental health conditions,

Improve levels of access to services across different communities,

Reduce suicide and self-harm rates,

Reduce rates of detention for men from black ethnic backgrounds,

Increase the understanding of mental health issues and wellbeing amongst communities.

Reduce reliance on mental health inpatient care for patients with a learning disability or autism and improve community support for people with most complex needs (including the Children and Young People Keyworking service, enhanced/ intensive support),

Improve autism diagnostic assessment, including waiting times and pre/post diagnosis support.

In June 2023, the SWL Mental Health Strategy was developed to ensure delivery of the system ambitions. The postholders will be expected to provide robust clinical leadership, and drive the

deliverables of the strategy, working with Mental Health clinical leads in SW London six Places.

The postholders should be a registered Psychiatrist or Psychologist providing health care services to resident patients in NHS services in SWL.

About us

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton, and Wandsworth.

Each ICS consists of two statutory elements:

an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care services. an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area

ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICSs):

to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; enhance productivity and value for money and; help the NHS support broader social and economic development.

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board decides how the South West London NHS budget is spent and develops plans to improve people's health, deliver higher quality care, and better value for money.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Accredited Psychiatrist/ Psychologist with expertise in the breadth of their specialty Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area. Relevant postgraduate qualifications Significant evidence of continued professional development Current registration with relevant professional body GMC, NMC, HCPC, GPhC or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Proven and significant leadership experience as a clinical practitioner Significant experience in specialist field Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment Proven record in transferring processes and roles between locations Significant experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals. Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry Commissioning expertise in healthcare environment

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate and present on highly complex, sensitive and/or contentions matters and difficult situations Ability to persuade board and other senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities. Ability to negotiate on difficult and highly complex and detailed issues Emotional resilience and a calm temperament ntermediate (or advanced) Keyboard skill - ability to use Microsoft Office package at intermediate (or advanced) level Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives Ability to make sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility. Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills

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