Interim Deputy Service Director, Lewisham and Addiction Services

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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

The Deputy Director is responsible for supporting the delivery of all clinical services with direct line management responsibility for services within the directorate. They ensure strategic direction is focused on strong clinical, operational and financial outcomes.

The Deputy Director operates as part of the Operations Directorate Senior Management Team (SMT) which is responsible for facilitating the successful delivery of quality clinical services in the Operations Directorate by providing high-level clinical, operational and strategic leadership focused on strong clinical, operational and financial outcomes.

The post holder will deputise for the Service Director as required.

See Job Description for full details

Main duties of the job

Leadership - Provide strong visible leadership across the Operations Directorate

2. Drive through the delivery of ambitious targets to continually improve performance within Operations Directorate.

3. Service Development -In collaboration with the Head of Nursing & Quality and Associate Medical Director take lead responsibility for the implementation of improved patient care.

2. Operational & Performance Management- To manage operational performance of the Operations Directorate ensuring delivery of high quality patient care

2. Financial Management - Work with the Finance Business Partner to provide demonstrable assurance that robust financial management systems and processes are in place.

2. Meet annual financial targets including Trust (CIP), (QIPP) and any relevant partnership/alliance improvement programmes.

3. Governance and Risk - Provide demonstrable assurance that patient safety is at the centre of Operations Directorate planning.

2. Provide demonstrable assurance that the Directorate employs robust risk management

3. Human Resource Management - Develop and maintain robust staff development systems within Operations Directorate engendering a culture of openness, value and respect.

2. Establish effective communication systems with all members of staff within the Directorate.

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Working for our organisation

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated therefore have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our amazing benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and annual leave.
- Work life balance and supportive of a range of flexible working options
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Staff restaurants

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To deputise where appropriate for the Service Director at both internal and external meetings.

2. To cover where appropriate for other members of the Operations Directorate SMT.

3. There is an expectation that some contracted hours will be worked outside of normal office hours, where the demands of the service make this necessary and there may be a requirement to participate in the Directorate and Trust on-call rota.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Masters level education in a relevant subject or equivalent post-graduate experience

Desirable criteria

• Recognised Professional Qualification in Social Work (DipSW/CQSW), Mental Health Nursing (RMN), Psychology or any allied health/medical profession
• Live Registration where necessary

Knowledge/Skills

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge relevant to the service, including evidence-based practice
• Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with health and social care.
• Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services to people with mental ill-health.
• Understanding of the legislative and quality frameworks that govern provision of mental health and social care.
• Effective communications and interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and manage key relationships at all levels.
• Understanding of public sector management and NHS Mental Health services, Social and Primary Care services.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Senior Management Experience in running a large number multidisciplinary teams with significant clinical and business delivery targets
• Experience of managing budgets and resources effectively
• Experience of leading and managing change to deliver organisational goals
• Experience of leading business planning processes and delivering targets within an agreed budget
• Experience of working within the NHS or a related public sector organisation
• Experience of individual and team Performance Management and Appraisals

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing inpatient Crisis and Community services

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Lewisham Deputy Service Director -JD (PDF, 536.3KB)
• Lewisham Deputy SD -Person Spec (PDF, 592.3KB)
• SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working (PDF, 680.1KB)