MH Alliance Planning and Commissioning Manager

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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

This is a joint funded post between South London and Maudsley and South East London Integrate Care Board. This role is a key part of Lewisham borough's Mental Health Alliance supporting the ongoing development of our collaborative model of development and delivery. The postholder will need to be able to work in a complex environment, across organisational boundaries, in order to deliver the local ambition for mental health

Main duties of the job

This pivotal role within the Lewisham borough's Mental Health Alliance is integral to supporting and advancing our collective approach to mental health development and service delivery. The individual will operate within a complex and multi-disciplinary environment, necessitating seamless collaboration across various organisational boundaries to fulfill our local mental health objectives. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading in the coordination and support of the Mental Health Alliance's planning activities, in alignment with the core leadership team. This involves orchestrating a comprehensive programme of work aimed at achieving the South East London and Lewisham core priorities, as established by the Local Care Partnerships and Integrated Care System.
• Making substantial contributions towards reducing health and wellbeing disparities across the borough, working in partnership with the broader system through the All-age Mental Health Alliance and Lewisham Health and Care Partners.
• Playing a critical role in fostering and maintaining collaborative relationships between the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), SEL ICB, and various partners within the Lewisham Mental Health Alliance.
• Taking charge of various facets supporting the ongoing development and provision of adult mental health services through the all-age mental health alliance. This includes promoting integration and the transformation of Community Services.

Working for our organisation

SLaM's mission encompasses care and treatment, scientific research, and training. Our dedicated staff of around 5,000 serves a local population of 1.1 million across several boroughs. With over 230 services, including inpatient wards and community services, we annually support about 5,300 inpatients and treat over 45,000 community patients.

The Lewisham Mental Health Alliance has been established to lead the integration of Health and Social care provision in relation to Mental Health to ensure we work towards an integrated, person-centred and needs led approach, and establish a sustainable system of care and support for our residents and patients that experience mental health and wellbeing issues, adopting an all-age approach.

We have an ambitious plan to further reduce health inequalities, invest more in our local communities whilst working hand in hand with partners across our system to ensure that every resident in Lewisham receives the right care at the right time by the right team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsibilities

The post holder will demonstrate a methodical and structured approach along with extensive project management skills and the ability to manage all aspects of the full project lifecycle:

• Providing planning and commissioning subject matter expertise to the All-age Mental Health Alliance Development and Delivery programme in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Adult Integrated Commissioning - Adult Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Supporting the prioritisation and delivery timelines, driving forward meaningful co-design and co-production with service users, carers and communities as part of Mental Health Alliance development and delivery plan in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, Joint Forward View and Fuller Report.
• Enable delivery within our Integrated Care Partnership and Integrated Care Systems, supporting development at neighbourhood, place and system level.
• Lead, direct and support clinical/ operation staff in the delivery of Transformation priorities.
• To work effectively with colleagues in SLaM and the Lewisham Adult Integrated Commissioning Team, elected members, clinical and professional leads, ICS and wider council.
• Take a lead role in working with other agencies to identify areas of joint work, service development priorities which would benefit all-age MH Alliance collaboration.
• Ensure that changes to ways of working are undertaken with identified stakeholders within the context of the place-based health and social care economy.
• To work with our All-age Mental Health Alliance partners to establish agreed system intentions, service specifications and performance management frameworks that will effectively ensure that objectives are met and sustained by our delivery partners
• To support the management and assurance of Adult Mental Health contracts and provision on behalf of the Mental Health Alliance partners irrespective of funding/commissioning responsibility
• To ensure that all key service developments and/or procurements are aligned with the New Provider Selection regime or the financial regulations of the relevant funding/commissioning authority
• Contribute to the development of a culture of service improvement.
• Expected to analyse, interpret, and compare a range of data and information to form options and outcomes for consideration.
• Use local, regional and national guidance and policy to support decision making.
• Identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
• Utilise planning skills to ensure that there is a robust approach to the delivery of the programme and associated projects.
• To undertake any other tasks that may be reasonably required as commensurate with the grade of the post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience in Project Management
• Experience in the delivery and co-ordination of a complex programme of work

Desirable criteria

• Degree and/or Masters or Equivalent qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of leading change programmes in large/complex organisations
• Experience of developing and producing project plans and strategies.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working at a strategic or project manager level in the NHS, and in particular in a mental health environment

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Project Management competencies, including well developed planning and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Understand what comprises a robust, quality plan, be able to critically assess a complex plan and communicate constructive feedback

Desirable criteria

• In depth understanding of how NHS mental health services work

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

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

• MH Alliance Planning and Commissioning Manager (PDF, 432.6KB)
• SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working (PDF, 680.1KB)