Associate Director Mental Health Learning Disabilities and AutismThe Associate Director MHDLA plays a key role in developing, improving and delivering services across the ICS, working in conjunction with system partners. The team's aim is to work collaboratively with local partners and communities to improve health outcomes, tackling health inequalities, enhancing productivity and value for money, and contributing to broader economic and social development.
The role will lead on delivery of this approach, working with the team to support a culture of collaborative innovation and integration across partners, including residents. The primary purpose of the role is to ensure that the MHLDA programme delivers on the purpose above. This includes:
Working with residents, service providers, local borough-based partnerships and primary care networks, to determine our future strategy and approach;Developing a five-year plan for the programme;Working strategically and collaboratively as part of a wider senior team to plan, design, transform and monitor changes to services;Adopting a methodical approach to Quality Improvement through strategic change that ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable care for patients, service users and staff;Integrating systems and managing effective working relationships with the appropriate stakeholders;Ensuring MHLDA pathways are effective, efficient and equitable and that services are comprehensive and not duplicative.Main duties of the jobThe Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism (MHLDA) programme team works closely with NWL's borough teams and providers across North West London, driving transformation and strategic commissioning to ensure that mental health, learning disability and autism services meet the needs of our population. The team ensures that its work supports the four objectives of the ICS by co-ordinating and supporting collaborative working to ensure transformation focuses on end-to-end care pathways, provides assurance that services are safe, high quality and efficient, and ensures this is underpinned by effective commissioning.
Closing Dates Closing date for applications is 17 November 2024. The interview will take place on TBC.
Due to the requirements of the role, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance must be obtained by the organisation.
About usNHS North West London Integrated Care Board (NHS NWL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.
The local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. Working with our partners including Councils, NHS provider Trusts, GPs and voluntary and community organisations we plan and allocate NHS resource to deliver a wide range of services including urgent and emergency care, mental health, primary care, elective hospital services and community care.
Job responsibilitiesStrategy, Planning and Organisation Lead the production and delivery of the MHLDA elements of the ICS's strategy and joint forward plan.Manage the activities necessary to ensure delivery of a transformational strategy.Chair or attend meetings with varied internal and external key stakeholders to facilitate the delivery of strategic objectives.Ensure the function/strategy is delivered to time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner.Provide strategic leadership across organisational and sector boundaries and pathways.Transformation and Delivery Provide effective leadership of the programme, ensuring transformation focuses on end-to-end care pathways.Lead and actively drive forward the development of future integrated commissioning intentions.Provide direction to the programme and team through working flexibly to ensure that the delivery of projects and programmes are integrated.Communication and Engagement Communicate, engage and build relationships with key decision makers.Employ effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills.Nurture key relationships with clinicians, senior decision makers and high-profile individuals.Leadership and Management Provide effective leadership and line management for staff.Set clear objectives, goals and monitor the team's performance.Responsible for budget setting and managing related activity.Person SpecificationQualificationsEducated to master's level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.ExperienceProven and significant leadership experience in a healthcare environment.Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£113,557 to £129,443 a year includes high cost area supplements (HCAS), Inner London.
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