Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join Redbridge at a time of development and change! We are a dynamic and forward thinking leadership team that are enthusiastic and looking toward the future and the difference we can make to our whole population. The Assistant Director for Adult services is pivotal to the change and transformation we need to make to ensure we are fit for the future and are able to deliver the ambition of the 10 year plan.
Main duties of the job
·TobuildeffectivepartnershipswithICB,LocalAuthorities,AcuteCareTrusts,andVoluntary Sector Providers.
·Tosetandreviewobjectives,inthecontextofstrategicdevelopments,withintheservices.
·Toworkinpartnershipwithpatientsandcarersworkingtowardsthehigheststandards.
·Toestablisheffectivemeansofserviceco-ordinationofservicestoensurecareisdeliveredin the least restrictive and disruptive manner possible.
·Toholdbudgetaryresponsibilityandaccountabilityrelatingtoallserviceareaswithintheremit of the post.
·Toeffectivelyreportagainsttargetsandprovideinsightsintotheperformanceofthe Directorate.
·Todevelopeffectivepatientcentereddecision-makingprocesses.
·Toaddresstheneedtoenhancetherole,status,training,support,andcareerdevelopment of staff.
·Toensureeffectiveandappropriateleadershipandmanagementexpertise.
·Topromotewaysinwhichservicescanprojectamorepositiveandsociallyinclusiveviewof health and social care.
·AsAssistantDirectortoengagefullyacrossallareasofbusinessfocusingonimproving the physical and mental health of all serving populations.
·TomaintaincompliancewithanySection75arrangements.
Working for our organisation
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
1. We are kind.
2. We are respectful.
3. We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,414 to a maximum of £5,941 pro rata for part time).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
·Toensureaculturewherestaff,patients,thepublicandcarersparticipatein thedecision-making processes of services and in the wider context of NELFT is maintained.
·Toparticipateinall discussions anddecision-making processesthatrelate tothestrategic plans,consultingcloselywith,andensuringtheseaugmentswiththoseofotherareaswithin the NELFT family.
·Topromotepatientandpublicinvolvementinallareasofresponsibility.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
4. Educated to Masters Degree or equivalent level of experience
Change management experience
Essential criteria
5. proven experience
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
6. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
7. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
8. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
9. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.