Overview
Mental Health - Senior Manager, Head of Service. Children & Young People's Mental Health. Swindon, Wiltshire. 30 hours per week - work pattern flexible to suit, with hybrid working.
This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned mental health professional to join a national healthcare organisation, heading up a pioneering mental health service. This is a specialist mental health service for children and young people, but applications are welcomed from senior mental health professionals who have worked with any client groups.
Responsibilities
* Lead and build high-performing teams within a specialist mental health service for children and young people.
* Provide clinical supervision of the teams and manage a varied workload.
* Foster stakeholder engagement with families, commissioners, CAMHS, and partner organisations.
* Oversee contract performance management and ongoing project management of service developments and new initiatives.
* Ensure high levels of quality within the service, oversee governance and safeguarding, and ensure best practice is at the heart of the service.
Qualifications
* Relevant qualification in an area of mental health, with clinical knowledge and experience including specialist psychological assessments & treatments.
* Hold a relevant mental health related professional qualification.
Profile and Opportunities
The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for healthcare, in particular mental health services, and be able to lead and build high-performing teams whilst forging relationships with a full range of stakeholders. You will thrive in a fast-paced setting, be comfortable juggling a varied workload, and be able to instil a mindset of innovation, growth and improvement in others. The successful applicant will have a chance to make a real and lasting impact on a large number of vulnerable young people and their families, with ongoing career development prospects as part of a fast-growth organisation with opportunities for progression as the service expands its offerings.
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