Job summary
The role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as the Clinical & Quality Director in the Humber and North Yorkshire Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Provider Collaborative. This role will co-lead (in partnership with the Collaborative Planning Director) the Collaborative Planning & Quality Team (CPaQT), which is responsible for the commissioning function of the collaborative. The successful candidate will be an experienced senior clinician with a passion for leading system transformation through a relentless focus on high quality services and a good understanding of the shifting commissioning landscape across mental health services and beyond.
The collaborative
The Humber and North Yorkshire Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Provider Collaborative is a partnership between a range of NHS, Independent Sector and Social Enterprise care providers. Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is the Lead Provider for commissioning services. As a collective, the Collaborative has responsibility for adult secure care services, CAMHS inpatient services and adult eating disorders in-patient provision across the geography.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical & Quality Director will operate via ongoing collaboration with a wide range of partners and stakeholders (including NHS, independent sector, and social enterprise care providers) to set the strategic clinical and quality direction of the collaborative.
The successful candidate will use their substantial clinical leadership experience to support the system in its ongoing development of high-quality services that are innovative and developed via co-production with the voice of service users and wider stakeholders at the centre. This includes ensuring safe and effective practice, systems of clinical involvement and provide assurance of quality to the Provider Collaborative and Lead Provider governance system.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users.
To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You will join our team of over 3,600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We’re extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need from your new team to get you started.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.
The Trust recognises the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered mental health professional (e.g. The Nursing and Midwifery Council; General Medical Council, The Health and Care Professions Council etc.)
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical and quality assurance/improvement system development at a senior/strategic level
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of how meaningful co-production and lived experience related to quality
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a senior lead clinician /consultant in mental health provision or commissioning
- Experience of shaping and driving forward innovative clinical and quality strategy in line with local and national policy and priorities
Desirable
- Experience of increasing service user and staff engagement and motivation to improve quality
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
Desirable
- Ability to offer and foster emotionally intelligent leadership and team functioning
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered mental health professional (e.g. The Nursing and Midwifery Council; General Medical Council, The Health and Care Professions Council etc.)
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical and quality assurance/improvement system development at a senior/strategic level
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of how meaningful co-production and lived experience related to quality
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a senior lead clinician /consultant in mental health provision or commissioning
- Experience of shaping and driving forward innovative clinical and quality strategy in line with local and national policy and priorities
Desirable
- Experience of increasing service user and staff engagement and motivation to improve quality
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
Desirable
- Ability to offer and foster emotionally intelligent leadership and team functioning
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
