Opportunity to gain experience in managing a busy mental health service, enhancing both operational and strategic skill sets.
Supportive working environment with access to the Directorate Senior Leadership Group for guidance and mentorship.
Ability to make a significant impact on the delivery of care and support for young people and families in the community.
Comprehensive benefits package including generous pay, pensions, leave, and flexible working options to promote work-life balance.
Professional development opportunities through mentoring, coaching, and various talent programs to advance career progression.
Access to key-worker housing and competitive car lease deals to support staff living arrangements and commuting needs.
Engagement with research initiatives within the service, contributing to improvement and innovation in mental health care.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and their families? Join us as a Lewisham CAMHS Service Manager for a transformative 12-month opportunity with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. This role is perfect for someone eager to lead a dedicated team in delivering high-quality mental health services while fostering a supportive atmosphere that prioritises the wellbeing of both staff and service users. Your visionary leadership will guide our efforts in meeting diverse community needs and exceeding national and local targets.
In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in developing and managing the operational, financial, and strategic aspects of our services from the award-winning Kaleidoscope centre. We seek an exceptional leader with a robust background in care management who is driven by the desire to enact positive change and support young people in their journey towards mental wellness. With flexible working options and an extensive benefits package that prioritises your work-life balance and career development, you’ll be a valued member of a close-knit team committed to collaborative success. Ready to take the next step in your career? We would love to hear from you!
In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in developing and managing the operational, financial, and strategic aspects of our services from the award-winning Kaleidoscope centre. We seek an exceptional leader with a robust background in care management who is driven by the desire to enact positive change and support young people in their journey towards mental wellness. With flexible working options and an extensive benefits package that prioritises your work-life balance and career development, you’ll be a valued member of a close-knit team committed to collaborative success. Ready to take the next step in your career? We would love to hear from you!
Opportunity to gain experience in managing a busy mental health service, enhancing both operational and strategic skill sets.
Supportive working environment with access to the Directorate Senior Leadership Group for guidance and mentorship.
Ability to make a significant impact on the delivery of care and support for young people and families in the community.
Comprehensive benefits package including generous pay, pensions, leave, and flexible working options to promote work-life balance.
Professional development opportunities through mentoring, coaching, and various talent programs to advance career progression.
Access to key-worker housing and competitive car lease deals to support staff living arrangements and commuting needs.
Engagement with research initiatives within the service, contributing to improvement and innovation in mental health care.
We are looking to appoint for a period of 12 months whilst current Service Manger is away on secondment. This is a great opportunity to gain and develop experience of managing a busy service, operationally, financially and strategically with the support of the Directorate Senior Leadership Group.
In this role, you will take day to day general management responsibility for the operational running of the services, providing exemplary leadership to staff and ensuring national and local targets are achieved and exceeded whilst ensuring our services meet the diverse needs of the population that we serve.
For this role, we are looking for an exceptional candidate with a significant level of experience and the ability to manage a busy operational role whilst undertaking service delivery and performance responsibilities. A desire to be part of an exciting new future for the delivery of care and support to young people and families along with an energy and passion to drive forward change is a must for any applicant. In return you will have full support and an individual development programme to enhance your career.
This post will be based at Kaleidoscope, the award winning Lewisham Centre for Children and Young People but may also be required to work from other Lewisham CAMHS bases. Supportive arrangements for working from home are in place.
Job Purpose
General management responsibility for the SLaM mental health service for children and young people and their families within Lewisham. To provide consistently skilled clinical judgements in clinical work with own patients and those of other staff within the service.
Lead a management team of senior clinical staff responsible for the modernisation programme of CAMHS provided by SLaM in accordance with NHS national plans, priorities and targets, the interagency strategic plans and local delivery plans.
Report, through the Director and Deputy Director, CAMHS to the CCG, and SSD commissioners on financial matters. To role model and encourage positive working relationships across the Directorate, the Institute of Psychiatry and KHP. To support research within the service.
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some Of Our Benefits Are Highlighted Here
In this role, you will take day to day general management responsibility for the operational running of the services, providing exemplary leadership to staff and ensuring national and local targets are achieved and exceeded whilst ensuring our services meet the diverse needs of the population that we serve.
For this role, we are looking for an exceptional candidate with a significant level of experience and the ability to manage a busy operational role whilst undertaking service delivery and performance responsibilities. A desire to be part of an exciting new future for the delivery of care and support to young people and families along with an energy and passion to drive forward change is a must for any applicant. In return you will have full support and an individual development programme to enhance your career.
This post will be based at Kaleidoscope, the award winning Lewisham Centre for Children and Young People but may also be required to work from other Lewisham CAMHS bases. Supportive arrangements for working from home are in place.
Job Purpose
General management responsibility for the SLaM mental health service for children and young people and their families within Lewisham. To provide consistently skilled clinical judgements in clinical work with own patients and those of other staff within the service.
Lead a management team of senior clinical staff responsible for the modernisation programme of CAMHS provided by SLaM in accordance with NHS national plans, priorities and targets, the interagency strategic plans and local delivery plans.
Report, through the Director and Deputy Director, CAMHS to the CCG, and SSD commissioners on financial matters. To role model and encourage positive working relationships across the Directorate, the Institute of Psychiatry and KHP. To support research within the service.
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some Of Our Benefits Are Highlighted Here
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefits from key-worker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
- Counselling services
- Well-being events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
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