Head of Service Parkview and Children’s Crisis Pathway

Role description

Job summary

As a Trust, we deliver community and respite services for children and young people (CYP) across Coventry, Warwickshire and parts of Solihull, alongside a regional tier 4 CYPMH service in Birmingham meeting the needs of the whole child across physical health, learning disabilities and mental health pathways.

The post-holder will be a key member of the Directorate Senior Management Team and one of five Operational Leaders ensuring safe and effective delivery of care to children and young people's Mental Health, Physical Health and Learning Disabilities services.

We are seeking a strategic, values-driven leader with a strong track record of operational leadership. The successful candidate will bring vision, innovation and organisational capability to deliver high-quality, sustainable services at Parkview inpatient Unit and Crisis Care Pathway, aligned with Trust priorities and responsive to population need.

Above all, we seek someone committed to ensuring children and young people receive excellent, evidence-informed care that enables them to thrive and achieve their potential.

Main duties of the job

• Provide visible and effective operational leadership across Parkview Inpatient Services and Children's Crisis Pathway
• Ensure services are delivered safely, to a high standard and within allocated budgets; deliver agreed cost improvements.
• Lead service transformation and innovation in line with local population needs and national policy.
• Work collaboratively with partners across the Integrated Care System (ICS) and Commissioner Collaboratives, including local authorities, primary care, acute providers and the voluntary sector.
• Ensure robust clinical governance, patient safety, safeguarding and quality assurance frameworks are in place.
• Respond to complaints, concerns and incidents, embedding lessons learned into practice.
• Support the development and implementation of new service models, pathways and workforce plans.
• Deputise for the General Manager and other senior colleagues as required.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.