Director of Specialist Services

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About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

• We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
• We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values

Our Vision

“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.

Our Purpose

“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.

Our Values

• We Care
• We Learn
• We Empower

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity at Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust we are recruiting for a Director of Specialist Services to come and join our team.

We are looking to recruit an individual who has substantial experience in the NHS at senior management level, effectively leading and managing large services within a complex organisation. Able to demonstrable success in performance managing services to meet performance targets both local and national.

Main duties of the job

As part of this role you will need to ensure that a robust strategic and operational management of all Specialist Mental Health Services in Essex, Suffolk, Bedford and Luton. To ensure that effective governance arrangements to deliver high quality, safe, effective and efficient services. To ensure that services achieve expected performance indicators within financial constraints.

Oversee the strategic development of modern services that meet the needs of those with a mental health need or a learning disability, ensuring that such service are focused, innovative and represent best practice.

Develop and manage a range of external relationships, partnerships and strategic alliances including with the county council and the East of England Provider Collaborative.

Work as part of a Care Unit to provide Clinical & Professional leadership to drive excellence and deliver the Safety and Quality agenda.

Are you able to inspire and motivate others have a passion for transforming lives we would love to hear from you.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage you will be required to be available for the following dates:

Stakeholder event will be held on the: Tuesday 1st April 2025

Interviews will be held on the: Thursday 3rd April 2025

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Masters or equivalent level of experience

Desirable criteria

• RMN or equivalent professional qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Analytical skills
• Corporate awareness and ability to operate successfully within a large organisational environment

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial experience in the NHS at senior management level, effectively leading and managing large services within a complex organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of effective strategic and operational management
• Experience of managing inpatient services within the portfolio

Equal Opportunities Employer

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

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