Overview
As a senior leader, you will steer NHS Talking Therapies across a large, transforming service to deliver safe, effective, evidence‑based mental health therapies. You will ensure quality, governance, workforce, and financial sustainability while driving NHS TT standards, transformation, and digital initiatives. You will collaborate with system partners to shape services within the Integrated Care System and NHS Long Term Plan, contributing to strategic mental health development and clinical excellence.
Pay / Benefits
- permanent contract
- Band 8d salary
- flexible working options (discussed on interview)
- commitment to CARE values
- opportunity to influence mental health services
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of NHS Talking Therapies objectives and performance standards
- Ensure a safe, high‑quality service
- Be accountable for operations, quality, workforce, governance and financial sustainability
- Deliver NHS TT national standards, performance indicators and contracts
- Lead major transformation programmes aligned with NHS priorities and ICS
- Drive innovation, digital transformation and service redesign
- Develop strong partnerships with ICBs, Primary Care Networks, voluntary sector and system partners
- Foster inclusion, continuous improvement, staff wellbeing and professional excellence
- Contribute to strategic development of mental health services
- Maintain professional/clinical credibility through specialist consultation, supervision and leadership
Key requirements
- Relevant doctoral or equivalent professional qualification
- Current UK professional registration
- Significant NHS TT experience
- Proven track record of performance, transformation and service improvement
- Expertise in evidence‑based therapies, clinical governance, workforce leadership and financial management
- strategic leadership
- stakeholder engagement
- collaboration and partnership Building
- evidence‑based therapies
- clinical governance
- workforce leadership
Director of HIOW Talking Therapies in Hampshire employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
