Job summary
- Main area
- Health & Justice Services
- Grade
- YC72
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week ((6PA clinical, 4PA CD,role))
- Job ref
- 333-D-OF-C-01
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Gordon Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum (This will be pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Director & Consultant General Adult /Forensic Psychiatrist
YC72
Job overview
Health & Justice Services
Clinical Director & Consultant General Adult Forensic Psychiatrist
10 PAs Substantive
The Clinical Director will have responsibility for providing clinical leadership and ensuring quality of care within the Health and Justice Services. You will manage the medical staff in Offender Care services, ensuring job planning, appraisal and performance management is carried out effectively and in a timely manner.
The Clinical Director will report to the Divisional Medical Director and are professionally accountable to their Head of Profession.
Closing Date: 16/07/2024
Main duties of the job
· Lead on improving quality across the service
· Engage clinical staff in determining quality services
· Ensure care pathways are smooth and patients are managed through them effectively
· Create a learning culture among clinicians
· Ensure complaints and incidents are dealt with effectively and action plans created to address deficiencies
- To be jointly accountable with the service director for the effective performance of the health and justice services demonstrating achievement against national and local targets
- Work with the service director to ensure budgets are managed effectively and cost improvement plans are achieved
Working for our organisation
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff that provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit our website.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.
We can offer full access to a wide range of staff Benefits Discounts and Offers you can enjoy some listed but not limited to and some are open to your family too.
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Sponsorship for International candidates
- Relocation allowance up to £8000 subject to policy requirement
- Study discounts for staff
- Flexible working
- Interest free loans season tickets and car parking
- Competitive Bank Rates
- Fitness and Wellbeing
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Management
- Responsibility for line management of medical staff including undertaking job planning and ensuring appraisals are undertaken to a high standards
- Ensure all clinical staff have structured supervision and appraisal
- Ensure team conflict is identified and dealt with appropriately
- Tackle individual and team performance issues, delivering resolutions
- Deliver change management programmes as required, supporting clinical staff through the process
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant Professional Qualification or evidence of ongoing professional development
- Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- MRCPsych
Desirable criteria
- Management course/qualification
PPREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Clinical leadership/management experience
- Track record of improving quality in a service
Desirable criteria
- Experience of job planning
- Experience of resolving conflict and complex performance management issues
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to manage complex and changing priorities
- Ability to manage conflict and difficult conversations
- Ability to provide leadership and vision in a changing environment
- Ability to analyse and resolve problems creatively
APTITUDES/ PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Essential criteria
- Political acumen
- Corporate team player
- Flexible
- Innovative
- Resilient
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Satinder Sahota
- Job title
- Clinical Director Health & Justice Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Applicants are encouraged to contact following key people to discuss the post in detail and if possible arrange an informal visit:
Dr Simon Edwards
Medical Director, Diggory Division
Dr Satinder Sahota
Clinical Director & Consultant Forensic PsychiatristHealth & Justice Services
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