Job summaryThe Head of Place is a senior leadership role with the accountability for the delivery of safe, effective and integrated care for alL CWPT delivered Mental Health services for a significant, but discrete population. They are responsible for leading and managing the delivery and development of the Multi-DisciplinaryPlace based integrated Community Mental Health teams and will form collaborative working relationships with the local the Primary Care Teams, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and key VCSE partnership across their place.The post holder will hold a professional clinical qualificationMain duties of the jobThe post holder will deliver an effective, collaborative working environment within the place, so that all MH services (including but not limited to older people services, Talking Therapies, Community MH, Recovery, Early Intervention and well-being services operates in a safe, effective & efficient way and is part of the whole system of community mental health services to respond to need.They will need to work in partnership with the speciality Heads of Service (e.g. Talking Therapies) and manage the complexities of matrix working (where several agencies are accountable for delivery in different ways), leadership and accountability for delivery of key targets and measurables.The post holder will adopt and lead the implementation of the "no wrong door" philosophy across their place-based services, ensuring that the focus is assessment and the collective meeting of needs, moving away from traditional referral and wait ways of working, and becoming increasing aligned in skill and capacity, to the needs of the local population. As such, the post-holder will have a degree of a working knowledge of population health management and the experience to work with local communities to ensure that patients drive the service improvement agenda in partnership with the organisationAbout usAt 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, and we're proud to have won awards for the services we provide. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.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, respect, collaboration, excellence and integrity.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further details about the responsibilities of this job role, please review associated Job Decsription and Person SpecificationPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialEducated to a Masters level or demonstrable knowledge at the same levelEvidence of other specialist leadership training and commitment to personal developmentExtensive knowledge of the Health and Social Care system including Mental HealthKnowledge and SkillsEssentialAble to work collaboratively with other teams and clinical leadsSensitive to local clinical and political demandsCapable of working under pressure, to deadline and within a team and/or own initiativeStrongly evidenced negotiation, influencing and persuading skillsAbility to bring a clinical MDT together and facilitate complex decision making for the best clinical outcomeKnowledge of population health management and its application to clinical service innovationExperienceEssentialSignificant experience of operational leadership a senior level in the NHS or within an equivalent healthcare settingExperienced in internal and external partner relationships and alliances in progressing organisation operational issue resolution.Demonstrable experience across mental health and/or related servicesRelevant experience of managing clinical services, stakeholder management; and partnership working at a senior level both internally and externally.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameCoventry and Warwickshire Partnership TrustAddressWarwickshire base to be confirmedWarwickshire base to be confirmedCV31 1ETEmployer's websitehttps://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)