Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for two experienced Head of Clinical Transformation professionals to lead and manage a focused programme of work and may also be required to lead on additional programmes of work as agreed under the Trust's clinical transformation change portfolio of work.

The post holder(s) will have a strong and recognised mental health clinical background required to drive transformation across the organisation, with a responsibility to oversee the clinical transformation programmes that are clearly aligned with the Trust's Strategic Objectives, and will provide clinical, technical & strong leadership, delivering excellent Transformation and programme results. The post holder/s will work closely with the Trust new clinical and operational Triumvirate leadership framework across the localities to drive the required changes.

Main duties of the job
Responsibility will include leading the designated programme, assuring the programme meets the required timescales and the desired outcomes, managing the project managers (internally and externally) to support the delivery of large, complex and significant transformation Programme/s. The post holder/s will be expected to be flexible and will need to work across programmes as and when required. The post holder will be expected to provide knowledge and input into highly complex operational planning and act as a role model for guiding lasting change across NSFT services.

About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Please read the job description / person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Professional Clinical Mental Health qualification, with a current registration to a professional body - NMC, HCPC, Social work England.
• Appropriate Management Qualification or equivalent
• Experience transformation and improvement methodology.

Experience

• Experience of interpretation of highly complex business data and information to enable service redesign.
• Experience of documenting processes using process mapping, process improvement and change management methodologies.

Skills

• Negotiating on complex matters of critical organisational importance with directors and senior managers
• Proven ability to receive, analyse and interpret highly complex information such as material requiring strong numerical and verbal critical reasoning ability.
• Can demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and experience in transformational change and service redesign

Knowledge

• Excellent appreciation of performance improvement and implementation with the NHS

This 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.

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Applicants must have current UK professional registration.