Provide broad strategic leadership and operationally lead multiple patient-centred Mental Health Services in Powys. This role includes direct responsibility for the following services: - Community Mental Health Teams, Adult and Older Adult, Dementia Home Treatment Teams, Memory Assessment Service, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams, Older adult in-patient units, Adult acute mental health in-patient unit, Neurodiversity/Integrated Autism Service, Suicide and Self Harm Prevention and Postvention, Specialist Perinatal.
- Work as a member of the PTHB Mental Health Department’s Senior Management Team, strategically planning sustainable models of care whilst ensuring compliance with mental health legislation.
- Manage the delivery of highly effective mental health clinical services, overseeing budgets and developing contingency plans to always maintain safe services.
Leadership and Management
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Responsible for the safe and effective delivery of operational mental health services – including community mental health and in-patient services.
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Line-manage operational managers for mental health services and ensure that effective clinical and operational systems are in place to ensure safety and continuity of care to patients.
Strategically contribute to planning for sustainable models of care, leading collaborative approaches for service design with all PTHB services and partner organisations with responsibility for shaping future Mental Health Services in line with Better Together and the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-35.
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Work with the senior managers for mental health to motivate and ensure clinical teams provide safe, effective, modern mental health services. Directly line manager for 9 roles including service managers and strategy managers.
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Ensure the appropriate operational, professional, strategic, managerial and financial arrangements are in place for operational mental health services.
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ . There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
