Service Director North Directorate – ON-SITE

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logoWe are seeking a North Community Service Director to Lead the Future of Community Mental Health

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for improving the lives of individuals living with mental health challenges? We’re seeking a dynamic and experienced North Community Service Director to join our team.

About The Role

As our North Community Service Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of mental health services across Dartford Gravesham & Swanley (DGS) and Medway & Swale. Your responsibilities will include:

Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement strategic plans to enhance the delivery of community mental health services

Operational Excellence: Oversee the day-to-day operations of a diverse range of services, including Crisis Home Treatment Teams, Early Intervention, Mental Health Together, and more

Clinical Governance: Ensure adherence to clinical governance standards and promote best practices.

Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with healthcare partners, local authorities, and community organizations.

Change Management: Lead and manage transformative initiatives to improve service delivery.

Team Development: Mentor and inspire a talented team of operational and clinical leaders

If you’re ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply.

The Post Holder Is Expected

To be accountable for the delivery of KMPT strategy through the development of robust business plans, the setting of relevant operational targets, and the delivery of its activities within agreed budgets and to agreed standards.To lead, with the Clinical Directors and Heads of Nursing & Quality the effective working of governance structures, roles, and responsibilities based on multi-disciplinary approaches with an emphasis on collaborative leadership and teamwork.To ensure there are effective relationships with all Service Directors to support our work with place-based partners including third-sector organisations, local authorities, and other external stakeholders.To ensure there are mechanisms in place to involve key stakeholders in all aspects of service planning and delivery, to develop culturally sensitive services, and to ensure fair access to services irrespective of gender, sexuality, religion, culture, race, or disability.Undertakes workforce redesign including formal consultations as required. Represents the organisation at stakeholder meetings/forums.As required take a leadership role for trust-wide Programmes

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability, and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day

We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the future

To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sema Barr Job title: Executive Assistant Email address: sema.barr@nhs.net Telephone number: 07766 729 485

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