Chief Commercial Officer

South London and Maudsley has exciting plans to further expand and develop a range of commercial activities, whilst ensuring these are rooted in the core values of the organisation and its primary mission to deliver outstanding mental health care., The Chief Commercial Officer will be accountable to the Chief Executive and will provide leadership to the Trust's range of commercial activities. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the development, delivery and expansion of the Trust's Commercial, International and Education strategies, with the aim of improving people's lives and mental health through commercially sustainable ventures and enterprises, locally, nationally and overseas.

The post holder will be expected to lead the Commercial Directorate in helping to build on the Trust's strengths; its national and international reputation for delivery, development and research of mental health services. This will require expanding the depth and scope of the current commercial developments where there is potential for growth, increased income generation, and innovation, whilst acting as a recruitment and retention aid for the whole organisation.

The post holder will be expected to have a background in commercial activities and an understanding of the history and culture of the organisation, in order to leverage the assets of the Trust for the benefits of our patients, carers, their families, communities and our staff.

As the CCO, you will play a key role in helping to shape the future of our organisation, leveraging the assets of the Trust for the benefits of our patients, carers, their families, communities and our staff. Your leadership will be compassionate, inclusive, and focused on improving people's lives and mental health through commercially sustainable ventures and enterprises, locally, nationally and overseas

With your energy, insights, and commitment to innovation, you will be a positive catalyst for change. Alongside our Board of Directors and the Executive Leadership Team, we will work towards our goal of delivering outstanding mental health care, as outlined in our five-year Trust strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives., SLaM is world renowned for its pioneering work in mental health. We are the first port of call for helping shape mental health research and innovation around world. We provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK, and we continue to strive to be a leader in improving health and wellbeing - locally, nationally and globally.

We serve a local population of 1.3 million people in south London, as well as providing specialist services across the UK and beyond. Internationally,Maudsley Health is our collaboration with MACANI Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi, to bring the highest quality mental health services to the Middle East.

Our unique scope is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training. We deliver this through close collaboration with our academic partners and neighbouring health providers, including King's Health Partners and the Institute or Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

Our strategy Aiming High, Changing Lives focuses on key ambitions where we believe we can have the greatest impact on improving people's lives. Running through all our ambitions is our deep commitment to anti-racism, underpinned by an organisational commitment tobe a leader in anti-racism within mental health care by 2026.

The post holder will provide overarching leadership for the running and development of the Commercial Directorate, ensuring it supports the Trust's vision and operates in line with the organisational values.