Directorate Practice Lead

Support the OPMH service in the development and implementation of the service pathways and specification.

Support the implantation of evidence based practice within OPMH Community Services

Support Data Quality within the OPMH Directorate.

Be responsible for the implement performance management arrangements for the locality.

Be responsible for the practice leadership support to the directorate community practice leads.

Be responsible with the Directorate Management team for the management of directorate resources to deliver services which meet the required financial, performance and quality standards.

Support the delivery of service plans to specification and agreed development objectives.

Ensure that services are delivered by practitioners weith the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes., Be responsible for maintaining effective communication with their professional peers in the wider health and social care community.

The post holder will be required to provide and receive highly complex/sensitive information and data which they will need to share with a wide range of stakeholders. The post holder will require good persuasive and motivational skills and will need to be able to demonstrate highly developed communication, written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Be able to demonstrate highly developed negotiating skills in what may be difficult, sometimes confrontational situations.

Ensure dissemination of best practice, productive and positive team working with senior management colleagues within the Directorate and Trust as required. This includes an emphasis on positive relationships between all staff involved in providing care and those providing support services and also on a culture of accessibility, open communication, mutual support and effective challenge., We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do