Interim Integrated Care Director - Mental Health Services

NELFT and the London Borough of Waltham Forest operate a successful partnership for the delivery of Community, Mental Health, and Care Services. The Integrated Care Director, working with a local team of senior clinicians, lived experience leads and corporate colleagues, leads the delivery of safe, high quality and productive services. Both NELFT and the Council are highly focused on the delivery of the best health and care services for the people of Waltham Forest. The successful applicant will have a key role in leading the further development of integrated services in the Borough, including with other system partners through the local Place Based Partnership., Working with the Waltham Forest Place Based Partnership, our Integrated Care Director will relentlessly focus on the needs of the local community. The post holder will establish and maintain close working relationships with external partners to ensure the smooth delivery of services. The Integrated Care Director will ensure that services are delivered and improved through close working with clinical leadership, use of Quality Improvement methodology and co-production with service users, carers and staff. They will work closely with partners in collaboratives across North East London to deliver improvements in service quality and delivery, and associated health improvements for local populations.

NELFT has a leading role in the national multi-centre Open Dialogue research programme that seeks to transform the model of care provided to people with mental health needs. Waltham Forest is the lead directorate within the Trust for piloting the open dialogue approach and is generating national and international visibility, making this an exciting time to be part of the Waltham Forest leadership team.

Another key priority for the directorate is ensuring our service delivery and human resources management is underpinned by equality, diversity and inclusion and the Integrated Care Director will play a key leadership role. The Trust launched its Anti Racism Strategy last year and the Integrated Care Director, with the local leadership team, will lead on its implementation across the directorate., Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer LondonThis post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 p.a. pro rata for part time).