Mental Health Programme Manager

The Regional Mental Health Team provides the organisational model that brings together patients and carers, health and social care professionals and organisations to achieve programmes of significant and lasting improvement where a whole system or collective endeavour is required to achieve improvements in service quality. We are currently recruiting to the post of Mental Health Programme Manager.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead on the continued development of our Mental Health programme of work. As part of the Regional MH Team at a critical time, this post will lead mental health transformation and quality improvement across the six systems in East. The post holder will work alongside the MH Senior Team, clinical leads, ICB leads, regional and national teams, commissioners and providers to lead transformation of mental health pathways across the East of England. It is essential that the post holder is able to hit the ground running, have credibility within this field and an ability to engage quickly, driving the agenda forward and delivering at pace.
This is a permanent position being offered on a hybrid contract with some days home based working and some days at the NHSE East Region office base in Fulbourn, Cambridge. There is occasional need for travel across the Region and nationally., The successful candidate will have strong values, champion quality of care, have exceptional communication and quality improvement skills, be able to influence and encourage teams to work across organisational boundaries and hold patient care at the heart of their work. They will have extensive knowledge of programme management and experience of delivering large scale projects across organisational and geographic boundaries. Knowledge of mental health service delivery and current mental health policy would be a distinct advantage. The post-holder will be self-motivated and able to evidence highly developed negotiation and influencing skills at a senior level.
As Mental Health Programme Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in leading transformation of mental health services across the East of England.. The post holder will lead and support quality improvement in complex pathways of care through expertise in:
· Leadership of diverse stakeholder groups to deliver change
· Developing effective l networks
· Change management, quality improvement methodology and improvement science
· Programme and project management., Together with other members of the Regional Mental Heath Team, the Mental Health Programme Manager will ensure regional activities support commissioners with their core purpose of delivering national mental health strategy, quality improvement and ultimately benefit patient and population health outcomes.
The post is responsible for providing professional expertise to the outcome of the business processes for East of England Mental Health Team.
The post holder will define current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted in the definition of future processes, document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We're passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.
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Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
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The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
+ Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
+ Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
+ Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
+ Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
+ Delivering value for money.
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Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive - and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.