National Clinical Director for Adult Mental Health

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., The role of the National Clinical Directors (NCDs) is to provide overarching specialist clinical leadership and advice for NHS England in these respects:
+ Clinical advice and leadership to drive transformation of services for patients through corporate programmes and Long-Term Plan workstreams;
+ Clinical advice and leadership to support the commissioning of services. The NCD may, where appropriate, be responsible for chairing the relevant specialised commissioning programme of care board;
+ Clinical advice to support development of policy and parliamentary accountability.
Key areas of work we expect the role to focus on includes:
+ the Mental Health Act reforms,
+ pressures in Urgent and Emergency Care,
+ Community Mental Health reforms including providing advice on assertive outreach models
+ Workforce, The National Clinical Director (NCD) for Adult Mental Health will be responsible for the provision of high-quality clinical leadership and advice, to drive delivery of the Mental Health Programme and input to wider work across NHS England. In the shorter term, the focus will be on the priorities and deliverables set out in the NHS Long Term plan. In the medium term the focus will be on development of new policies and priorities, which the NCD is also expected to help shape., The National Clinical Director (NCD) for Adult Mental Health will be responsible for the provision of high-quality clinical leadership and advice, to drive delivery of the Mental Health Programme and input to wider work across NHS England. In the shorter term, the focus will be on the priorities and deliverables set out in the NHS Long Term plan. In the medium term the focus will be on development of new policies and priorities, which the NCD is also expected to help shape.
The NCD will be responsible for the provision of high-quality clinical leadership and advice to drive:
+ Clinical advice and leadership to drive transformation of services for patients through corporate programmes and Long-Term Plan workstreams;
+ Clinical advice and leadership to develop future priorities and policies beyond the Long Term Plan;
+ Clinical advice to support development of policy and parliamentary accountability, including advice to ministers and giving evidence to parliamentary committees.
They will work with programme senior responsible owners and other stakeholders to develop and deliver the programme's ambitions improving the quality and value of healthcare services and ensuring programmes are clinically focused and credible.
The NCD will sit on the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Programme of Care Board, chaired by the Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, as one of the triumvirate of NCDs within the Mental Health and Learning Disability and Autism Programmes. The Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism PoC Board provides oversight of all of the specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Clinical Reference Groups, and within the Specialised Commissioning governance arrangements.
The NCD will also contribute to definition of the outcome measures by which clinicians and patients recognise services should be judged.
The NCD is a member of the Mental Health Leadership Group, which meets weekly to review progress and management of the Programme and associated team.

Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

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.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK under the Skilled Worker route are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band., NHS England