Associate Director of Operations - Secure and Offender Health

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) in one of our senior leadership roles as an Associate Director of Operations.

The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of the services within Secure and Offender Health operational portfolio, as well as working across our Trust, the Reach Out Provider Collaborative and our wider Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System.

As a senior leader within our organisation, you will be an active member of our Trust senior leadership forum, will work closely with other divisions, corporate colleagues and the Executive team to drive forward our strategic priorities to ensure the effective delivery of services. Whilst living true to our Trust values, the post holder will be responsible and accountable for operational delivery and leadership of services to service users in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints.

The role will require the post holder to build relationships and work with key players within the provider collaborative, our commissioners and regulators, Local Authorities, and our Voluntary Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations. The post holder will be expected to drive and develop new ways of working and implement new models of care that improves the service users experience and outcomes.

You will be expected to lead through our Trust values of Compassion, Inclusive and Committed and must also be committed to supporting the Trusts ambition in establishing and becoming an anti-racist organisation.

• Deliver the services within the Secure and Offender Health operational portfolio.
• Act as a senior leader and active member of the Trust senior leadership forum; collaborate with divisions, corporate colleagues and the Executive team to drive strategic priorities and ensure effective service delivery.
• Ensure operational delivery and leadership of services to service users in accordance with objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints.
• Build relationships with the provider collaborative, commissioners, regulators, Local Authorities and VC FSE organisations; drive and develop new ways of working and implement new models of care to improve service user experience and outcomes.
• Demonstrate leadership aligned with Trust values (Compassion, Inclusive, Committed) and support the Trust’s ambition to become an anti-racist organisation.
• Lead through transformational change to improve productivity, service transformation and reconfiguration with a co-production ethos.

• Highly motivated senior leader with strong operational experience, solution-focused approach and ability to drive change.
• Experience in service development, productivity improvement and cross-organisation collaboration.
• Ability to build partnerships with provider collaboratives, commissioners, regulators, Local Authorities and VC FSE organisations.
• Commitment to Trust values and anti-racist principles.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Vanessa Devlin

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Executive Director of Operation
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