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Job overview

Do you want to be part of something new and exciting, a person-centred mental health revolution?

Together, we're stronger. Join the multi-agency drive for better mental health care.

Mental Health Together (MHT) is a revolutionary initiative of multi-agency collaboration to deliver holistic  primary care services to the people of SWK Kent, that aims to promote the meeting of all life domains where that affects service users' mental health.

We are seeking a transformational leader and manager to be responsible for utilising data and information from a range of sources to manage, monitor and maintain safe and effective day-to-day delivery of primary care services. You will ensure the SW Kent MHT service performs at a high level, meeting key performance indicators and putting measures in place to address any areas of shortfalls.. This will include ensuring that staff feel empowered and invested in delivering excellence, and supporting them to achieve this. You will also be responsible for managing resources, including manging a budget. 

Main duties of the job

• Be accountable for teams’ performance, operational delivery of safe and effective care and budget management in Community Services for adults over 18 years of age.
• Empower staff to  deliver high service performance by utilising a transformative and proactive approach 
• Meet the required local and national targets and standards in relation to quality, performance governance, workforce planning and finance.
• Develop a positive team “can do” attitude and culture through role modelling and setting out team expectation.
• Strategic management of targets and performance, including waiting time and caseload management, day to day operational management which includes staff management such as wellbeing, sickness, absences, e-rostering, governance and financial management.
• Provision of Managerial Supervision and Appraisal.
• Joint responsibility for CQC expectations 

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are  rated Good overall by the CQC.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Benefits include:

• Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holiday’s.
• Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
• Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street).
• Realistic flexible working options
• Excellent local schools and community amenities
• Generous relocation package available to eligible staff who need to move to take up post