Assistant Director Learning Disability and Autism

at  Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a new Assistant Director of Learning Disabilities and Autism for the Trust. Successful applicants will have a range of clinical and commissioning experience in the field of LDA with a proven track record of effective service delivery and system thinking.

You will be able to work in partnership with a range of partners including the ICB, Local Authority and provider organisations to drive forward the transformation of LDA services in the county. This will include the attainment of the Trusts ambition to meet the transforming care agenda, bringing service users back into our community, improve the physical and mental health of LDA service users though LeDeR and annual health checks as well as developing in the gaps between existing services to ensure that LDA service users in our county receive a parity of care in the county. You will have a good understanding of Co-Production and will be able to demonstrate experience of transformation with the service users and carers voice at the heart of all you do.

• Relevant professional clinical knowledge gained through a degree or specialist training or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of study or specialist training to Master’s level (or relevant equivalent experience)
• Evidence of management development through Continuous Professional Development and/or formal management courses
• Wide up to date knowledge of national and local strategic direction and policy initiatives within the NHS and other public sector bodies, particularly in relation to the delivery of Older People’s Mental Health services
• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary clinical service and budget management. Experience to include regular exposure to solving a range of highly complex operational and strategic problems involving HR and finance
• Experience of managing contentious and emotive service redesign and organisational change with both internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of conducting negotiations relating to highly complex matters with other senior managers both internal and external to the organisation
• Experience of being able to interpret policies and organisation/health economy direction of travel and take action based on clinical expertise and experience.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document

• Relevant professional clinical knowledge gained through a degree or specialist training or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of study or specialist training to Master’s level (or relevant equivalent experience)
• Evidence of management development through Continuous Professional Development and/or formal management courses
• Wide up to date knowledge of national and local strategic direction and policy initiatives within the NHS and other public sector bodies, particularly in relation to the delivery of Older People’s Mental Health services
• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary clinical service and budget management. Experience to include regular exposure to solving a range of highly complex operational and strategic problems involving HR and finance
• Experience of managing contentious and emotive service redesign and organisational change with both internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of conducting negotiations relating to highly complex matters with other senior managers both internal and external to the organisation
• Experience of being able to interpret policies and organisation/health economy direction of travel and take action based on clinical expertise and experience