Mental Health Improvement Advisor | NHS England
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £83,571 per annum (excluding London HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 8UG |
| Company: | Health Education England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6263985/990-S3-COR1278-A |
Summary
The Mental Health Improvement Support Team (MHIST) is a small expert team based within the Chief Operating Officers Directorate (Operational Improvement). The team is made up of senior clinicians and managers that provides / facilitates intensive support to providers and commissioners who are encountering challenges in pathway delivery (including supporting the national recovery support programme for Mental Health Providers and Mental Health Urgent and Emergency Care Service Assessment reviews).
The team’s overall aim is to support the delivery of particular national standards and increase quality outcomes whilst reducing unnecessary variation in the delivery of care by highlighting good practice and supporting its systematic implementation along entire pathways.
We undertake high quality reviews and work with systems, ICS/ICBs, NHSE/I regional teams (including Nursing Directorate, Recovery Support Programme, Elective Care Improvement Support Team) to bring about sustainable change.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual to join the team. This is a demanding and varied role which requires you to:
• Have a clear understanding of the mental health agenda
• Have significant senior clinical / management experience of operational delivery within the NHS, ideally in adult, older adult or CYP mental health• and may also have a deep specialism in a particular professional discipline (e.g. therapy or nursing) combined with operational experience
• Have experience of working at a senior level to identify improvement priorities, develop improvement plans and work collaboratively to deliver improved outcomes for patients / clinical staff (demonstrating increased productivity).
• Have significant expertise in some of the following areas: improvement science; performance delivery; collaborative consultancy; delivery of waiting standards; data handling and reporting.
The role would normally involve travel throughout England which may on occasion include being away several days a week.
The post holder’s base will a home contract or NHSE/I office nearest to their home.
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new 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 visithttps://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.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8d with a full-time starting salary of £83,571 with a pay step increase after 5 years’ service.
For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum.
This is offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and is based on office location.
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This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024