Assistant Director Adult Acute Services
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £64,455.00 to £74,869.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64455.00 - £74869.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Grimsby, DN32 9RP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B9816-563 |
Summary
Strategy & Service Model Lead the design and delivery of an integrated adult acute pathway (inpatient CRHT liaison psychiatry), aligned to the NHS England vision for timely, therapeutic, least restrictive inpatient care and comprehensive crisis alternatives. Ensure liaison psychiatry services meet CORE24 principles (all age, 24/7, ED & wards coverage; responsive timescales) and embed collaborative working with acute hospital partners. 2) Quality, Safety & Culture Embed Culture of Care Standards (trauma informed, autism informed, culturally competent care) across all wards; champion reduction in restrictive practices with measurable improvements Implement PSIRF across acute services, ensuring compassionate involvement of patients/families, proportionate learning responses, and robust improvement cycles. Assure compliance with the Mental Health Act Code of Practice and CQC expectations for learning from restrictive practices. 3) Operational Performance & Flow Manage bed capacity, occupancy, out of area placements, delayed transfers and length of stay; lead discharge improvement work as per NHS England inpatient flow guidance. Ensure CRHT gatekeeping of admissions, timely crisis assessment, and intensive home treatment as a safe alternative to admission. Oversee liaison psychiatry's rapid response in ED/wards and joint escalation with acute trusts to prevent breaches and unnecessary admissions. 4) Workforce, Health & Wellbeing Deliver safe staffing models, skills mix, training compliance and supervision; implement proactive sickness absence support using NHS Employers toolkit and national analytics trends. 5) Patient Experience & Engagement Ensure routine use of Friends & Family Test (FFT) and local experience measures across inpatient, crisis, and liaison services, with you said we did improvements. 6) Governance, Data & Finance Maintain robust governance: risk registers, incident oversight, audit and improvement programmes; use national datasets (e.g., MHSDS restrictive practice dashboard) for benchmarking. Deliver agreed budgets, cost improvement plans that protect quality, and business cases (e.g., liaison expansion to CORE24).