Mental Health Service Lead
| Posting date: | 11 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | Milton keyens, MK4 4DA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-26-0029 |
Summary
To develop and monitor systems, policies and procedures that ensure compliance with best practice requirements in line with strategic policies and statutory obligations with respect to CPA, risk assessment, clinical substance misuse, Health and Safety, Infection Control and discharge planning. To establish an effective working relationship with forensic and non-forensic community teams and other statutory, non-statutory and voluntary services. To be responsible for developing excellence within the team, ensuring that there are clear systems in place and providing evidence that they are both in place and operating effectively. To manage and deliver excellent assessments that provide high standards of clinical intervention through effective treatment plans and transfers / discharges, by providing management and leadership. To ensure that all team members are aware of their obligations. To ensure programmes of care meet the needs of individuals throughout their stay in the team, including detailed arrangements for discharge, with the patient central to the planning and decision-making process. To implement and evaluate systems to monitor risk, making improvements where required.