CIMHS Operational Lead | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £61,631 - £68,623 per annum Inc HCA |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | East Ham, E7 8QP |
| Cwmni: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7763599/363-NEW7763599 |
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The CIMHS Operational Lead will provide leadership to the Community Integrated Mental Health Service, working within a fast-paced, evolving system that positions CIMHS as thefront door to community mental health provision. The post holder will be responsible for the effective delivery, development and continuous improvement of neighbourhood-based mental health services, ensuring timely access, high-quality care and strong partnership working across primary care, secondary care, social care and the voluntary and community sector.
The post holder will provide operational leadership to CIMHS, which is organised aroundneighbourhood workingand aligned to Primary Care Networks. They will be accountable for the day to day performance, capacity and flow of the service, ensuring that CIMHS operates as a responsive, accessible and clinically robust front door for adults with mental health needs.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
The Operational Lead will provideoperational and line management supervisionto senior staff within CIMHS, supporting a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning and continuous improvement. They will be responsible for workforce planning, managing demand and capacity in a high-throughput environment, and responding flexibly to changing pressures and system priorities.
CIMHS continues to integrate a range of provision, including secondary care mental health services, enhanced primary care functions, third sector partners, peer support and social care. The post holder will play a key role inembedding integrated ways of working, ensuring clarity of roles, effective communication and shared ownership of outcomes across organisational boundaries.
A core element of the role is ensuring that neighbourhood CIMHS teams operate in line with the principles of theCommunity Mental Health Framework: place-based, whole-person and whole-population approaches, with a strong focus on addressing inequalities and working alongside local communities. The post holder will support meaningful co-production with people who use services, carers and community partners.
The post holder will work closely with crisis and acute services to ensure smooth interfaces, effective escalation and de-escalation, and shared risk management, holding an appropriate level of operational risk and oversight for a dynamic community pathway.
They will also contribute to the development, implementation and oversight ofgovernance arrangementswithinthis complex multi-agency environment, ensuring quality, safety, performance and learning are embedded within day-to-day operations.
This advert closes on Friday 13 Feb 2026