Head of Clinical Service

The Head of Clinical Services will provide strong, compassionate leadership and operational oversight within the inpatient Sub-division of Southampton & South West Hampshire (SSW). This role is key to overseeing a diverse range of services that support our local population, alongside providing highly specialized rehabilitation services. The unique offerings in SSW present an exciting opportunity to shape new ways of working, aligned with the government's 10-year health plan aimed at transitioning services toward community-based settings. We take great pride in our inpatient services across 4 sites, which include: ambulatory care assessment centre, medical admissions unit, rehabilitation wards, specialized neuro-rehabilitation services & older persons' mental health beds. The Head of Clinical Services is responsible for operational delivery of clinical services within a defined inpatient portfolio. As part of the senior leadership team, they will collaborate with other Heads of Clinical Services & work under the Associate Director (AD) to manage the integrated clinical, operational, staffing, governance, and financial performance of their teams. The Head of Clinical Services will help the AD(s) bring the vision of integrated management and governance to life, ensuring safe, effective, and efficient service delivery. You will be a visible and accessible leader, demonstrating professionalism and offering supervision.,

• Work closely with the Associate Director to deliver integration and transformation plans, ensuring alignment with broader strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with the Associate Clinical Director and the Divisional Director of Quality and Professions to maintain clinical safety and effectiveness across SSW.
• Partner with other Heads of Clinical Services across the division to achieve broader divisional goals.
• Deputize for the Associate Director as required.
• Lead in a multi-agency environment, leveraging a strong clinical and professional background.
• Participate in the on-call rota, providing leadership as needed.
  
  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence