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Job overview
The North London NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit motivated and experienced MHCAS Service Manager who are keen to make positive changes within nursing inpatient settings.
The post holders will be accountable for the allocation, deployment, prioritisation and delivery of nursing strategy and for implementing and reviewing systems, policies, standards and procedures that ensure the provision of high-quality services with frameworks agreed by the Trust. The post holder has overall responsibility for the management and development of integrated North MHCAS Service.
- 1 Please submit your detailed application highlighting your nursing leadership skills, and experience as relevant to the role and person specification.
Main duties of the job
The post holder, leading a multi-disciplinary, multi-professional Mental Health Care service, is responsible for ensuring that the team operates to the requirements of the service operational policy/strategy and that safe, evidence based, effective, culturally competent care is delivered in a timely manner to service users. They will have a leadership in developing pathways of care and collaborative working to meet the mental health needs of service users.
In carrying out this role the post holder, working with Team Managers, will make best use of the resources available to them in the monitoring of service and individual performance; ensuring that at all times best use is made of health and social care resources. Working closely with the Head of Service they will have responsibility for ensuring the delivery of high standards of quality care within the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will effectively lead on governance and audit within the service, ensuring that team members are supported and developed to their potential and that new team members are comprehensively inducted and successfully integrated into the team.
As an experienced manager the post holder will be expected to create an environment of continuous quality improvement and professional development, overseeing the development of clinical practice to ensure that delivery of care is regularly reviewed and that service improvements are implemented when necessary.
This job description is written as an indication of the nature and scope of duties and responsibilities. Additional competencies may be required to fulfil the needs of specific areas and client groups. It is not intended as a fully descriptive list and does not include specific skills or therapeutic interventions that may be required of the specialist service area. The job holder will be expected to carry out other duties assigned by the Head of Service, which are appropriate to the grade.
Person specification
Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse with extensive experience of Management and knowledge of Inpatient services
Experience
Essential
- Substantial management experience in a senior capacity managing the provision of care for people with mental health or substance misuse issues in an in-patient or community care setting.
Education and Experience
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or Equivalent
- Sound practical experience of the provision of mental health services
- Experience of managing a team and working directly with Human Recourses
- Experience of using Quality Improvement methodology to implement positive change
Desirable
- Experience of writing reports and undertaking investigations
- Leadership Qualification
- Evidence of managing change to support staff well being
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This advert is for MHCAS Manager (North) with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £63,665 - £70,887 Per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Jun 2026.
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