Locality Services Manager

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Locality Services Manager

The closing date is 21 September 2025

Are you a dynamic leader, passionate aboutsupporting children and young people s mental health and emotional wellbeing. An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen inHerefordshire and Worcestershire MHST more formally known as WEST who areseeking an experienced leader to Operationally manage and lead the service.

As a member of the CAMHS service rated OUTSTANDINGby the CQC and an employee of our Trust you will benefit from.

Working within a supportive and valued team ofprofessionals

High quality regular Line Management supervision

Robust appraisals

Access to learning forums

Career Progression opportunities

Flexible working, allowing you to maintain work-life balance

Access to LGBT, BAME, Disability and Carers Forums

Wellbeing and support programmes

A wide range of NHS discounts

This is full time post, but we wouldconsider applicants looking for part time.

Main duties of the job

As a Locality Service Manager for the Herefordshire and Worcestershire WESTyou will be responsible for leading the ongoing development and expansion ofthe service in line with the national trajectory to provide emotional healthand wellbeing support to 100% of schools by 2030. You will work closely withthe Senior Operational and Clinical leadership team and oversee the operationalaspects of the service and take a lead on the expansion of the service.

You will form an integral part of the Herefordshire and Worcestershiresenior leadership team.

A demonstrable track record of CAMHS or transferrable skills in clinicalor operational leadership experience is a must. You will have experience ofsupervising clinicians and be able to evidence operational leadership skillsand abilities, as well as being able to gather, analyse, report and act upondata.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit ourwebsite.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteriafor the role please refer to the job description and person specificationattached.

Person Specification Additional Criteria

• Ability to travel independently across the county to meet the demands of the post
• Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Ability to liaise across a wide range of interests and professions

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Diploma in relevant Heath and Social Care field
• Professional clinical qualification and current registration within a health or social care profession
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience

• Significant experience working within a health or social care environment (as demonstrated by 5 years post registration experience or equivalent)
• Previous experience of managing
• a health or social care service
• Experience of developing and implementing contentious change management programmes
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of leading audits and clinical quality reviews
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to staff
• Experience of managing HR issues
• Previous experience of supervising/managing multi-disciplinary staff groups
• Experience of providing clinical supervision across different disciplines
• Experience of providing management supervision

Knowledge

• Knowledge of NHS or social care policy environment
• Knowledge of Trust policies and procedures both clinical and organisational
• Understanding of the performance and governance arrangements of the Trust
• Knowledge of safeguarding children/vulnerable adults
• Knowledge and experience of audit
• Knowledge and experience of research and development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearpro rata for part time