Clinical Director

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a versatile, enthusiastic individual to join our Trust as Clinical Director to support us on our improvement and transformation journey.

This is an exciting time for the Trust as we are on a journey to bring together all NHS community and mental health services provided in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, including services formerly provided by Solent NHS Trust, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, that delivered Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Hampshire.

The Clinical Director will set the clinical vision for the Forensic and Secure services. You will understand and recognise the impact of national and regional health and social care agendas on the strategic direction of the division, taking this into account for forward planning and future-proofing clinical services as appropriate.

The Clinical Director will be accountable for the quality of all clinical services within the Forensic and Secure services, directly supporting the clinicians to offer great care, great value for money, and a great place to work for staff. You will lead by example, providing strong and visible clinical leadership, using your leadership skills to support safe, efficient, and quality service delivery.

Main duties of the job

You will set the strategic direction and vision for the Forensic and Secure services and lead a strong and dynamic team ensuring that organisational strategic objectives are achieved. You will develop and deliver the strategic and operational plans to ensure the Trust's objectives are met. You will be a member of the Trust Leadership Team, supporting the Trust in all its strategic objectives, creating a culture and vision for the Trust that embraces change.

You will help shape a learning culture and collaborative ethos within the Division, distilling learning from patient experience, complaints, incidents, and other sources to constantly improve the quality of patient care. You will develop clinical standards and governance within the Division and also provide expert advice, which may include clinical advice and management on matters of individual patient care and treatment, matters related to safety, learning from serious incidents, and/or complaints.

The Clinical Director is required to participate in the appropriate on-call rota.

A minimum of 2 clinical sessions per week must be worked to remain clinically credible and meet revalidation or other professional obligations, subject to Chief Nurse/Chief Medical Officer approval to meet Trust requirements.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust's community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone. If as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability, please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification Qualifications

• CCST (certificate of completion of specialist training) or SAS doctor, BDS on specialty list, GP with equivalent experience and skills, or Consultant/Senior Nurse or AHP or senior manager with clinical registration with appropriate and equivalent qualifications, accreditation, experience, and skills (equivalent to post-doctorate level).
• Postgraduate qualification in Leadership / Healthcare Management / Project Management or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Experience of leading in a similarly complex environment, preferably in a community setting.
• Experience of managing performance where concerns about individual clinical practice arise.
• Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.

Additional Criteria

• Ability to design and deliver presentations across a range of clinical and strategic issues to diverse audiences.
• Ability to communicate concisely and effectively with the media and use media proactively to promote positive messages.
• Able to express highly complex, contentious, or sensitive issues, both verbally and in writing for a range of audiences.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Self-Motivated.
• Multidisciplinary team management and multi-agency service developments.
• I.T. Literate.
• Ability to quickly assimilate and critically analyse new information, for example, finance, governance, performance, contracting.
• Being flexible, innovative, and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities.
• Understanding of infection control procedures.
• Good understanding of national context and agenda as well as local issues.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of personal health and safety responsibilities.
• Good understanding of the meaning of clinical supervision/mentoring.
• Understanding of the meaning of Improving Working Lives.

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.

Salary: £105,385 to £121,271 a year based on full-time hours.