Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative manager to lead and develop the service for people with psychosis in the London Borough of Bromley. You will provide operational management, service development and leadership to multidisciplinary teams including Early Intervention for Psychosis, a Community Rehabilitation Service and Community mental health teams. We are currently reviewing our Psychosis pathways across our organisation giving the successful applicant the opportunity to influence the development of our new model of care and embed our vision for a high quality, efficient psychosis service.



The successful candidate will be an experienced manager with strong leadership skills and a proven ability to develop services and manage change. Ideally they would also have experience of working across a range of mental health services themselves.



This Band 8a role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, recovery-focused care for individuals with complex mental health needs.



The post holder will coordinate multidisciplinary services, drive service transformation, and ensure seamless integration with partner agencies.



Lead the ICMP service line, ensuring effective coordination of multidisciplinary teams.



Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and national standards.



Manage performance, quality, and financial oversight of the service.



Support workforce development through recruitment, supervision, and training.



Lead on risk management, safeguarding, and governance processes.



Maintain strong communication with internal teams and external stakeholders.



Contribute to strategic planning and service transformation initiatives.



Ensure accurate documentation, reporting, and data analysis for service monitoring



Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.



We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.



Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:



We're Kind



We're Fair



We Listen



We Care

The post holder will:

Provide non-clinical leadership and be accountable for the operational delivery and strategic development of the ICMP service.



Analyse complex service data and implement action plans to improve performance and outcomes.



Manage delegated budgets and ensure efficient use of resources.



Lead recruitment, staff deployment, and shift planning across multiple sites.



Apply HR policies and oversee staff development, appraisals, and supervision.



Ensure clinical standards are upheld across the pathway, supporting evidence-based care.



Facilitate training, mentoring, and student placements.



Engage in service-level research and audits to inform continuous improvement.



Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including service users, carers, and partner organisations.