Head of Mental Health Transformation for Children - Northallerton, United Kingdom - North Yorkshire Council

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Operational management (Key responsibilities): Working with the CYP Consultant in Public Health, along with a Programme Manager, provide innovative leadership for the Children and Young People's Mental Health Transformation Team in North Yorkshire. Drive forward the Children and Young People's Mental Health Transformation Programme ensuring it is innovative, solution focused, well organised, delivered on time and achieves desired outcomes of meeting the needs of the population within the limitations of the financial framework.

Progress the agreed outcome of the CYP MH Summit and the recommendations from the scoping report for CYP MH in NY which include (but are not limited to):

needs led approach, system wide change, non-medical model, provision for complex CYP, work at local level, jointly agreed outcomes, increased capacity, engage the VCSE, ambitious solutions.

Ensure the principles of participation and co-production are embedded with all work to ensure children, young people and families are at the heart of the transformation.


Ensure that the programme is delivered utilising change management theory, ensuring the ability to rapidly and effectively deliver and implement change.

Create a culture of open and honest working that supports escalation and resolution of risks and issues and encourages shared learning.

Manage effective programme and portfolio reporting processes including escalation and respond to changing project priorities in numerous complex programmes by providing clear and effective options for mitigation and action plans.

Network and benchmarking to adopt national and regional innovative best practices within new service developments.


Analyse and interpret any potential and/or complex risks in order to select the most appropriate methodology and resources to implement projects and undertake service reviews.

Source and collate a range of national and local quantitative and qualitative data, evidence, guidance, policies and information to assist with the development of solutions and recommendations based upon sound and robust facts.


Resource management (Core functions):

The Head of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Transformation Programme will lead an integrated transformation team, alongside system colleagues, to support the innovative design and delivery of Children and Young People's Mental Health Transformation in North Yorkshire.

The Programme Head will be expected to work closely with the CYP Consultant in Public Health and the Programme Manager to:
Provide leadership, guidance, support and challenge to the transformation work programme for CYP MH.


Ensure that any new systems or processes put in place result in improved experiences and easier access to support in a timely manner for CYP and their families.

Ensure service transformation fits in with and complements other parts of the system. Provide advice and guidance on service transformation and promote the work. This includes attending meetings where there may be resistance to change and involves highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.


Use service transformation skills and expertise to develop action plans and timescales to ensure change processes do not affect performance standards.

Initiate process developments for service transformation programmes and develop local documentation and user manuals/pathway guidance to support this.

Develop a plan for ongoing evaluation of the transformation work that will be sustainable once the initial system design work is complete.

The postholder will be responsible for formulating long term strategic plans which involve uncertainty and may impact across multiple organisations within the mental health system.

Identify, investigate and resolve any problems that occur and liaise with all those involved to resolve issues. Analyse complex transformation information and data and present this in a format that is understandable for all readers.

The postholder will work at pace and will prioritise and re-prioritise tasks as appropriate to manage conflicting tasks and changing timelines.

Develop plans, seize opportunities and mitigate threats to deliver the strategic objectives.

Propose changes to the transformation team function making recommendations for improvements in both effectiveness and efficiency.

Finance/resources Alongside the MH Transformation Programme Manager, be directly responsible for any delegated budgets associated with the management of the transformation programme.

Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency.

Human resources/workforce Be responsible for the effective management of the Band N/7 staff member reporting to the postholder, including performance appraisal and managing personal conduct, competence and career development.

Forge positive working relationships, in order to support an effective matrix approach to achieve the transformation programme's objectives. Foster close working relationships across relevant organisa
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