You must have access to private transport and possess relevant experience in managing non-elective healthcare pathways.

You will manage the ELCAS Urgent Care Pathway, oversee staffing, ensure high-quality care, drive service development, and support strategic plan implementation for optimal performance.

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Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability, and substance misuse services across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Their mission is to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care to improve mental and emotional well-being. Their purpose is to support individuals in their recovery and promote mental health through integrated, compassionate care and community engagement.

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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen a for a highly enthusiastic and compassionate Operational Lead of the Urgent care pathway within East Lancashire Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (ELCAS). The post, based at Burnley General Hospital, will have overall day-to-day responsibility for service delivery of the ELCAS Urgent Care Pathway. This lead role will include the operational management of the ELCAS day unit and RAIS team (Responsive and Intensive Support Team) ensuring the delivery of excellent patient care for young people and families. Accountable to the Head of Clinical Service, the role involves delivering high quality, evidence-based care in accordance with the spirit of the Thrive Framework, ensuring that our CYP and their families get the right level of help based on their often complex, level of need. The Operational lead role will include direct line management of the Day Unit and RAIS Co- Ordinator's, and the role will play a significant role in all aspects of service development delivering high quality care for CYP and their families who need more help or getting risk support. This will involve ensuring safe and effective staffing levels, staff/budget management and overseeing the health and well-being of the teams. This role also plays a key role in maintaining high levels of team and service level performance, and continuous improvement within ELCAS. The Operational Lead will also take an active role in supporting the implementation of the strategic plans at both a local and system level. Access To Private Transport Is Essential Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Angela Taylor Job title: Head of Clinical Service Email address: angela.b.taylor@lscft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01282 628800

An exciting opportunity has arisen a for a highly enthusiastic and compassionate Operational Lead of the Urgent care pathway within East Lancashire Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (ELCAS). The post, based at Burnley General Hospital, will have overall day-to-day responsibility for service delivery of the ELCAS Urgent Care Pathway.This lead role will include the operational management of the ELCAS day unit and RAIS team (Responsive and Intensive Support Team) ensuring the delivery of excellent patient care for young people and families.Accountable to the Head of Clinical Service, the role involves delivering high quality, evidence-based care in accordance with the spirit of the Thrive Framework, ensuring that our CYP and their families get the right level of help based on their often complex, level of need.The Operational lead role will include direct line management of the Day Unit and RAIS Co- Ordinator's, and the role will play a significant role in all aspects of service development delivering high quality care for CYP and their families who need more help or getting risk support. This will involve ensuring safe and effective staffing levels, staff/budget management and overseeing the health and well-being of the teams.This role also plays a key role in maintaining high levels of team and service level performance, and continuous improvement within ELCAS. The Operational Lead will also take an active role in supporting the implementation of the strategic plans at both a local and system level.Access To Private Transport Is EssentialLancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Angela Taylor Job title: Head of Clinical Service Email address: angela.b.taylor@lscft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01282 628800

Operational Lead - Non elective pathway - Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen a for a highly enthusiastic and compassionate Operational Lead of the Urgent care pathway within East Lancashire Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (ELCAS). The post, based at Burnley General Hospital, will have overall day-to-day responsibility for service delivery of the ELCAS Urgent Care Pathway.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This lead role will include the operational management of the ELCAS day unit and RAIS team (Responsive and Intensive Support Team) ensuring the delivery of excellent patient care for young people and families.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Accountable to the Head of Clinical Service, the role involves delivering high quality, evidence-based care in accordance with the spirit of the Thrive Framework, ensuring that our CYP and their families get the right level of help based on their often complex, level of need.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Operational lead role will include direct line management of the Day Unit and RAIS Co- Ordinator's, and the role will play a significant role in all aspects of service development delivering high quality care for CYP and their families who need more help or getting risk support. This will involve ensuring safe and effective staffing levels, staff/budget management and overseeing the health and well-being of the teams.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This role also plays a key role in maintaining high levels of team and service level performance, and continuous improvement within ELCAS. The Operational Lead will also take an active role in supporting the implementation of the strategic plans at both a local and system level.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Access To Private Transport Is Essential&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Lancashire &amp;amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lancashire &amp;amp; South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For more information please visit our website via Lancashire &amp;amp; South Cumbria NHS FT.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Angela Taylor Job title: Head of Clinical Service Email address: angela.b.taylor@lscft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01282 628800

Operational Lead - Non elective pathway

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