Clinical Manager

We are looking for a passionate, focused and experienced Clinical Manager to join us at Cygnet Hospital Harrow.

Cygnet Hospital Harrow provides a recovery focused service treating a wide range of mental health problems. We also offer specialist diagnostic, assessment and inpatient services for individuals with mental health needs and who also have a dual diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

Our acute in-patient psychiatric services offer assessment, diagnosis and treatment for individuals with a wide range of psychological and emotional problems, including those who are detained under the Mental Health Act.

Our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

The Opportunity...

To provide direction and contemporary initiatives to drive and embed effective clinical practice and leadership for care delivery. The post holder would ensure delivery of an optimum level of clinical and therapeutic care together with ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, quality standards and delivering against key performance indicators. As a member of the Senior Management, the role holder will play a key part in ensuring departments operate within budget, delivering the hospital strategy, providing operational and clinical leadership to the wider staff group in support of the Hospital Manager

The post-holder will take overall responsibility for the management and functioning of housekeeping, hospitality, HSE, infection control and Fire Regulation guidelines and according to set budgets.

You will have…

• Significant experience of leading teams and/or senior practice-based
• A good understanding and application of Rehabilitation Approach
• Demonstrable experience of working with budgets and using financial and activity information to support the management of services
• Experience of interpreting and analysing highly complex information and managing high complex circumstances.
• Partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards for high quality care
• Experience of preparing and presenting reports at senior management level
• Ability to change practice, culture and outcomes across professional boundaries
• Experience of setting therapeutic boundaries with patients who exhibit extreme challenging and high risk behaviors that require advanced interventions to enable effective de-escalation.
• Experience of working with patients within a neuropsychiatric unit, or with complex physical health needs
• Experience of working with partner organisations, commissioners and external stakeholders
• Able to enthuse and inspire others using advanced communication, presentation skills

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Expert supervision & support
• Employee referral scheme
• Free Health Cash plan
• 24 hours free GP support line
• Free life assurance cover
• Free eye tests
• Car lease discounts
• Discounted gym membership
• Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover
• Pension scheme
• Employee NHS - discount savings & “Cycle to Work” scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks