An exciting opportunity has arisen for an outstanding operational leader to join an excellent Trust in a senior leadership role in mental health, supporting the Service Line with the delivery and improvement of our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and All-Age Eating Disorders (AAED) Services in South West London & St George's MH NHS Trust.
The Deputy Head of Service Delivery (DHoSD) will work with the service line leadership to build high-quality services and lead high-quality teams, across specialist, inpatient and community settings, working together with partners to deliver excellent care for patients. Both CAMHS and Eating Disorders are significant priorities within the NHS Long-Term Plan and local SWL ICB Mental Health transformation plans, as well as the respective Provider Collaboratives within the South London Partnership for Mental Health. This is a great time to work in these areas.
You will receive excellent support and supervision from the team, deputising for the Head of Service and Head of Nursing as and when required.
If interested in the role, please submit your application by 3rd August 2025.
To support the service line senior leadership team to deliver excellent services through a collaborative, visionary, motivational and problem-solving approach. The postholder is a key support to the leaders in the Service Line. They will support with providing clarity of vision and values as set out by the leadership team.
The postholder will work with the Service Line leadership team to ensure that the Service Line meets performance, quality and financial objectives and supports work led by the Clinical Director and team to bring about quality improvements to meet essential standards.
The postholder will be expected to take a significant leadership role in the relevant areas of the CMAHS & AAED Transformation Project, working closely with all service line staff, stakeholders, business, and finance partners to bring about improvements and sustainable changes in service delivery.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Christopher Fox Job title: Head of Service Delivery Email address:
[email protected]
