About the role
Salary: £49387.00 to £56515.00
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
o Provide strategic and operational leadership for Southampton's integrated drug and alcohol service and act as Inclusion's principal partnership lead with the Society of St James.o Oversee key service areas, integrated pathways and partnership working across health, social care, criminal justice, housing and the voluntary sector.o Lead and develop staff, including recruitment, supervision, training, workforce planning and cover.o Work with clinical and operational leads to ensure safe, coordinated and evidence-based service delivery.o Lead governance, audit, quality improvement, risk management and develop, deliver and coordinate training for service and system improvement.o Monitor performance, contractual targets, clinical standards, case-record quality and the locality budget.o Promote service-user and carer involvement and provide specialist substance-use advice or interventions where required.o Prepare and present performance information, implement policy and promote an inclusive, values-based culture.o Deputise for the Service Manager as required.
The Southampton System Lead works with the SSJ Service Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for the citys integrated drug and alcohol service, acting as Inclusions principal lead within the partnership with the Society of St James who are the lead provider. The role oversees key service areas and pathways, including alcohol treatment, hospital liaison, health and wellbeing, and harm reduction, ensuring services are safe, coordinated, accessible and evidence based. Responsibilities include leading and developing staff; managing recruitment, supervision, training and workforce cover; and working with clinical and operational leads to maintain effective service delivery. The postholder will strengthen relationships across health, social care, criminal justice, housing, commissioners and the voluntary sector, developing integrated pathways that improve access and recovery outcomes. They will lead clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, safeguarding, risk, while monitoring contractual performance, clinical standards, case-record quality and the locality budget. The role also promotes meaningful service-user and carer involvement, provides specialist substance-use advice or interventions where required, prepares and presents complex performance information, implements relevant policy, promotes an inclusive and anti-discriminatory culture, and deputises for the Service Manager when required.