General Manager - Children's Physical Health & LDAThe closing date is 15 March 2026As a Trust, we deliver services for children and young people (CYP) across Coventry, Warwickshire, parts of Solihull, and the wider West Midlands. Our provision includes community, respite and inpatient services, meeting the needs of the whole child across physical health, learning disabilities and mental health pathways.The Children's Directorate, one of three within CWPT, is newly established and offers a significant opportunity to strengthen integration and improve experience and outcomes for children and families.The post‑holder will be a key member of the Directorate Senior Management Team and one of two Operational Leaders overseeing Physical Health and Learning Disabilities services. Working in partnership with Quality and Professional Leadership colleagues, the role provides operational oversight of clinical services, ensuring safe and effective delivery.We are seeking a strategic, values‑driven leader with a strong track record of operational leadership. The successful candidate will bring vision, innovation and organisational capability to deliver high‑quality, sustainable services aligned with Trust priorities and responsive to population need.The post‑holder will work across organisational and system boundaries, strengthening partnerships to improve access, experience and outcomes.Above all, we seek someone committed to ensuring children and young people receive excellent, evidence‑informed care that enables them to thrive and achieve their potential.Main duties of the jobTo operate as a key member of the directorate Senior Management Team which oversees the effective delivery of all services within the directorate and the delivery of all of the directorate's objectives and responsibilities.To provide strong, clear, motivational and visible leadership across all of the services and in particular for care pathways and services within their specific portfolio.To lead on the implementation of new ways of working and cultural change where necessary for delivery of service transformation.To ensure that services continually review and improve the quality, effectiveness and safety of care, actively seeking out and learning the lessons from complaints, compliments, investigations, reviews, reports and other information and intelligence.To regularly review the workforce to ensure services are appropriately staffed with staff who have the right level of knowledge, skill and expertise to deliver services in the most effective and efficient way.To ensure services are fully compliant with all relevant Trust policies, standards and procedures, and are part of and contribute effectively to systems of clinical governance.To represent the directorate at a senior level within the Trust, and with local, regional and national partners, services and agencies.About usAt Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with usExcellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much moreSalary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and moreDiscounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemesWellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and moreStaff networks and support groupWe're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.Job responsibilitiesFor more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.Person SpecificationQualificationsManagement qualification to master's level or demonstrable equivalent experienceEvidence of continuing professional and managerial developmentExperienceExperience and achievements at a senior management level within the NHS managing a range of professional groupsDemonstrable experience of building effective teams and networksExperience of working with other agencies on projects, including leading on these projectsStrategic development experience, including working across organisational boundaries and planning and implementing joint projectsResponsible for strategic planning and budgetary control for a large directorate or several servicesExperience and commitment to involve patients and service users in the design and development of service provisionTrack record of achieving challenging healthcare targetsOtherTravelOn-Call RotaKnowledgeKnowledge and understanding of NHS and public sector systemAbility to inspire and motivate othersAbility to guide a diverse range of staff and stakeholders across a range of disciplines both internally and externally to the TrustDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer nameCoventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr