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Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Chair

AWP provides specialist mental health services to children, adults and older people in Bath and North East Somerset (BANES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Swindon. It also provides specialist drug and alcohol services and secure mental health services to people living across a wider area.AWP’s purpose is ‘to improve the lives of the people we serve’. The Trust has defined their values as “PRIDE” – Passion, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence. Specifically, the Trust provides services for people with mental health needs, with needs relating to drug or alcohol dependency and mental health services for people with learning disabilities. The Trust also provides secure mental health services and works closely with the criminal justice system for prison mental health services.

We are looking for an outstanding leader to work with the Board in helping us reach and exceed the objectives set out in a 5-year strategy. The strategy includes reducing waiting times and ensuring patients who need inpatient care can be supported in a local bed closer to friends and family, rather than sent out of area. You will need to have experience at board level from an organisation of similar scale and complexity, ideally with some experience of health and care. Critically you will need a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services and particularly mental healthcare. management.

Applicants should live in or have strong connections with the area served by the Trust; Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire.

AWP Chair June 2024

For a confidential discussion, or if you would like to know more, please contact AWP’s dedicated recruitment advisors:

Please apply online at Job – GatenbySanderson

Closing Date: 9am Monday 15th July 2024