Service Line Lead

Main area Lead Grade Band 8b Contract 12 months (FIXED TERM - (secondment for internals)) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job
-ACM-101699

Site Colne House Town Watford Salary £68,852 - £79,638 per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

We have a fixed term or secondment opportunity for a Service Line Lead to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in Watford - this will be well supported as a development opportunity for staff ready to progress from Band 8A or an opportunity to widen mental health service experience for staff already working at Band 8b in readiness for future progression.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering care to Adults with mental health issues and is also ready to deliver leadership of services in line with the NHS Leadership Framework to be an accountable and compassionate service lead.

Please refer to the “Main Duties Of The Job”, “Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities” sections and the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached elsewhere for full details.

Car driver essential as a majority of the posts are community based, the post holder will need a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes – including business insurance (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Job Summary

The Service Line Leader is responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of high

quality Care Pathways which effectively meet the needs of the people in Watford.

As a member of the Adult Community Leadership team the Service Line Leader

will play a leadership and implementation role in supporting the delivery of HPFT's

vision, strategic goals and organisational objectives.

The Service Line Leader has responsibility and accountability for service user safety

and adherence to quality standards. Within the Adult Community Business

Plan they also have responsibility for policy, management, strategic planning, priority

setting, financial/workforce management, partnership development and operational

management of all health and social care facilities within the East and North Strategic

Business Unit including hospital and community service sites.

As a senior manager the Service Line Leader will be required to act with limited

guidance or direction, routinely acting within their own authority.

The Service Line Leader will work closely with the senior management teams of

other Divisions to ensure the effective co-ordination and operational

delivery of health & Social care services in HPFT.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the
Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. E verything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.