Operational Head of Service - Intermediate Care UnitsinBrightoninBrightonPUBLISHED TUE 1 APR 2025
Opportunity to provide strategic and operational leadership in a critical healthcare sector, influencing the quality of patient care.
Visible and accessible leadership role that fosters team collaboration and responsive service delivery.
Possibility to engage with a variety of stakeholders, enhancing service improvements and community health initiatives.
Focus on employee development and workforce planning, ensuring a motivated and skilled team.
Flexible working options that promote a healthy work-life balance and accommodate individual needs.
Access to excellent training, development, and research opportunities, ensuring ongoing professional growth.
Work in a beautiful location with access to the South Downs and coast, contributing to a fulfilling lifestyle.
Are you a passionate and inspiring leader ready to make a meaningful impact in the care industry? Join us as the Operational Head of Service for our Intermediate Care Units at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust in Brighton. In this vital role, you will work closely with clinical leaders to ensure that we deliver safe, high-quality, and person-centred care to our community. You'll be at the forefront of fostering a supportive environment where teams can thrive and patients can receive the care they deserve.
Your leadership will shine as you promote a culture of continuous learning and collaboration, guiding teams to meet performance targets and drive service improvements. With a focus on staff development and retention, you will help create a motivated workforce dedicated to providing compassionate care. Enjoy the benefits of flexible working options, excellent training opportunities, and a strong support network within an organisation that values diversity and inclusion. If you're ready to lead in a role that truly makes a difference, don’t miss your chance to be part of our vision for exceptional community-based care in beautiful Sussex.
Your leadership will shine as you promote a culture of continuous learning and collaboration, guiding teams to meet performance targets and drive service improvements. With a focus on staff development and retention, you will help create a motivated workforce dedicated to providing compassionate care. Enjoy the benefits of flexible working options, excellent training opportunities, and a strong support network within an organisation that values diversity and inclusion. If you're ready to lead in a role that truly makes a difference, don’t miss your chance to be part of our vision for exceptional community-based care in beautiful Sussex.
Opportunity to provide strategic and operational leadership in a critical healthcare sector, influencing the quality of patient care.
Visible and accessible leadership role that fosters team collaboration and responsive service delivery.
Possibility to engage with a variety of stakeholders, enhancing service improvements and community health initiatives.
Focus on employee development and workforce planning, ensuring a motivated and skilled team.
Flexible working options that promote a healthy work-life balance and accommodate individual needs.
Access to excellent training, development, and research opportunities, ensuring ongoing professional growth.
Work in a beautiful location with access to the South Downs and coast, contributing to a fulfilling lifestyle.
Are you a dynamic and compassionate leader looking to drive operational excellence and high-quality patient care?
We are seeking an Operational Head of Service to provide strategic and operational leadership across our Intermediate Care Units within our Unplanned Care Division. You will work alongside clinical Heads of Service to ensure the consistent delivery of safe, high-quality, and patient-centred care.
As Operational Head Of Service, You Will
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Murphy Job title: Deputy Operational Divisional Director- UPC Email address: Telephone number:
We are seeking an Operational Head of Service to provide strategic and operational leadership across our Intermediate Care Units within our Unplanned Care Division. You will work alongside clinical Heads of Service to ensure the consistent delivery of safe, high-quality, and patient-centred care.
As Operational Head Of Service, You Will
- Provide visible and accessible leadership, supporting teams to deliver responsive, high-quality services.
- Ensure performance targets are met through effective monitoring, analysis, and improvement planning.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration across teams.
- Lead on staff development, workforce planning, and retention initiatives, ensuring a motivated and skilled workforce.
- Oversee financial and resource management, ensuring efficiency and value for money.
- Engage with key stakeholders, including Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Local Authorities, and other healthcare partners, to drive service improvements.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
- Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
- Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
- Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
- Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
- Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
- Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Murphy Job title: Deputy Operational Divisional Director- UPC Email address: Telephone number:
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