This is an exciting opportunity to bring individual strength and dynamism to a post where you will need to be highly motivated, experienced and dedicated with proven operational experience.
You will be driven and passionate about Community Services and will have a track record in service improvement and development.
You will be responsible for operational management across the Adult Community Services we provide, giving support and leadership to the wider team. You will work in partnership with the Matrons and AHP Operational Manager as the senior leadership team charged with delivering an exciting vision for community services, shaping services, partnerships and a workforce that will drive forward our commitment to outstanding care.
You will be strategic in your understanding of the importance of developing services outside of hospital, and how different parts of the system impact on each other, while remaining calm and decisive in times of escalation. You will be a strong communicator with the influencing skills, political astuteness and resilience to ensure patient safety, quality, access and a positive patient, carer and staff experience is upheld.
You will also be required to participate in the hospital management on-call rota.
Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gillian Younger Job title: General Manager Email address: Telephone number: