Overview
Are you ready to lead and innovate in community healthcare? We're looking for a dynamic Locality Manager to join our Out of Hospital Division, providing operational leadership and support to specialist community services across the county. This is an exciting time to join us! You'll play a pivotal role in shaping services as we:
* Develop Integrated Neighbourhood Teams to deliver truly person-centred care.
* Drive digital innovation to enhance efficiency and patient experience.
* Support the NHS Long Term Plan's "left shift", bringing care closer to home and reducing reliance on hospital services.
Responsibilities
* Provide strong operational leadership across multiple teams.
* Ensure high-quality, safe, and effective community services.
* Collaborate with partners to deliver integrated care and transformation initiatives.
* Champion workforce development and staff wellbeing.
* The post holder will have responsibility for the strategic and operational management and business planning of the Locality. The post holder will work closely with the General Manager, Clinical Leads, Quality Matrons and the Professional Leads to ensure the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care to residents in Warwickshire in accordance with the requirement of the Trust.
* Experienced leader with a passion for community healthcare.
* Compassionate leader with excellent listening skills and a desire to collaborate.
* Strong operational management skills and ability to drive change.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Why join us
You'll be part of a forward-thinking division committed to innovation, collaboration, and improving outcomes for our local population. This is your opportunity to make a real difference at a time of transformation in community services. The role operates within a highly complex and fast-paced environment, requiring the ability to balance competing priorities, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and make informed decisions under pressure. The post-holder must demonstrate deep service insight, rapidly assess emerging risks, and respond with urgency to operational challenges that impact patient flow, safety and performance. Managing significant operational complexity, including workforce issues, financial pressures, system interdependencies and fluctuating demand across acute and community pathways, requires resilience, strategic judgement, and the capacity to navigate uncertainty while maintaining high standards of care and performance.
Trust information
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust has been rated outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to help us improve even further. Our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for the best place to work. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond, ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on-Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via a short form to be provided by the employer.
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