Operational Lead Children Families and Planned Care
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust are looking for a dedicated and dynamic Operational Lead to lead a team of services within the Children, Families and Planned Care Division.
The post holder will be responsible for the effective leadership and management across a range of services within the portfolio to lead an ambitious integration and service development programme in partnership with commissioners, partner organisations and the Children and Families of Shropshire, Telford and Dudley.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of the job:-
* Provide operational leadership and management to teams.
* Design and lead the change programme required to meet service specifications and national reporting requirements.
* To proactively lead the development and redesign of pathways, working, with partners, to achieve the best health outcomes for local people, their families and carers, and support their health and wellbeing needs.
* Reflect the needs of service users/ communities, influencing stakeholders both internal and external to the Trust.
* Support emerging initiatives including Family First and Neighbourhood working.
* Be responsible for leading developments that will improve safety, experience and delivery of the services in the portfolio.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role
Person Specification
Experience
* Proven track record as an effective leader/ services manager in health or related environment
* Extensive operational management experience in a complex in a multidisciplinary/multi agency environment.
* Experience of leading complex and dynamic change successfully, with evidence of this change being sustained.
* Experience of innovation and creativity to redesign and deliver quality improvement ensuring based on evidence and best practice in line with CQC delivering outstanding care
* Experience of building successful partnership working arrangements/intensive interagency work and being able to influence people internal and external to the Trust
Qualifications
* Degree level qualification in appropriate clinical or non-clinical subject
* Appropriate Masters qualification or equivalent experience of working across relevant community services in a strategic or operational manager role.
* Evidence of post registration management and professional development which may include Clinical and/or Safeguarding and/or Restorative Supervision
Knowledge and Skills
* System wide knowledge in a number of areas e.g. health, education, public health, safeguarding, financial management, performance management, joint commissioning acquired through training and proven experience over a number of years
* In depth understanding of national legislation and standards relating to the portfolio of services
* Ability to manage resources, staff and budgets effectively; delivering efficiency and reinvestment targets
* Ability to introduce systems and process to which enable services to develop in line with governance and risk requirements.
* Change management, political intelligence, influencing, engaging and collaboration, creating a vision, communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills
* Generate a clear vision for the portfolio of services at an operational level and sense of direction translating that for other levels of staff.
Other
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Newport Cottage Hospital or Mt McKinley or Dudley
£64,455 to £74,896 a yearPer Annum / Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Reference number
825-7643124-OPS-A
Job locations
Newport Cottage Hospital or Mt McKinley or Dudley
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