This is an exciting opportunity to join leading the Langley Green Acute and Urgent Care service in North West Sussex.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting and broad ranging role with a focus on innovation and excellent patient care. Our Services have a reputation for clinical excellence, innovation and collaborative working across a wide range of NHS and voluntary services across Sussex.
About us
As part of our commitment to quality and professionalism, the Trust ensures that all new staff undertake a thorough induction programme. Additional training will be provided at local level and full support is always available as part of ongoing growth and development.
As a mental health trust, we place a large focus on the wellbeing of our staff and ensure our reward packages reflect the important work you do.
As well as knowing you are making a valuable contribution in supporting the care of service users in the community, you can expect to receive:
* Generous holiday entitlement, starting at 27 days + bank holidays per annum.
* Car parking
* Access to a host of discount schemes (e.g. gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars).
* Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes.
* Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development.
* The opportunity to grow professionally in the Trust.
Job responsibilities
We are seeking to recruit a Band 8b General Manager into a secondment post to cover Maternity Leave. The role is varied and fast-paced, and includes leading on monitoring of performance and budgets within the services and providing assurance on these to the Service Director. The General Manager is an integral part of the Senior Divisional Leadership team.
The post is 37.5 hours per week with an expectation of some out of hours/evening working and on-call duties, and base to be agreed but covering a range of localities across West Sussex.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
* Clinical/post graduate management qualification to masters or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
Knowledge/Experience
* Extensive experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing health/social care services.
* Management of resources and good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans.
* Experience of modernising services without additional resources
* Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services
* Experience of project management and imaginative planning
* Experience of managing a diverse practitioner team (multi site).
* Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance
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.
Full-time,Job share,Flexible working,Compressed hours
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