About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a business manager to support with managing our admin service and supporting the wider management team. The admin team supports the All Age Disability service (AAD) in Wirral with a range of tasks including telephony, minuting of governance and safeguarding meetings, inputting onto the social care data base system, overseeing petty cash, ordering, and providing general governance support to the management team. As Business Manager who will provide direct management oversight to our admin colleagues, as well as supporting with the general governance structures of AAD and our contract management process. Some experience of overseeing projects and managing change would also be beneficial.
The organisation provides a range of benefits including flexible working where this can be supported by the service. There are also opportunities to further develop your skills with a range of internal and external training opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The business manager role involves providing direct management oversight to two team leaders who in turn have a small number of support staff under them. The role is based across two sites (in Leasowe and Birkenhead) and the office base can be flexible. You will oversee all support that your team needs, prioritise workflow, attend governance meetings and support with some wider project work in the service. Duties include:
Oversee and manager the business support team
Provide support to the management team in terms of governance structures, report writing etc
Oversee the budget of the service and the management of petty cash
Co-ordinate responses to complaints, compliments and incidents
Oversee the co-ordination of minute taking
Support the management team with contract compliance and performance management
Provide some additional support with service development and improvement projects as required.
About us
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree in Business Administration or equivalent level of business experience Computer qualification ECDL or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
Finance or Budget Management Qualification PRINCE2
Knowledge and Expertise Essential
Knowledge of current issues within health/social services setting Understanding of integrated governance arrangements within an NHS setting Knowledge to interrogate systems to provide sound performance management data
Desirable
Evidence of continued professional development and working at high managerial level
Experience Essential
2 years managerial experience within a NHS/Public Organisation working within a multi-disciplinary setting with a wide range of stakeholders both internal and external Experience of providing supervision/mentoring to groups of staff Experience of establishing effective systems for performance management Experience of preparing agenda and the production of clear and concise minutes
Desirable
Experience of service user involvement Experience of the recruitment and deployment of staff resources including change management processes
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.
Employer details Employer name Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Millennium Centre
Twickenham Drive
Leasowe
CH42 1PQ
Employer's website https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)