About this role
Job summary
Do you have a track record of providing inspirational leadership and service delivery? NSFT are recruiting an Operational Manager for our acute services in West Norfolk.
We are looking to appoint an individual who has a passion for their work and a track record of achievement in influencing colleagues and partners to deliver high quality care and performance. We want inspirational and compassionate leaders who will develop their teams to provide outstanding care.
Our Future Leadership Structure sees our clinical teams working more closely with partners at place level alongside strengthening clinical and professional leadership. We are developing a clinical transformation programme alongside our partners to enhance the clinical outcomes our service users experience as well as continuing to improve experience of care.
If you have a reputation for leadership, people development, quality and improvement alongside a passion for improving outcomes with a focus on equity and inclusion to ensure that mental health provision has parity across our partners, then please do consider applying.
Main duties of the job
As Acute Operational Manager, you will work closely with the Locality Leadership Team to ensure that high quality care is delivered within your services and will provide professional leadership to the Locality workforce.
You will promote a culture of learning and openness and ensure staff have the knowledge, capability, systems and support to deliver evidence based care and embed lessons learned in practice for the improvement of patient experience.
We are determined to create a safer, kinder and better organisation.
The post holder will be expected to fully support with the strategic and operational planning and delivery for their designated specialist service area(s) within the locality and to be responsible for the effective day-to-day operational issues arising within the service. They will lead the services using engagement and communication skills to ensure that NSFT is truly embodying the Trust Values.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Education to degree level or evidence of sound intellectual ability and ongoing personal development at senior management level Recognised postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience.
Desirable
Masters level education or demonstrable equivalent experience
Experience Essential
Significant experience working within and Managing clinical services Significant general and operational management experience to include the management of a large multi-disciplinary group of staff - part of which to have been in the NHS
Desirable
Working in mental health
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Chatterton House
Goodwins Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 5PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)