Operational Manager
The closing date is 21 December 2025
Job summary
The Operational Manager is responsible for the development and delivery of high-quality clinical services by providing strong, effective leadership and management to a specified portfolio of services and teams.
Working in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team you will support clinical practice and governance and demonstrate advanced management skills, providing support and advice to service users, carers, staff, managers and other agencies, appropriate to the service portfolio. Partnership working with other key agencies and organisations is a key aspect of the role.
Main duties of the job
You will provide key operational management including:
- Develop and maintain effective communication and relationships across services, both internal and external.Support and lead on Service Developments, ensuring that the culture/ethos of the service is maintained
- Budget Management
- People Management - including staff wellbeing, employment relations, Management of Change, Recruitment, Workforce planning, Absence Management and performance.
- Performance Management - adherence to KPI's, reporting requirements and relationships with contracted organisations.
- Chairing Senior Leadership meetings and ensuring operational governance processes are in place.
- Capacity management to support key service delivery.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Details
Date posted
26 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per Annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-53925-RSP
Job locations
St Marys Hospital
Leeds
LS12 3QE
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Marys Hospital
Leeds
LS12 3QE
Employer's website
https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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