Job summary
Working in Forensic Services offers a diverse , meaningful and fulfilling role for those who give care and treatment to our patient group.
Rampton High Secure Hospital offers this exciting role of the Head of Business and Operations. We have been developing a new leadership and management structure to enable a robust offer of operational, quality and security services to our patients and workforce.
If you want to be part of a team that provides both challenge and opportunity with fast pace this may be the role for you!
Main duties of the job
The Head of Business and Operations is a key role that will support the Hospital in the day to day leadership of services across the Directorate. You will be a vital member of the Senior Leadership Team, supporting the Business, operational and performance requirements and development of services and its staff to ensure we provide the highest quality of services for patients and carers.
You will provide management and leadership to the Directorate involving all areas of operational activity, overall strategic support to the General Manager and deliver programmes of service development and improvement.You will support and strengthen partnership working and collaborative integration with partnership agencies.
You will need to have broad and credible operational skills, knowledge and experience and have evidence of delivering success, with a commitment to hands on, visible leadership and a 'can do', energetic approach, whilst remaining calm and measured.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details please see the Job Description and Service Specification for details.
You will be a qualified professional, have a managerial / leadership qualification to Masters or equivalent level of experience and have significant experience of managing complex and diverse healthcare services.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details please see the Job Description and Service Specification for details.
You will be a qualified professional, have a managerial / leadership qualification to Masters or equivalent level of experience and have significant experience of managing complex and diverse healthcare services.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Educated to Masters or equivalent level of experience.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development within Health/Social Care .
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness and practical understanding of the NHS in relation to its current and future developments, performance requirements and financial management
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of secure forensic services and associated legislation
Skills
Essential
- Able to use a systematic approach to problem solving using varied sources of information
- Able to provide vision and leadership in a personally and professionally credible manner.
- Demonstrate breadth of thinking and problem solving, sound judgment and decision-making skills
- Proven ability to plan and organise
- Evidence of project management and/or relevant experience
- Information technology awareness and application skills
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Able to partake in on call rota
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders
- Experience of the management and monitoring of significant budgets
- Managing people, including setting, and monitoring objectives against performance, disciplinary hearings and staff development
- Able to convey complex, emotional, and challenging information to individuals and groups, both inside and outside of the trust, in an effective and sensitive way.
- Creating and implementing processes to support the development of strategy and implementation of vision.
- Significant experience of staffing / rostering and problem solving within this
- Building effective communication and working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues and other agencies.
Desirable
- Experience of working in secure services
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Educated to Masters or equivalent level of experience.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development within Health/Social Care .
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness and practical understanding of the NHS in relation to its current and future developments, performance requirements and financial management
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of secure forensic services and associated legislation
Skills
Essential
- Able to use a systematic approach to problem solving using varied sources of information
- Able to provide vision and leadership in a personally and professionally credible manner.
- Demonstrate breadth of thinking and problem solving, sound judgment and decision-making skills
- Proven ability to plan and organise
- Evidence of project management and/or relevant experience
- Information technology awareness and application skills
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Able to partake in on call rota
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders
- Experience of the management and monitoring of significant budgets
- Managing people, including setting, and monitoring objectives against performance, disciplinary hearings and staff development
- Able to convey complex, emotional, and challenging information to individuals and groups, both inside and outside of the trust, in an effective and sensitive way.
- Creating and implementing processes to support the development of strategy and implementation of vision.
- Significant experience of staffing / rostering and problem solving within this
- Building effective communication and working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues and other agencies.
Desirable
- Experience of working in secure services
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
