Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Assistant Director – Adult Community Services

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Job summary

(Interviews will be on Monday 7th April 2024)

NHFT has an exciting opportunity for an experienced or aspiring senior operational leader to join our Adult Community Services (ACS) team as an Assistant Director.

The successful candidate will be working alongside another Assistant Director and will operate under the direction and line management of the Deputy Director for Adult Community Services, to cover an agreed portfolio of adult community services across the county. You will be responsible for the operational, strategic, performance and business development of one stack of services across ACS.

You will have an excellent track record for delivering high quality innovative services and you will demonstrate an ability to influence, engage and lead others to maintain delivery of services through an ambitious programme of transformational change.

Main duties of the job

You will have demonstrable experience of managing and leading multiple teams and ensuring that the highest standards of people management, clinical quality and financial performance are delivered across operational services. You will be one of the Adult Services key links to identified commissioners and partners in the system.

To request an informal conversation regarding the role with James Nicholson, Deputy Director - Adult Community Services, please contact jo.hinds@nhft.nhs.uk

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

28 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF872-ACS

Job locations

Lotus House

Northampton

NN1 3NR

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Management Qualification (or equivalent experience)

Desirable

MBA qualification (or equivalent qualification to masters level)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Significant management and leadership experience at a senior level, with evidence of experience of managing in challenging or complex environments.
Evidence of people management experience, including of leading change in organisations.
Experience of delivery against KPI targets

Desirable

Experience of working in and leading community services

Behaviours and Values

Essential

Able to plan, prioritise, meet deadlines, and manage own workload, dealing with competing and unpredictable demands whilst maintaining a high quality of work
Collaborative in approach, striving to bring people together, even under challenging circumstances.
Approachable and accessible to colleagues and across the organisation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Management Qualification (or equivalent experience)

Desirable

MBA qualification (or equivalent qualification to masters level)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Significant management and leadership experience at a senior level, with evidence of experience of managing in challenging or complex environments.
Evidence of people management experience, including of leading change in organisations.
Experience of delivery against KPI targets

Desirable

Experience of working in and leading community services

Behaviours and Values

Essential

Able to plan, prioritise, meet deadlines, and manage own workload, dealing with competing and unpredictable demands whilst maintaining a high quality of work
Collaborative in approach, striving to bring people together, even under challenging circumstances.
Approachable and accessible to colleagues and across the organisation

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.