Job summary
Our Oldham care hub provides a range of primary and secondary care community and inpatient mental health services for adults and older people for people in Oldham. We also work in partnership with a range of other organisations in the development of the Living Life Well mental health service and delivery of services.
In line with our new leadership model, the Associate Director will work as part of a triumvirate within the Oldham care hub alongside the Head of Quality and Clinical Director in order to provide effective leadership. The Associate Director will play a key role in driving forward our vision to deliver outstanding Mental Health and Learning Disability services and shaping our inclusive culture in line with our Trust values.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to appoint an extraordinary, experienced candidate to the position of Associate Director of Operations for Oldham. The post holder will work as part of a triumvirate in their care hub in collaboration with our medical and quality colleagues delivering services that are clinically led, operationally partnered, and academically informed.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering operational performance objectives, enhancing the quality of services provided and ensuring financial objectives are met within their care hub.
Reporting to the Network Director of Operations, the post holder will play a key role in shaping the delivery of services in the care hub, working within the direction set by the Network Quadrumvirate. You will also lead programmes of work including working at place level and with Primary Care Networks to improve population health. You will be a natural collaborator, engaging and persuasive and you will understand how to work well with complex environments and political agendas.
If you are looking for your next developmental opportunity, have strong leadership and management expertise obtained from any professional background and you are highly motivated and a compassionate system leader then we would like to hear from you.
About us
About the Trust
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.
Our ambition is to maximise people's potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the Job Description and Person Specification for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
If you would like more information or an opportunity to have an informal discussion before you apply please contact Winsom Robotham, Network Director of Operations North via her PA, Pamela Doran at pamela.doran1@nhs.net.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the Job Description and Person Specification for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
If you would like more information or an opportunity to have an informal discussion before you apply please contact Winsom Robotham, Network Director of Operations North via her PA, Pamela Doran at pamela.doran1@nhs.net.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Essential
- oMasters' degree or equivalent/experience in management which can be evidenced
- oEvidence of continual formal management development
- oRelevant health professional qualification and registration OR oDegree/appropriate professional qualification/registration
- oSignificant experience of working in Mental Health
- oSignificant management /strategic experience within a complex organisation
- oSubstantial experience of planning and service development
- oProven project management experience and experience of leading projects to a successful conclusion
- oTrack record of managing change in a complex political environment
- oExperience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- oA proven track record of leading, motivating staff teams and of developing a performance culture
- oProven experience of working effectively with diverse partners and stakeholders, maximising opportunities for innovation and improvement in efficiency
- oExperience of effectively balancing conflicting workloads and priorities
- oExperience and knowledge of financial management and systems of budgetary control
- oExperience of service redesign and development
- oExperience of NHS contracting processes
- oHighly developed knowledge and understanding of NHS/Social care policies/drivers
- oPolitical and policy awareness in dealing with external bodies' i.e. ICB's, Trade Unions and Local Authorities
- oDemonstrate positive value base personally and on behalf of the Trust including local values and vision and NHS code of conduct managers
- oStrategic and business planning
- oAwareness of multidisciplinary professional codes of conduct and ethics
- oKnowledge of the MHs contracting framework
- oCompetent IT skills and ability to interpret and produce relevant management reports
- oStrong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to persuade, influence and negotiate with a wide range of audiences
- oAbility to interpret quantitative and qualitative data and link to decision making and planning
- oLeadership skills - the ability to lead, influence and motivate people
- oAbility to work independently to plan, develop and implement strategies and work to deadlines
- oImplementation skills - the ability to align policies with delivery on the ground, translate strategy into detailed targets and plans
- oAbility to work effectively within a team
- oAbility to prioritise and remain focused under challenging conditions
- oAbility to foster partnerships, work collaboratively across organisational boundaries and achieve performance through others
- oAbility to think creatively and develop innovative approaches to achieving improvements
- oAbility to collaborate and delegate, being flexible in approach to support service objectives
- oAbility to deal with difficult and sensitive situations including decision making on competing pressures
- oComfortable with constructive challenge
- oProven ability to engage and enthuse staff in implementing effective multidisciplinary team working
- oCommitment to improving patient services
- oExcellent presentation and influencing skills, with an ability to negotiate
- oAnalytical, critical reasoning skills, and problem solving; being able to develop practical and workable solutions
- oTeam worker with ability to develop good working relationships
- oDemonstrate positive drive and commitment
- oPassionate about improving services for patients and staff
- oSelf-motivated, innovative and productive with proven organisational skills
- oCommitment to reducing the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities or mental health
- oParticipation in on-call rota
- oUse of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- oWilling to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- oAppointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Essential
- oMasters' degree or equivalent/experience in management which can be evidenced
- oEvidence of continual formal management development
- oRelevant health professional qualification and registration OR oDegree/appropriate professional qualification/registration
- oSignificant experience of working in Mental Health
- oSignificant management /strategic experience within a complex organisation
- oSubstantial experience of planning and service development
- oProven project management experience and experience of leading projects to a successful conclusion
- oTrack record of managing change in a complex political environment
- oExperience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- oA proven track record of leading, motivating staff teams and of developing a performance culture
- oProven experience of working effectively with diverse partners and stakeholders, maximising opportunities for innovation and improvement in efficiency
- oExperience of effectively balancing conflicting workloads and priorities
- oExperience and knowledge of financial management and systems of budgetary control
- oExperience of service redesign and development
- oExperience of NHS contracting processes
- oHighly developed knowledge and understanding of NHS/Social care policies/drivers
- oPolitical and policy awareness in dealing with external bodies' i.e. ICB's, Trade Unions and Local Authorities
- oDemonstrate positive value base personally and on behalf of the Trust including local values and vision and NHS code of conduct managers
- oStrategic and business planning
- oAwareness of multidisciplinary professional codes of conduct and ethics
- oKnowledge of the MHs contracting framework
- oCompetent IT skills and ability to interpret and produce relevant management reports
- oStrong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to persuade, influence and negotiate with a wide range of audiences
- oAbility to interpret quantitative and qualitative data and link to decision making and planning
- oLeadership skills - the ability to lead, influence and motivate people
- oAbility to work independently to plan, develop and implement strategies and work to deadlines
- oImplementation skills - the ability to align policies with delivery on the ground, translate strategy into detailed targets and plans
- oAbility to work effectively within a team
- oAbility to prioritise and remain focused under challenging conditions
- oAbility to foster partnerships, work collaboratively across organisational boundaries and achieve performance through others
- oAbility to think creatively and develop innovative approaches to achieving improvements
- oAbility to collaborate and delegate, being flexible in approach to support service objectives
- oAbility to deal with difficult and sensitive situations including decision making on competing pressures
- oComfortable with constructive challenge
- oProven ability to engage and enthuse staff in implementing effective multidisciplinary team working
- oCommitment to improving patient services
- oExcellent presentation and influencing skills, with an ability to negotiate
- oAnalytical, critical reasoning skills, and problem solving; being able to develop practical and workable solutions
- oTeam worker with ability to develop good working relationships
- oDemonstrate positive drive and commitment
- oPassionate about improving services for patients and staff
- oSelf-motivated, innovative and productive with proven organisational skills
- oCommitment to reducing the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities or mental health
- oParticipation in on-call rota
- oUse of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- oWilling to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- oAppointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
