Job summary
Reporting directly to the Network Director of Transformation and Delivery, the postholder will provide operational and business management support to the Network leadership team. The postholder will lead on the development of business cases and support the development and monitoring of Network business plans. Working with colleagues across all Trust networks and across the wider NHS and social care systems, the individual will take a lead on projects as relevant to the role. The Network Business Manager will work closely with the Strategic Delivery Hub teams and Operational Performance team.
The postholder will be a valued member of the Network leadership team and be required to attend network leadership and performance meetings as required, actively contributing to discussion and supporting decision making. The Network Business Manager may be required to provide line management support to teams as required.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification that is attached to the job advert.
About us
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're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
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.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed Job Description and Person Specification which is attached to the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed Job Description and Person Specification which is attached to the advert.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oManagement and / or leadership experience
- oDelivering service/practice innovation, development and change
- oBudgetary management
- oParticipation in local and regional professional forums
- oExperience of multi-agency working
- oExperience of managing change, developing business cases and service plan developments
- oManaging, leading and motivating a team
- oIdentifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
- oBusiness case development and annual planning, longer term planning
- oFinancial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
- o Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
- o Risk management
- o Utilising data to deliver change or improved performance
- oExperience of leading system wide improvement
Desirable
- oFormal research experience
- oManagement or leadership experience in a healthcare setting
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oPost graduate training relevant to healthcare / leadership / management
- oEducated to Masters level (or equivalent experience) in relevant area
- oEvidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- oMasters
- oManagement / leadership qualification
- oOther relevant clinical qualification
- oProject management experience or qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge, understanding and application of the national Mental Health agenda and current best practice in Mental Health
- Knowledge of governance and best value practices
- Proven planning and decision making skills alongside a demanding workload
- Knowledge and application of effective time management and prioritisation skills
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to contribute to strategic planning
- Resolution of conflict / professional / ethical matters
- Proven effective leadership skills
- Ability to establish professional boundaries and resolve operational issues
- Audit and research skills
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and good communication with relevant stakeholders
- Ability to motivate staff and achieve goals through the actions of others
- Ability to recognise and work through resistance to change
- Presentation and training skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and achieve objectives within agreed deadlines
- Ability to lead by motivating, supporting and encouraging staff to develop personally and professionally
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oManagement and / or leadership experience
- oDelivering service/practice innovation, development and change
- oBudgetary management
- oParticipation in local and regional professional forums
- oExperience of multi-agency working
- oExperience of managing change, developing business cases and service plan developments
- oManaging, leading and motivating a team
- oIdentifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
- oBusiness case development and annual planning, longer term planning
- oFinancial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
- o Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
- o Risk management
- o Utilising data to deliver change or improved performance
- oExperience of leading system wide improvement
Desirable
- oFormal research experience
- oManagement or leadership experience in a healthcare setting
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oPost graduate training relevant to healthcare / leadership / management
- oEducated to Masters level (or equivalent experience) in relevant area
- oEvidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- oMasters
- oManagement / leadership qualification
- oOther relevant clinical qualification
- oProject management experience or qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge, understanding and application of the national Mental Health agenda and current best practice in Mental Health
- Knowledge of governance and best value practices
- Proven planning and decision making skills alongside a demanding workload
- Knowledge and application of effective time management and prioritisation skills
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to contribute to strategic planning
- Resolution of conflict / professional / ethical matters
- Proven effective leadership skills
- Ability to establish professional boundaries and resolve operational issues
- Audit and research skills
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and good communication with relevant stakeholders
- Ability to motivate staff and achieve goals through the actions of others
- Ability to recognise and work through resistance to change
- Presentation and training skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and achieve objectives within agreed deadlines
- Ability to lead by motivating, supporting and encouraging staff to develop personally and professionally
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Appointments 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).
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).
