Business Support Team Manager for Children's Mental Health
The closing date is 20 June 2025
Job summary
Are you a highly organised leader with a passion for making a real difference in the lives of children and their families? Do you thrive in dynamic environments and love bringing out the best in a team? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
We're looking for a Business Support Team Manager to lead our dedicated admin teams across the Mental Health sub-division in Portsmouth. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of our children's mental health services by providing high quality and effective administrative support, working closely with clinical leadership teams and championing service excellence.
The successful candidate must be experienced in team management, preferably in a health or social care setting, confident working across multiple sites with excellent communication skills and passionate about supporting services that change children's lives for the better.
This role is open to redeployees.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide support to the Operational Support Manager and provide professional leadership to the administrative workforce to ensure efficient and effective administrative support is available to the Mental Health sub-division of the Children & Families Division.
Line management responsibility for the performance of individuals within the administrative workforce, ensuring they are supported to develop highly effective and efficient working practices. This will include direct line management of the Business Support Team Leaders.
The post holder will support the Operational Support Manager and Business Operations Manager on work with the Associate Directors, Finance Business Partner and H R Business Partner to support service developments and achievement of national and local standards.
To build a combination of knowledge and expertise in engagement and behaviours and technical skills in admin business development to achieve strong service engagement, relationships, and effective practice.
To support the Operational Support Manager and Locality Managers in the administrative requirements, development, and successful day to day operation of the Mental Health Sub-Division, of the Children and Families Division.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
13 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year based on full time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-CFS-7972
Job locations
Falcon House
St James' Hospital, 22 Edenbridge Rd
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO4 8PF
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Falcon House
St James' Hospital, 22 Edenbridge Rd
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO4 8PF
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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