Job summary
These are exciting times for our Children and Young People Mental Health (CYPMH) services as we transform and enhance our services for young people across our County, and we are seeking applications from exceptional managers with a clinical background and operational experience in mental health, to lead CYP North.
The Operational Manager will work alongside an experienced and supportive Quadrant Leadership Team to oversee operational processes within the team and ensure high quality care is provided in a timely manner. They will work closely with the other three Operational Managers and the Service Manager as we work to standardise care across the county. This will be well supported a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment initially.
This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced CYP clinician who is seeking a development opportunity to extend their operational skills and experience.
CYP North is a high performing, well established, multi disciplinary team who are committed to providing great care. They are focused on innovation and improvement with a recent focus on improving the experience of neurodiverse young people accessing the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the allocation, deployment, prioritisation and delivery of services, for implementing and reviewing systems, policies, standards and procedures that ensure the provision of high quality services within frameworks agreed by the Trust.
The role will play a key role in the services transformation..
You'll have management experience within the NHS, and significant experience of working with clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams to achieve service improvement. We'd like to see a real passion for operational management in community mental health services, and the difference you can make to service users and carers.
You'll have the opportunity to participate in our Leadership Academy, and benefit from excellent promotion prospects, some state of the art clinical environments and the opportunity to be part of a fantastic multidisciplinary team of staff who are genuinely committed to improving the lives of our service users and carers. We have an excellent range of staff benefits.
About us
Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been amore exciting time to join HPFT following our CQC rating ofOutstanding awarded to us in April 2019. We are on our "Good toGreat" journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform andultimately deliver the very highest standards of care to the serviceusers and communities that we serve.
Applications are welcome from forward thinking, conscientious and versatile individuals who are able to demonstrate understanding and experience in leadership and service delivery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Operational Manager will have a mental health background with demonstrated achievements in operational leadership. They will have the ability to lead by example, motivate and empower others and will play a fundamental role in ensuring effective outcomes and high quality care for those using CYPMHS services in Hertfordshire. By inspiring a culture of high performance and continuous quality improvement in teams, the post holder will ensure the sustained provision of high quality services and standards for our service users, their carers and families.
This is an exciting time to join our service as we are developing new ways of working across both inpatient and community services and are looking for a strong leader to help us achieve our vision. Youll have demonstrable management experience within the NHS, and significant experience of working with clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams to achieve service improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Operational Manager will have a mental health background with demonstrated achievements in operational leadership. They will have the ability to lead by example, motivate and empower others and will play a fundamental role in ensuring effective outcomes and high quality care for those using CYPMHS services in Hertfordshire. By inspiring a culture of high performance and continuous quality improvement in teams, the post holder will ensure the sustained provision of high quality services and standards for our service users, their carers and families.
This is an exciting time to join our service as we are developing new ways of working across both inpatient and community services and are looking for a strong leader to help us achieve our vision. Youll have demonstrable management experience within the NHS, and significant experience of working with clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams to achieve service improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First degree in a related health or social care professional qualification (e.g. Nursing, Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Social Work)
- Professional qualification to diploma level in relevant area of health or social care or healthcare management
Desirable
- Project Management experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working as a middle manager within a health or social care setting with day-to-day responsibility for delivering a service, leading a team and management of relevant resources.
- Proven track record of achieving objectives Experience of leading and delivering programmes of change within the public sector
- Experience of budgetary management or working within budgetary expectations.
- Experience of managing rostering systems with large staff teams or experience of organising staff teams to ensure safe service delivery
- Experience of developing processes and systems and embedding these into services
- Specialist in CYPMHS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First degree in a related health or social care professional qualification (e.g. Nursing, Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Social Work)
- Professional qualification to diploma level in relevant area of health or social care or healthcare management
Desirable
- Project Management experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working as a middle manager within a health or social care setting with day-to-day responsibility for delivering a service, leading a team and management of relevant resources.
- Proven track record of achieving objectives Experience of leading and delivering programmes of change within the public sector
- Experience of budgetary management or working within budgetary expectations.
- Experience of managing rostering systems with large staff teams or experience of organising staff teams to ensure safe service delivery
- Experience of developing processes and systems and embedding these into services
- Specialist in CYPMHS
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).
