Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Head of Service role to strategically lead 0-19 Services across four localities in Berkshire, Peri-Natal Services Berkshire wide and Family Safeguarding Services in Bracknell Forest and West Berkshire. We are looking for an experienced leader, who is driven, passionate and excited to drive service development, focusing on quality improvements in line with BHFT vision and values and therefore make a real difference to our service users' lives.
The successful candidate will be influential in continuing to design and develop the service with the opportunity to shape and drive the vision and provision of the service, alongside the Service Director for Universal and Specialist Children's, Family and Neurodiversity Services.
The role will offer autonomy, variety and significant development opportunities for senior leadership and management skills.
The role will also offer flexibility, with the successful candidate able to benefit from a hybrid approach to working, if desired.
Full Time & part time hours will be considered.
The ideal candidate will:
- have previous experience of working in a senior strategic and operational leadership and management role.
- have excellent interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.
- be able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others, and themselves.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will work collaboratively with their Service Director and the other senior operational and clinical leads to develop and deliver services that are responsive to local and national directives and need. This will include transformation of services along an integrated route where appropriate to meet the needs of service users.
- The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the services within their portfolio provide value for money. They will be responsive to both local and national requirements, embracing innovation and delivering in line with what matters to service users, staff and stakeholders; and demonstrate the ability to be both flexible and agile
- This post will be supported by a leadership structure that focuses on quality improvements in line with the Trust vision and values. This post will have an essential role in leading the transformation of services within their portfolio of services to enable Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust to deliver the improvements to health services that patients and communities expect within the resources available.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- Significant previous experience working in a senior strategic and operational leadership role in either managing childrens or adult services (Band 8a or above).
- Experience of managing significant change and shaping the future.
- Dynamic and proactive, and excited to take on a new challenge.
- Experience of working effectively in a multi-agency team and multi-agency environment
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Helen Alderman, Interim Divisional Director for Mental Health East on 07917814460 or email: helen.alderman@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- Significant previous experience working in a senior strategic and operational leadership role in either managing childrens or adult services (Band 8a or above).
- Experience of managing significant change and shaping the future.
- Dynamic and proactive, and excited to take on a new challenge.
- Experience of working effectively in a multi-agency team and multi-agency environment
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Helen Alderman, Interim Divisional Director for Mental Health East on 07917814460 or email: helen.alderman@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Is educated to degree-level or equivalent.
- Educated to higher degree level or equivalent.
- Management Qualification or equivalent experience.
- Can evidence recent and ongoing professional development action as well as planning.
- Has current and broad knowledge of the whole NHS context.
- Significant previous experience at senior management level of managing children and/or adult services.
Desirable
- Has specific in-depth knowledge of the national agenda for Children and Young People's Services and the impact on the Trust.
- Previous experience at senior management level of managing universal services.
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Can evidence recent professional development.
Previous Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years senior management experience.
- Can demonstrate evidence of implementing innovative solutions, in partnership with staff, designed to improve services within tight financial constraints.
- Can demonstrate experience of managing major change and shaping the future.
- Has demonstrable experience of effective partnership working with other organisations at a senior level.
- Experience of managing and developing a complex and multi skilled workforce.
- Has had experience in managing within a complex health service environment at a senior management level.
- Experience of coaching and supporting staff.
- Experience in leading staff appraisals.
- Experience of skill mix assessment and implementation in line with national guidance and local practice needs.
- Experience of identifying local health needs and translating this into the people and finances needed to address these needs
- Experience in working with complex commissioning arrangements
Desirable
- Experience of working with independent primary care contractors.
- Experience of being a representative on Local Safeguarding Boards
- Experience of working on complex bids at a fast pace
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Can lead, motivate and inspire others, and allow others to lead if appropriate.
- Is immediately credible to internal and external stakeholders.
- Is able to analyse a range of complex information and present findings in written reports and verbally.
- Has excellent verbal communication skills.
- Is able to formulate long-term strategic plans that recognise the need to work with other organisations and relate to local need.
- Is able to employ a range of influencing strategies
- Is able to make sense of often-conflicting priorities.
- Is politically astute
- Is a role model for openness and inclusiveness.
- Encourages innovative thinking in others.
- Is able to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrates confidence and self-belief when under pressure
- Is acutely self-aware, which includes awareness of impact on others.
- Is tenacious and resilient in the face of difficulty
- Has personal integrity
- Demonstrates ability to self-manage workload and complexity in order to operate effectively at all levels.
- Demonstrates the ability to understand the long-term or widespread implications of decisions.
- Demonstrates an understanding of organisational structures, processes, relationships and behaviours that are healthy and effective.
- Demonstrates the ability to set out a clear direction, inspires others and assumes command
- Demonstrates a commitment to the highest ethical and professional values and a belief in government-funded health care.
- Is positive about change and removing obstacles, which stand in the way of, progress.
- Has the ability to relate to other people and bring out the best in them.
- Has the ability to work creatively as a member of a team, either with Trust colleagues or with others from outside.
- Has the ability to read where the sources of power and influence lie and to use them effectively.
- Demonstrates the ability to grasp critical issues and distil them into clear and manageable priorities, weighing both costs and benefits
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Is educated to degree-level or equivalent.
- Educated to higher degree level or equivalent.
- Management Qualification or equivalent experience.
- Can evidence recent and ongoing professional development action as well as planning.
- Has current and broad knowledge of the whole NHS context.
- Significant previous experience at senior management level of managing children and/or adult services.
Desirable
- Has specific in-depth knowledge of the national agenda for Children and Young People's Services and the impact on the Trust.
- Previous experience at senior management level of managing universal services.
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Can evidence recent professional development.
Previous Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years senior management experience.
- Can demonstrate evidence of implementing innovative solutions, in partnership with staff, designed to improve services within tight financial constraints.
- Can demonstrate experience of managing major change and shaping the future.
- Has demonstrable experience of effective partnership working with other organisations at a senior level.
- Experience of managing and developing a complex and multi skilled workforce.
- Has had experience in managing within a complex health service environment at a senior management level.
- Experience of coaching and supporting staff.
- Experience in leading staff appraisals.
- Experience of skill mix assessment and implementation in line with national guidance and local practice needs.
- Experience of identifying local health needs and translating this into the people and finances needed to address these needs
- Experience in working with complex commissioning arrangements
Desirable
- Experience of working with independent primary care contractors.
- Experience of being a representative on Local Safeguarding Boards
- Experience of working on complex bids at a fast pace
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Can lead, motivate and inspire others, and allow others to lead if appropriate.
- Is immediately credible to internal and external stakeholders.
- Is able to analyse a range of complex information and present findings in written reports and verbally.
- Has excellent verbal communication skills.
- Is able to formulate long-term strategic plans that recognise the need to work with other organisations and relate to local need.
- Is able to employ a range of influencing strategies
- Is able to make sense of often-conflicting priorities.
- Is politically astute
- Is a role model for openness and inclusiveness.
- Encourages innovative thinking in others.
- Is able to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrates confidence and self-belief when under pressure
- Is acutely self-aware, which includes awareness of impact on others.
- Is tenacious and resilient in the face of difficulty
- Has personal integrity
- Demonstrates ability to self-manage workload and complexity in order to operate effectively at all levels.
- Demonstrates the ability to understand the long-term or widespread implications of decisions.
- Demonstrates an understanding of organisational structures, processes, relationships and behaviours that are healthy and effective.
- Demonstrates the ability to set out a clear direction, inspires others and assumes command
- Demonstrates a commitment to the highest ethical and professional values and a belief in government-funded health care.
- Is positive about change and removing obstacles, which stand in the way of, progress.
- Has the ability to relate to other people and bring out the best in them.
- Has the ability to work creatively as a member of a team, either with Trust colleagues or with others from outside.
- Has the ability to read where the sources of power and influence lie and to use them effectively.
- Demonstrates the ability to grasp critical issues and distil them into clear and manageable priorities, weighing both costs and benefits
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).
