Job summary
The Berkshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service is seeking for an experienced, compassionate Operational Lead (Band 7) to provide day to day operational leadership to our Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service during an exciting period of service transformation. This is a 6month FTC or internal secondment opportunity designed to stabilise operations, support clinical leadership, and help shape the future model of the service.
Contract type: 6month fixed term or internal secondment.
Base details:Office Location: Resource House - Wokingham. RG40 2BB.
Woking hours: 09:00 - 17:00
Hybrid working
The service is undertaking a structured transformation programme including reviewing the service structure, care pathways,digital improvements, flow and capacity; this post will evolve the operational function of the team while maintaining safe, high quality care. You'll be the operational anchor for the team--supporting clinicians, improving flow, and implementing change.
Main duties of the job
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Partner with clinical leads and clinicians to uphold safety, quality, and timely access to care, ensuring pathways align with perinatal best practice.
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Monitor performance (activity, waiting times, caseloads), escalate risk, and coordinate responses to operational pressures.
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Build collaborative relationships across maternity, primary care, CAMHS, adult mental health, social care, and voluntary sector partners.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a 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. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the 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 including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment 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 have's for this role
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Registered professional(e.g., RMN/RN, Social Worker, OT or similar)or any registration with a relevant and substantial knowledge of mental health conditions, risk management, clinical interventions,treatments and services.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call:Kendra Ainley, Transformation Lead on phone number: 07939846882, or emailKendra.ainley@berkshire.nhs.ukwhollbe delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must have's for this role
-
Registered professional(e.g., RMN/RN, Social Worker, OT or similar)or any registration with a relevant and substantial knowledge of mental health conditions, risk management, clinical interventions,treatments and services.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call:Kendra Ainley, Transformation Lead on phone number: 07939846882, or emailKendra.ainley@berkshire.nhs.ukwhollbe delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Health Professional
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Management training
- Experience of Perinatal Mental Health
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an environment with high standards of governance and accountability
- Evidence of contribution to clinical supervisory or mentoring of less experienced staff
- Evidence of staff management
- Evidence of working in pressured clinical environments
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership e.g. leading change in practice, change of systems and processes
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Broad knowledge and understanding of current public health issues and a sound clinical knowledge of Mental Health practice
- Able to provide expert clinical knowledge and opinion within Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and to partner organisations
- Highly developed knowledge of safeguarding and child protection practice
- Ability to form strong professional working relationships across organisational boundaries
- Competent to use a range of IT systems and databases
- Understanding of data in performance monitoring of services
- Efficient, effective and diplomatic verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Awareness of budget management
Additional requirements
Essential
- Car driver essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Health Professional
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Management training
- Experience of Perinatal Mental Health
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an environment with high standards of governance and accountability
- Evidence of contribution to clinical supervisory or mentoring of less experienced staff
- Evidence of staff management
- Evidence of working in pressured clinical environments
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership e.g. leading change in practice, change of systems and processes
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Broad knowledge and understanding of current public health issues and a sound clinical knowledge of Mental Health practice
- Able to provide expert clinical knowledge and opinion within Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and to partner organisations
- Highly developed knowledge of safeguarding and child protection practice
- Ability to form strong professional working relationships across organisational boundaries
- Competent to use a range of IT systems and databases
- Understanding of data in performance monitoring of services
- Efficient, effective and diplomatic verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Awareness of budget management
Additional requirements
Essential
- Car driver essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
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).
