Business Manager Liaison Psychiatry
The closing date is 24 June 2025
Job summary
To oversee the operational and strategic management of the business administration systems supporting the Directorate Psychiatric Liaison Services to ensure that facilities and resources are managed effectively in line with Core 24.
The post provides equal support to North Kent's two liaison psychiatry teams. It is therefore envisaged that 50% of the working week will be dedicated to Medway Liaison Psychiatry Team based at Medway Maritime Hospital and 50% to Dartford Liaison Psychiatry Team based at Darent Valley Hospital
The post is based at Medway Maritime Hospital and there is expectation that the post-holder will need to attend the Dartford Liaison Team at Darent Valley Hospital on a regular basis
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
To provide professional and managerial leadership to the administrative staff and related support services. To ensure that processes are of high quality and appropriately targeted and developed within a recognised framework.
The post holder, in collaboration with the Service Lead and Team leaders, will ensure that the service operates efficiently and effectively, achieving all the data quality, clinical activity and income targets.
The post-holder will ensure that the service is compliant with all appropriate with Trust policies and initiatives and will assist with implementing or developing required actions in support of efficient service delivery.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.
Working at KMPT (youtube.com)
Canterbury site tour (youtube.com)
Dartford site tour (youtube.com)
Jessica Delo - Clinical Associate Psychologist (youtube.com)
Details
Date posted
10 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-NK169-B
Job locations
Medway Maritime Hospital
Windmill road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Medway Maritime Hospital
Windmill road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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