Operational Team Manager
The closing date is 21 January 2026
Job summary
A position has arisen for an Operational Team Manager within our South Kent Coast Mental Health Together Plus service.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist seeking to take their first step into a management role.
As Operational Manager you would be required to work collaboratively with the Clinical Leaders and Service Manager in being accountable for the team's performance and operational delivery of safe and effective care.
You will be responsible for the strategic management of targets and performance, including waiting time and caseload management, day to day operational management, which includes staff management such as 1-2-1s, appraisals, wellbeing, sickness, absences, e-rostering, governance and financial management.
You will be fully supported in this role through regular 1-2-1s with the Service Manager and by the wider Senior Management Team.
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 assure all services meet the required local and national targets and standards in relation to quality, performance governance, workforce planning and finance.
- Touphold the Trust Values, through developing a positive team "can do" attitude and culture through role modelling and setting out team expectation.
- To be responsible for the strategic management of targets and performance, including waiting time and caseload management, day to day operational management which includes staff management such as wellbeing, sickness, absences, e-rostering, governance and financial management.
- To ensure engagement of the full Multi-Disciplinary Team.
- Monitoring and analysis of data
- Provision of Managerial Supervision and Appraisal.
- To have joint responsibility for CQC expectations and deliver this through ensuring team standards are reviewed against any CQC action plan that aims to improve service delivery and consistency in care.
- To work collaboratively with Lead Clinician and Lead Nurse to ensure the highest standards of practice and service delivery.
About us
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
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Details
Date posted
07 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-EK374-A
Job locations
SKC Locality which covers Dover, Deal and Folkestone
Ash Eton - Rador Park
Folkestone
CT19 5HL
Employer details
Employer name
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
SKC Locality which covers Dover, Deal and Folkestone
Ash Eton - Rador Park
Folkestone
CT19 5HL
Employer's website
https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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