Job summary
This substantive post is for an Area Service Manager for acute inpatients to join our Acute and Assessment Services leadership team. This role is to manage our new and existing female acute inpatient wards and will include Audrey House, our new female Enhanced Care Unit at Kingsway. The role will also lead and support specialist areas within their portfolio inc. ECT, the acute Recreation Hub and SLT teams.
The ASM will lead the multi-disciplinary clinical and operational team and ensure it is focused on safe and effective delivery of therapeutic interventions with a trauma informed and person-centred approach to recovery. You will be a key part of our future and people focussed acute team helping to shape how we deliver our mental health services. You will ensure high quality, flexible and responsive service delivery by participating in the planning, development, coordination and evaluation of our services being provided.
The postholder will be expected to provide high visibility leadership, driving forward team developments by demonstrating excellent acute knowledge and practice, energising and motivating staff to continually deliver person centred care of the highest quality.
Following appointment there will be a period of transition as both the Derby based Acute ASMs support the move across to new separate male and female portfolios covering both the Radbourne Unit (Royal Derby Hospital site), our new Carsington Unit and Audrey House (on the Kingsway Hospital site).
Main duties of the job
For the area service manager role there are key responsibilities that include:
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To line manage senior nurses (ward managers) and specialist teams within your designated portfolio to ensure they deliver safe and effective services for inpatients.
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To facilitate and enable high-quality, safe and effective acute clinical care and treatment, by ensuring clinical and operational processes are followed.
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To provide operational oversight across the portfolio, ensuring effective and efficient service delivery.
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To work in partnership with the clinical matron to ensure safe, effective and quality acute patient care across the portfolio from an operational and clinical perspective.
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To have oversight of the risks management processes relating to staffing, patient safety within the acute unit and ensure actions are taken to ensure patient and staff safety and mitigate risks.
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To ensure financial viability and efficiency across the service and monitor spending within portfolio.
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To support quality improvement and transformation within acute services to that improve patient care and pathways.
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To work closely with the other ASMs within the division (both Acute and Assessment Services) to provide joined up services.
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To work to a high standard across the CQC KLoE but in particular around providing visible, safe and effective leadership.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
Benefits include:
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Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
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27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
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Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
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Generous NHS pension scheme
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Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
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Health service discounts and online benefits
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Incremental pay progression
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Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
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Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
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Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Person Specification
Attainment/Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration (NMC/HCPC/SWE)
- Professional Qualification (RMN/RNLD/Social Work/Occupational Therapy)
- Experience of Acute mental health inpatient services
- Experience of managing acute inpatient teams
- Experience of problem solving and change management
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- An appropriate management qualification.
- Trauma informed care experience or qualification
- Experience in leading and supporting high performing inpatient services
- Experience and knowledge of specialist acute care such as PICU or ECU environments and challenges
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing specialities/services
- Evidence of successfully managing change.
- Evidence of self and staff development.
- Good understanding of the principles and practice of managing performance, activity and effective planning.
- Evidence of innovation in a previous post.
- Understanding of budget management.
- Understanding of recent developments in the NHS.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to analyse problems and propose realistic solutions.
- Displays personal credibility and assertiveness to relate on terms of equality to senior medical and managerial staff.
- Competent in the use of PCs and proficient in the use of Word; Excel; PowerPoint.
Other
Essential
- The ability to travel across the wider geographical operational area, quickly and efficiently
Person Specification
Attainment/Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration (NMC/HCPC/SWE)
- Professional Qualification (RMN/RNLD/Social Work/Occupational Therapy)
- Experience of Acute mental health inpatient services
- Experience of managing acute inpatient teams
- Experience of problem solving and change management
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- An appropriate management qualification.
- Trauma informed care experience or qualification
- Experience in leading and supporting high performing inpatient services
- Experience and knowledge of specialist acute care such as PICU or ECU environments and challenges
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing specialities/services
- Evidence of successfully managing change.
- Evidence of self and staff development.
- Good understanding of the principles and practice of managing performance, activity and effective planning.
- Evidence of innovation in a previous post.
- Understanding of budget management.
- Understanding of recent developments in the NHS.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to analyse problems and propose realistic solutions.
- Displays personal credibility and assertiveness to relate on terms of equality to senior medical and managerial staff.
- Competent in the use of PCs and proficient in the use of Word; Excel; PowerPoint.
Other
Essential
- The ability to travel across the wider geographical operational area, quickly and efficiently
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).
