Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Operations Manager

The closing date is 12 June 2025

Job summary

The post holder will take sole responsibility for all aspects of the provision of the Working Age Adult Community Mental Health Service within the Community and Wellbeing Services line.

The post holder will work across disciplines and agencies to ensure effective partnership and the delivery of care.

In addition, they support staff wellbeing, resolve operational challenges, and ensure the team meets clinical and organisational targets, promoting best practice and patient safety across all service areas.

Main duties of the job

A Clinical Operations Manager in a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) oversees daily service delivery, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care.

They manage staffing, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, monitor performance, ensure compliance with policies, and support service development.

They also handle budgets, risk management, and liaise with stakeholders to maintain effective and efficient mental health services

The role completes service planning, develops quality improvement initiatives, and fosters a culture of continuous learning.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-28125-COMM

Job locations

Aire Court

Leeds

LS10 4BS


Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant core professional qualification and registrations (eg. RMN, DipOT/BScOT,DipSW).

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of high level of clinical expertise, and able to demonstrate experience and maturity in their approach to the management of both staff and complex issues, by inspiring confidence in colleagues, service users, staff and partners

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of a leadership or management role in a team context.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the national and local mental health agenda.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant core professional qualification and registrations (eg. RMN, DipOT/BScOT,DipSW).

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of high level of clinical expertise, and able to demonstrate experience and maturity in their approach to the management of both staff and complex issues, by inspiring confidence in colleagues, service users, staff and partners

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of a leadership or management role in a team context.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the national and local mental health agenda.

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aire Court

Leeds

LS10 4BS


Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aire Court

Leeds

LS10 4BS


Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

.

Luke Shepherd

Luke.shepherd5@nhs.net

07989414895

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-28125-COMM

Job locations

Aire Court

Leeds

LS10 4BS


Supporting documents

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