Job summary
An exciting opportunity to come and join a dynamic and supportive team, leading adult learning disability and adult autism services across Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich. As Service Manager, you will be part of the Directorate Management team, working closely with the senior operational and clinical teams and external stakeholders, to operationally manage and develop services. You will be responsible for providing strong and visible leadership on a number of sites including the Woolwich Centre and Queen Mary's Hospital. The Directorate is committed to meeting the needs of the population we serve, ensuring best and inclusive practice. This post would suit an excellent leader who will ensure strong operational oversight whilst supporting strategic direction. The Trust is committed to equality and promoting diversity. Flexible working arrangements will be considered on request. This role comes with on-call responsibilities. Please note provisional interview date of Thursday 22nd August
Main duties of the job
To ensure the safe, efficient, responsive and effective delivery of Specialist Adult Learning Disability and Autism services across the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich..
To ensure the services are delivered in accordance with national and local policies, priorities and regulatory frameworks and meet all performance targets. To ensure that reporting requirements to commissioners are met.
To demonstrate in depth understanding of the wider social, political and economic factors that shape local and national drivers for services and to use this knowledge to positively influence the Trust's service development plans.
To develop and implement Directorate strategies and priorities and operate as a key management lead within the 3 borough Leadership Team.
To work in close partnership with external organisations.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To have managerial responsibility, accountability and lead service change for Directorate services in Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich.
- To plan and manage human, financial and estate resources and achieve agreed targets set by the directorate.
- To attend and contribute to management and service improvement.
- To influence the development of the clinical governance and quality agenda.
- To contribute pro-actively to the strategic development of the Directorate and Trust.
- To build effective networks and working alliances internally and externally.
- To ensure appropriate clinical and professional leadership and advice is in place for the directly managed and associated services.
- To provide expert advice to the Directorate, the Trust and external agencies in respect of the post holders area of responsibility.
- To have the designated lead for individual strategic/operational work streams on behalf of the Directorate/Trust.
- To be accountable for service delivery and implement key national and local requirements of the Commissioners and Directorate Business plans.
- Work in partnership internally and externally to deliver evidence based, high quality care and treatment.
- To work with all the teams to take positive action with respect to diversity and ensure equity of services for all minority user groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To have managerial responsibility, accountability and lead service change for Directorate services in Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich.
- To plan and manage human, financial and estate resources and achieve agreed targets set by the directorate.
- To attend and contribute to management and service improvement.
- To influence the development of the clinical governance and quality agenda.
- To contribute pro-actively to the strategic development of the Directorate and Trust.
- To build effective networks and working alliances internally and externally.
- To ensure appropriate clinical and professional leadership and advice is in place for the directly managed and associated services.
- To provide expert advice to the Directorate, the Trust and external agencies in respect of the post holders area of responsibility.
- To have the designated lead for individual strategic/operational work streams on behalf of the Directorate/Trust.
- To be accountable for service delivery and implement key national and local requirements of the Commissioners and Directorate Business plans.
- Work in partnership internally and externally to deliver evidence based, high quality care and treatment.
- To work with all the teams to take positive action with respect to diversity and ensure equity of services for all minority user groups.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Managing resources at middle management level
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and relationship/interpersonal skills
Effort
Essential
- Ability to provide inspirational leadership
Person Specification
Education
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Managing resources at middle management level
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and relationship/interpersonal skills
Effort
Essential
- Ability to provide inspirational leadership
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).
Additional information
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).
