MSK Outpatient Clinical Services Manager

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic, motivated, and progressive clinical services manager to lead and operationally manage the MSK Service in Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will professionally lead the MSK team to facilitate the delivery of high quality, patient centred care, across 12 sites in Hampshire. In the short term, they will provide key leadership support within the integration of organisations and services as part of project fusion. In the longer term they will be required to be innovative and transformative in their thinking regarding how community MSK services can evolve to best serve the local community. They will be required to work closely with internal corporate services and with key external stakeholders including, the ICB, Primary, Secondary and Community services. Southern Health strives to offer the very best care for its patients. To do this the organisation ensures that both internal and external CPD opportunities are available to all of their staff. This includes access to external funding to attend CPD courses and programmes. The successful applicant will ideally be a clinician by background and although not essential, it would be beneficial that they have experience of working within the MSK field.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will professionally lead and operationally manage the MSK service within Southern Health to enable the delivery of a high quality, affordable service to patients and their families/carers. They will work as part of the wider South West Division of Southern Health, in collaboration with other senior managers, to support the division to deliver its operational plan and strategic objectives. This candidate requires strong leadership credentials to manage a diverse team of clinicians, across a large patch, to enable the successful delivery of the service. Alongside the MSK Consultant, they will be required to place the service at the heart of the organisation's governance agenda, leading a proactive approach to quality assurance. They will be required to work in collaboration and build strong relationships with internal corporate services, in particular, finance, HR, business support and contracting. Alongside this, they will have a key focus at building and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders and will provide important leadership within the integration of MSK services as part of project fusion.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Date posted

14 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-SW-4097

Job locations

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree
Evidence of recent and on-going personal development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree
Evidence of recent and on-going personal development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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