Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Locality Business Manager

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Job summary

9 months fixed term opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Pennine Network Leadership Team as Business Operations Support Manager (Band 8a, 9 Months Fixed Term). We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and dynamic individual to join this fast paced network to support the Senior Leadership team with a diverse range of business related duties.

The Business Manager's role is to support the Pennine Network Leadership team by performing a variety and range of duties. These include managing administrative staff across the network, support teams to ensure that safety, quality and performance targets are delivered, develop business cases in collaboration with the teams to improve our services, report writing and attending meetings where you will provide written or verbal communication on behalf of the network. The post holder will be required to interact with all levels within the organisation and work with colleagues external to the Trust on agreed projects.

If you would like to know more about this role, please contact us on the details provided below to arrange to discuss this great opportunity.

Main duties of the job

Locality Network Leadership team by performing a variety and range of duties including administrative and support duties, including verbal and written communications, report writing, meetings and special projects.

This post holder will be required to interact with all levels within the organisation and serve as an external communication bridge.

As Business Manager to the Network you must understand the responsibilities, needs and priorities of the Network, maintain a high level of confidentiality and ensure delivery of the various requirements.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

23 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-PEN928-EB

Job locations

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Appropriate management and/or post graduate degree
Educated to relevant master's degree or prepared to study towards master's with demonstrable equivalent experience.
Project management qualification or demonstrable experience.

Knowledge

Essential

Public sector experience
Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholder.
Experience of working with Senior Management

Experience

Essential

Experience writing high level briefing papers/ reports and for Board Meetings.
Excellent Project Management and Organisational Skills
Attention to detail in composing typing and proofing materials, establishing priorities, flagging items for attention and meeting deadline.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Appropriate management and/or post graduate degree
Educated to relevant master's degree or prepared to study towards master's with demonstrable equivalent experience.
Project management qualification or demonstrable experience.

Knowledge

Essential

Public sector experience
Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholder.
Experience of working with Senior Management

Experience

Essential

Experience writing high level briefing papers/ reports and for Board Meetings.
Excellent Project Management and Organisational Skills
Attention to detail in composing typing and proofing materials, establishing priorities, flagging items for attention and meeting deadline.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

Employer's website

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