Associate Director of Operations

Job summary

Could you be the person we are looking for? Do you want to work in a friendly, supportive and established Mental Health service where your knowledge and skills will be valued?

Lancashire and South Cumbria is the major health and wellbeing provider for a population of 1.7 million people across Lancashire and South Cumbria. A provider of mental health, learning disability services and physical health services in the community.

We have a real and exciting opportunity to improve population health, address health inequalities and provide high quality services in partnership with our communities designed to transform the delivery of our clinical operational services. We aim to ensure that every person using our services receives high quality care no matter where they access services. It supports our commitment to embedding cultural change through a style of leadership that is aligned to our values 'we are kind, respectful, always learning and a team'. We are seeking compassionate leaders who are champions of diversity and inclusion, put service users and carers at the centre of decision making and actively work in partnership.

The Pennine Network are looking for an Associate Director of Operations to work within the Community care group. You will be an experienced and talented leader with excellent operational management skills who is able to analyse complex situations and information in order to reach a decision based on clear rationale.

Main duties of the job

The Associate Director of Operations is an accountable officer within the network locality and is responsible, for the delivery of all patient services within the allocated care group. This involves ensuring that high quality services are provided to patients and that all operational and performance targets, including waiting lists, finance, HR are achieved. The role also includes ensuring that services are continually improved and developed in line with best practice standards.

The Associate Director of Operations (ADO) will work in a team of managers within the network, alongside senior clinical colleagues, working together to ensure consistent quality of services is achieved across the organisation whilst delivering the specific elements commissioned through local delivery plans. The Associate Director of Operations will be responsible for line management of the service managers within the Locality.

As ADO for the Pennine Community and Children and Young People's Physical Health you will be responsible for:

• Adult and Older Adult Community Mental Health Teams
• Specialist Mental Health services, such as Clinical Treatment Team and Clinical Networks
• Supporting partnership working with local organisations on behalf of the Network

The post holder will work in line with the Trust's corporate objectives and will be expected to make a positive contribution to these objectives, as well as ensuring they are embedded within their teams.

About us

You will provide leadership within your area of responsibility, promoting a culture of inclusion, openness, and learning. You will ensure that you and your teams have the knowledge and capability to support the continual improvement of care for service users and also be responsible for other areas of Transformation work across the Pennine Network.

Working jointly with your Senior Leadership team you will work in partnership with Commissioners, Acute Trust Providers, Third sector and Voluntary organisations, Local Government and Unitary Authorities, for the delivery of quality services particularly around the core domains of safety, effectiveness and service user experience. You will have oversight of budgets, governance resources and performance to ensure the team can support excellence in health care.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Daisyfield Mill (Multi-site working required)

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Daisyfield Mill (Multi-site working required)

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

Employer's website

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

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