Are you a leader/manager looking for your next step up? Or are you a service manager looking for something new?
We're recruiting a Service Manager to join the expanding Urgent Care Pathway currently including Crisis Teams, Psychiatric Liaison Service, Night Response Team and Safe Haven within Buckinghamshire Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Services. Please note for this role you should hold a qualification in one of the following nursing, occupational therapy or social work.
You should have a passion for patient centred care and quality improvement with an established track record of delivering high performance standards through a compassionate leadership and management stance.
You will already have proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role which will have included transformational change, budget management, developing staff and culture and involvement in risk and governance processes.
You will be required to work closely with the established teams to support the delivery and development of the services and to fulfil national and local strategic and operational service objectives and standards. This role is essential in delivery of key quality, performance and key service improvements within adult and older adult mental health.
We are looking for candidates who are resilient, have high attention to detail and a positive approach. You will need to have excellent communication and problem-solving skills and have a passion to improve services for our population.
The key responsibilities of the role can be summarised as strategy, policy and delivery in the following domains:
- Quality
- Workforce
- Finance
- Performance
- Strategic change
- Stakeholder engagement/partnership
The Service Manager will own these domains within their teams. The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jeff Parker Job title: Head of Service for Urgent Care Email address: jeff.parker@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07786193430
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
