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.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Masters or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Managing resources at middle management level

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication and relationship/interpersonal skills

Effort

Essential

• Ability to provide inspirational leadership

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Memorial Hospital

London

SE18 3RZ

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