We are looking for an enthusiastic operational manager to support our CAMHS Single Point of Access Team.

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and we can offer you:

• Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
• Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
• In our Gift providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
• Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme
• Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys

NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

Main duties of the job

The post holder carries day to day responsibility for the operational management and delivery of services within the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will ensure that a high quality of service is delivered within this clinical area and that all National and Trust targets and standards are adhered to including the recording of information within the IT systems. The post holder will be responsible for the management of staff within the team, leadership, the delivery and delegation of management supervision and ensuring appropriate clinical / professional supervision takes place as per Trust policy and procedure.

About us

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential

• Educated to degree or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience
• Post-registration experience and/or evidence of formal courses and training at post graduate diploma level

Desirable

• Leadership or management training or qualification (or significant demonstrable experience)

Experience Essential

• Experience of effectively initiating, developing, implementing and evaluating operational processes
• Demonstrable experience in performance management
• Experience in the direct line management of health or social care staff
• Evidence of improving service delivery in line with evidence based practice
• Demonstrable experience of effective multi-disciplinary team working
• Demonstrate experience in performance management, supervision of others and conducting Appraisals

Desirable

• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of inputting into Health Roster system ( or equivalent electronic system to input staff absence, sickness etc)

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