Associate Director of Operations

NSFT Jobs; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in healthcare is seeking an Associate Director of Operations to enhance Learning Disabilities services in Suffolk. The role focuses on delivering evidence-based care and providing professional leadership to operational colleagues, emphasizing compassion, quality improvement, and equity in mental health provision.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Learning Disabilities Transformation agenda in Suffolk.
• Ensure delivery of a high-quality, consistent clinical operating model of care.
• Promote a culture of learning and support clinical staff.

Skills

Leadership

People Development

Quality Improvement

Compassion

Passion for Healthcare

Job description

Our Future Leadership Structure will see our clinical teams working more closely with partners at place level alongside strengthening clinical and professional leadership. We are also developing a clinical transformation programme alongside our partners to enhance the clinical outcomes our service users experience as well as continuing to improve experience of care.

The role will work within the East Locality, Suffolk, in NSFT with a focus on Learning Disabilities Specialist Services to deliver a high-quality, consistent clinical operating model of care. The successful candidate will be leading the Learning Disabilities Transformation agenda in Suffolk, ensuring the services within this portfolio provide evidence-based care. Working with VCSE, external statutory providers, and the ICB will be a key function in building a network to best support and develop these services. If you are passionate about ensuring Learning Disabilities services meet the needs of our service users, we would love to hear from you.

The Associate Director of Operations will work closely with the Associate Director of Nursing to ensure that high-quality care is delivered within the Locality services and will provide professional leadership to operational colleagues across the locality.

You will promote a culture of learning and openness and ensure clinical staff have the knowledge, capability, systems, and support to deliver evidence-based care and embed lessons learned in practice for the improvement of patient experience.

We are looking to appoint an individual who has a passion for our work and a track record of achievement in influencing colleagues and partners to deliver high-quality care. We seek an inspirational and compassionate leader who will develop their teams to provide outstanding care.

If you have a reputation for leadership, people development, quality, and improvement alongside a passion for improving outcomes with a focus on equity and inclusion to ensure that mental health provision has parity across our partners, then please consider applying for this role.

We are committed to creating a safer, kinder, and better organization.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Peter Henson, Job title: Locality Director of Operations, Email: [e-mail]
• Susie Howlett, Associate Director of Operations, Specialist Services, Email: [e-mail]