Care Group Support Manager | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; Sur place; GBP 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Care Group Support Manager to lead operational performance, oversee day-to-day service delivery, and support clinicians and senior leaders in improving patient outcomes. The role focuses on financial stewardship, governance, and people management within a dynamic NHS environment.

The post requires strong leadership, data-driven decision making, and the ability to work across multi-disciplinary teams to maintain high-quality, efficient care across the

Responsabilités

• Lead operational performance across the Care Group to meet quality, activity, performance and financial targets.
• Manage day-to-day service operations, resolve issues quickly and support clinicians and senior leaders.
• Monitor and analyse performance data to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities, implementing solutions.
• Collaborate with Consultants, Matrons, Clinical Directors, Finance, HR and Performance teams to develop services and improve patient outcomes.
• Support financial management including budget monitoring, cost improvement programmes and business case development.
• Lead and support projects and service improvement initiatives to enhance patient experience.
• Ensure governance and compliance including audits, policy development and performance management processes.
• Develop staff, oversee recruitment, attendance management, appraisals, training and support high-performing administrative teams.
• Represent the Care Group at meetings and build relationships with stakeholders to support strategic decisions.

Description du poste

Care Group Support Manager | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

This role is at the heart of making a real difference to patient care. The Care Group Support Manager is responsible for leading operational performance, supporting service improvement, managing budgets and resources, and working alongside clinicians, senior nurses, and managers to deliver high-quality, efficient healthcare services. It is a varied and influential role that combines leadership, problem-solving, data-driven decision-making, and people management to help ensure patients receive the best possible care.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS.

The Care Group Support Manager, plays a key role in ensuring clinical services operate effectively. Responsibilities will include:

• Leading operational performanceacross the Care Group, ensuring services meet quality, activity, performance, and financial targets.
• Managing day-to-day service operations, resolving issues quickly and supporting clinicians and senior leaders to maintain smooth service delivery.
• Monitoring and analysing performance data, identifying risks, trends, and opportunities for improvement, and implementing solutions to achieve targets.
• Working collaboratively with Consultants, Matrons, Clinical Directors, Finance, HR, and Performance teamsto develop services and improve patient outcomes.
• Supporting financial management, including budget monitoring, cost improvement programmes, business case development, and ensuring value for money.
• Leading and supporting projects and service improvement initiatives, helping to introduce new ways of working and enhance patient experience.
• Ensuring effective governance and compliance, including contributing to audits, investigations, policy development, and performance management processes.
• Managing and developing staff, overseeing recruitment, attendance management, appraisals, training, and supporting high-performing administrative teams.
• Representing the Care Group at internal and external meetings, building strong relationships with stakeholders and contributing to strategic decision-making

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

For the full outline of the role please see and review the attached Job Description and Person Specification

This advert closes on Sunday 11 Oct 2026