Forensic Secure Inpatient Services Manager

Sussex Partnership; Hellingly; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative Service Manager in Forensic Inpatient Services at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. You will oversee operations, ensuring high-quality care and effective governance. Join a team dedicated to improving mental health services in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Fully funded lifelong learning opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing health/social care services.
• Proven ability in change management and efficiency savings.
• Experience in project management and stakeholder partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations ensuring high-quality care.
• Achieve performance targets and financial efficiency.
• Respond to incidents and complaints effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Financial Management

Team Management

Education

Degree/Diploma Level

Clinical/Post Graduate Management Qualification

Job description

Forensic Secure Inpatient Services Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 354-FH-20530

Site The Hellingly Centre Town Hellingly Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/05/2025 08:00

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Forensic Inpatient Services at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, competent and innovative Service Manager to work in our inpatient medium and low secure services atHellingly. You will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the unit, ensuring high-quality person-centred care is delivered with effective financial, clinical and staff governance and a commitment to evidence based best practice.

You will work within a multidisciplinary setting which is responsible for promoting our clinical strategy and delivering high qualityevidence-based practice across the secure forensic pathway, promoting treatment interventions through a trauma informed lens.The service is currently participating in 5 Quality & Improvement projects which you would have opportunity to support and develop.

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality services and are looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in forensic secure inpatient care, we encourage you to apply for this role.

Main duties of the job

Working within a multidisciplinary setting.

Achieving agreed performance targes

Contribute to the planning & delivery of service objectives

Responding to SUI's, complaints & comms

Deputise for General Manager and other colleagues as required

Working for our organisation

About the Trust:

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex. SPFT is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by CQC. In our staff survey:

• 82% agree that care for patients is our top priority
• 70% highlight flexible working opportunities as key to satisfaction at work
• 79% report feeling able to make improvement to improve the work within their team
• 77% identify opportunities to show initiative in their roles

About Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there’s always new experiences to be enjoyed
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be responsible for a defined cluster of teams providing high quality services within the resources available. These teams are multi-disciplinary. Key areas of delivery are as follows:-

· To work effectively within a multidisciplinary setting, holding self and colleagues toaccount appropriately and demonstrating personal commitment to integrated (managerial/professional)leadership.

· Achieve an agreed set of health and social care performancetargets.

· Provideserviceswithintheagreedfinancialresourcesandachieveallfinancialtargets, including cost efficiency savings ensuring maximum value in terms of clinical and cost effectiveness.

· To contribute in the planning and delivery of service objectives, managing specific change projectsasrequired,ensuringcustomerfocus,consistency,quality,andcosteffectiveness.

· Respond to Serious Untoward Incidents (SUIs), complaints and communications, ensuring timely and thorough investigation, effective communication of recommendations and closely monitoring actions to ensure they are fullyimplemented

· Identifyriskandtakecorrectiveactioninlinewithtrustsintegratedgovernanceframework.

· TopromoteanddisplayviapersonalactionssupportfortheTrust’skeypoliciesonEquality and Diversity, Exemplar Employer and use of the recovery orientated approach for people with longer termproblems

· Deputises for the General Manager and colleagues asrequired.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
• Clinical/post graduate management qualification or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level

Knowledge/Experience

• Extensive experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing health/social care services
• Management of resources and good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans
• Experience of modernising services without additional resources.
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services.
• Experience of project management and imaginative planning.
• Experience of managing a diverse practitioner team (multi site).
• Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance

Skills

• Knowledge of the key drivers behind Care group Policy
• Ability to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders
• Ability to present information clearly.
• An open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure delivery of objectives
• Able to hold professionals and peers to account
• An understanding of effective systems for integrated governance and the management of clinical and non- clinical risks.
• Good project management skills and the ability to see through tasks to their successful conclusion within timescales and budgets
• Good performance management skills combining clarity around expectations, direction and holding others to account.
• Ability to analyse and interpret performance and financial information, excellent numerical and presentational skills.

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Vittalis Nene Job title General Manager -Secure Inpatient Services Email address [e-mail] Additional information

Debbie Barrington-Smith - Senior Leadership PA

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