Head of Operations - Adult Mental Health Pathway

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Baildon; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a professional to oversee the operational management of the Adult Mental Health Pathway. This role involves developing and implementing quality performance measures, supporting the Deputy Director in strategic planning, and leading service improvements. The ideal candidate will have experience in mental health services and strong leadership skills. Flexible working arrangements and a wide range of benefits are offered.

Benefits

Increased mileage rates

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing adult mental health services.
• Ability to identify and implement innovative solutions.
• Strong leadership and operational management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Deputy Director in delivering the Trust's Strategy.
• Accountable for operational management of the Adult Mental Health Pathway.
• Develop and monitor quality and performance across services.

Job description

The successful postholder will support the Deputy Director to deliver the Trust's Strategy and Operational Plan. You will be accountable for the operational management and oversight of the Adult Mental Health Pathway within the Mental Health Care Group. This includes:

Scope of Adult Mental Health Pathway

• Adult Community Mental Health Services
• Adult Acute Community Mental Health Services
• Adult Mental Health Inpatient Services

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor quality and performance across services.
• Ensure issues are escalated appropriately where required, for support and action to ensure timely delivery of objectives.
• Identify and implement innovative solutions to address key Care Group issues.
• Lead on the delivery of actions that realise benefits in terms of sustainability and productivity.
• Implement corporate operational policies and provide daily, weekly and monthly reports to the senior leadership team and teams across the care group to provide assurance of compliance.
• Ensure services are provided in a safe and well governed way, ensuring risk management strategies are implemented and monitored including risk register maintenance and management of incidents.

Core Values

• We Care – act with respect and empathy, always valuing difference
• We Listen – understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver – develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including: increase mileage rates for > 3500; a wide range of health and wellbeing support packages; a range of internal and external development and learning opportunities; plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.