Head of Operations - Adult Mental Health Pathway

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Saltaire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Saltaire, United Kingdom, is seeking a Head of Operations for the Adult Mental Health Pathway. The successful candidate will oversee operational management, ensuring high-quality performance and governance within adult mental health services. The role requires relevant postgraduate qualifications and significant experience in operational service management. This senior position promotes a culture of quality improvement and innovation, offering a competitive benefits package and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Increase mileage rates

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience of operational service management at a senior level.
• Experience of leading clinical services and managing service budgets.
• Specific operational experience in mental health inpatient services.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Operational service management

Clinical service provision

Financial strategy contribution

Education

Relevant health or social care post graduate qualification

Masters Level or equivalent experience

Appropriate management qualification

Job description

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Head of Operations – Adult Mental Health Pathway

Closing date: 11 December 2025

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:

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

You will be responsible for ensuring effective and efficient use of allocated resources to provide services organised around the needs of service users and our local communities.

This is a senior leadership role and the postholder will work in collaboration with the Heads of Professions and Corporate Business Partners to ensure effective performance of teams, high quality governance, workforce planning, emergency planning and ongoing business development. You will promote a culture of innovation, involvement and quality improvement.

Please note: If you have applied for this role within the last 6 months, we kindly ask that you do not reapply.

Closing Date: 11th December 2025 Shortlisting Date: 12th December 2025 Interviews Date: 19th December 2025

Main duties of the job

• 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.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
• We Listen – We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs.
• We Deliver – We 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.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status. Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust's eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).

Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant health or social care post graduate professional qualification.
• Masters Level or equivalent experience.
• Appropriate management and professional qualification or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Significant experience of operational service management at a senior level in community or inpatient services.
• Experience of leading the provision of clinical services.
• Experience of managing service budgets, contributing to strategic and operational business plans linked to a financial strategy.
• Specific operational experience in mental health and learning disability inpatient and services.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust