West Operational Manager CYPMHS

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); St Albans; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health trust in St Albans seeks an Operational Manager for Children and Young People's services. This role requires management experience in the NHS and operational skills in community mental health. The successful candidate will allocate services and collaborate with teams to enhance care. This fixed-term contract offers promotion prospects and participation in a Leadership Academy.

Benefits

Leadership Academy participation

Promotion prospects

Excellent range of staff benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working with clinicians to achieve service improvement.
• A passion for making a difference to service users and carers.

Responsibilities

• Lead CYP West by allocating and prioritizing services.
• Collaborate with teams to drive service improvement.
• Implement and review systems for high quality service provision.

Skills

Management experience within the NHS

Operational management in community mental health

Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Job description

Overview

These are exciting times for our Children and Young People Mental Health (CYPMH) services as we transform and enhance our services for young people across our County. We are seeking applications from exceptional managers with a clinical background and operational experience in mental health, to lead CYP West. The Operational Manager will work alongside an experienced and supportive Quadrant Leadership Team to oversee operational processes within the team and ensure high quality care is provided in a timely manner. They will work closely with the other three Operational Managers and the Service Manager as we standardise care across the county. This will be well supported a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment initially. This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced CYP clinician who is seeking a development opportunity to extend their operational skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead CYP West by allocating, deploying, prioritising and delivering services, and implementing and reviewing systems, policies, standards and procedures that ensure the provision of high quality services within frameworks agreed by the Trust.
• Play a key role in the service transformation and work with the Quadrant Leadership Team and Service Manager to standardise care across the county.
• Collaborate with clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams to drive service improvement and maintain high standards of care.

Qualifications and Experience

• Management experience within the NHS, with significant experience of working with clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams to achieve service improvement.
• A real passion for operational management in community mental health services and the difference you can make to service users and carers.

Development and Benefits

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our Leadership Academy, benefit from excellent promotion prospects, state of the art clinical environments and the chance to be part of a multidisciplinary team committed to improving lives. We offer an excellent range of staff benefits.

Trust and Values

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission. Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

How to Apply / For Further Details

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Charlotte Train | Job title: Service Manager | Email: [e-mail] | Telephone: [phone]