Deputy Service Director (Operations) - Hospitals JDPS (PDF, 656.5KB)

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Job description

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

About

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

Key details

Location
Site: Edward Jenner Court
Address: Pioneer Avenue
Town: Gloucester
Postcode: GL3 4AW
Major / Minor Region: Gloucestershire

Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 8b)

Specialty
Main area: Deputy Service Director

Job Overview

Would you like to join our senior leadership team providing high quality Inpatient Mental Health care across Gloucestershire? We are looking for a colleague to join us to support leading on the Hospitals portfolio. We are a compassionate and established team and this is an excellent development opportunity where you will be supported in your role.

You will be responsible for a diverse portfolio of services including adults, later life, low secure and rehabilitation. We have a number of exciting projects underway across the division and you will work closely with key stakeholders to support the successful delivery of these.

As a leader, you will hold a professional registration and have proven leadership experience with a focus on delivering quality and innovation.

Success Will Be Measured By The Following Key Criteria:

• Improved outcomes and experience for service users, their families and carers for the designated services
• Improved/efficient use of resources for the designated services
• Improved staff satisfaction within the designated services
• Continuous service improvements for the designated services
• Effective & timely support to the Service Director to ensure achievement of the wider divisional objectives

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The Annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 Survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7%
• 73.3%
• 82.4%
• 76.7%

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs.

So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Our Wellbeing line
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

Applicant requirements

Warning: 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Professional
• Degree level education or equivalent experience in management
• Evidence of recent and continuing professional and personal development

Desirable criteria

• Coaching and/or mentoring qualification
• Project/programme management qualification

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Record of successfully managing complex service delivery change

Documents

• Deputy Service Director (Operations) - Hospitals JDPS (656.5) PDF
• Staff Benefits - GHC (618.3) PDF
• Additional information for applicants (408.6) PDF

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Kerry Jones
Job title: Service Director MH & LD Inpatients & Urgent Care
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07527421744