Job vacancy: Operational Head of Service - Intermediate Care Units, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton

Job summary

Main area: Management
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Job ref: 150-GM1613-UPC

Employer: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Base can be negotiated across SCFT sites, regular travel is required across SCFT Intermediate Care Units
Town: Brighton
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 Per annum/pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/04/2025 23:59

Operational Head of Service - Intermediate Care Units

Band 8b

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to influence service development, workforce planning, and quality improvement while ensuring services are well-led and financially sustainable.

Please see attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Bachelor degree in Health Social Care or related area of study / or relevant experience
Postgraduate qualification in management or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience
Evidence of continuous professional/leadership/management development

Experience

Essential criteria

Substantial experience in a leadership role including contributing to operational management of services
Experience in management of health services
Experience of monitoring, analysing and assessing clinical operational performance across multiple services.
Experience of managing performance across multiple services, including the drafting, implementation and monitoring of remedial action plans.
Experience of managing budgets across multiple services and working in liaison with management accountants to establish underlying causes of budget variation.
Significant experience of staff management, including recruitment and retention of staff, performance management, and managing sickness absence, and misconduct.
Experience of business and operational planning across multiple teams.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Advanced knowledge of clinical operational processes, including budget management, target setting, and action planning and performance management.
Knowledge of clinical and operational governance and its application to services.
Able to agree clear performance goals and quality indicators for services, supporting individuals and teams to take responsibility for results and providing balanced feedback
Ability to deal with competing demands, priorities and deadlines whilst managing operational imperatives and frequent interruptions.
Word-processing and keyboard skills and ability to use Microsoft Office packages including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Ability to identify, assess and manage Clinical and Operational Risks
Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills and ability to manage and deliver to agreed deadlines.

Other

Essential criteria

Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the job

Committed to being an Inclusive Employer

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Louise Murphy
Job title: Deputy Operational Divisional Director- UPC
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07771638454

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Operational Head of Service - Intermediate Care Units

Band 8b

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