This role provides operational management support and leadership across a defined portfolio of services. The role will support the Heads of Service to ensure processes are in place and embedded to consistently deliver a safe and quality service for patients and service users.
The post holder will provide a visible and accessible presence for their teams. The post holder will be accountable to the Operational Head of Service and will be responsible for a delegated group of services.
Child Development Services Chichester is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking professional to join its management team as a Deputy Operational Head of Service for Chichester Child Development Centre (CDC).
The post holder will provide operational leadership support to the teams within the CDC such as Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Specialist Nursing and Administration teams and will work in close partnership with the medical lead. There is a requirement to work with the Worthing Deputy Operational Head of Service to jointly manage services within the West (Coastal) Locality.
The position will be based at Chichester Child Development Centre (CDC); however, there is an expectation to travel between sites as appropriate.
Working alongside the Operational Head of Service, AHP/Medical Clinical Head of service of Child Development Service, this is an exciting opportunity to continue the development of our services and provision of excellent patient care alongside our experienced clinical leads and Children’s Professional leads.
The successful candidate can expect to develop skills and experience in:
• Supporting and developing teams and individuals
• Service and pathway development
• Finance, performance and quality improvement
• Risk management
• Business planning
• Integrated working with Quality and Safety, HR, Recruitment, Contracts, Performance and QI teams
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• EMBRACE, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+and Religion Spirituality and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Whilst each Deputy Head of Service (HOS) has their own service portfolio, there is an expectation that Deputy HOSs will provide support to each other’s services as needed, work together on countywide project and utilise opportunities across these services for their own or others’ learning and development.
The Deputy Operational Head of Service will lead on the planning and delivery of service targets and objectives in line with the Trust’s annual business planning round, and actively monitor delivery throughout the year coordinating resources across teams as necessary.
If you are an experienced healthcare professional, passionate about using your leadership and operational management skills to enhance our teams, then we would welcome a discussion with you.
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Feb 2025