Ensure best practice by keeping abreast of clinical/ national Guidelines Directly manage the service, dealing with managerial issues as they arise across all sites. Involvement in business planning and service improvement strategy for the service as part of the Care Group business planning process. Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training. Initiate and implement service change To have significant input to business planning and lead in the procurement of new equipment as part of the equipment replacement programme. Oversee the budget spend applying budgetary controls where appropriate and be an authorised signatory for budgetary spend. To ensure high quality, efficient operational delivery within the all service areas working closely with the specialist teams, including all aspects of HR management.