ALMHS Operational Manager

This role will provide day to day operational management and clinical leadership for ALMHS. The Team provides overarching specialist mental health assessments, interventions, care planning and discharge planning for people with mental health needs presenting at the general hospital.

The Operational Manager (OM) is responsible for the line management of the staff working in their team and has responsibility for utilising a range of systems including Healthroster, ESR, Agresso, SystmOne, Datix, SMART to ensure the achievement of KPIs. Expected results are defined, but the post holder has the autonomy to decide how these are achieved.

The OM will provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information where complex skills are needed for clinical and operational situations. They will be required to undertake investigations including resolving and embedding learning from concerns and complaints through exercising judgement and analysing complex facts and/or situations consisting of several components.

The OM is responsible for managing the budget for their team with responsibility for authorising expenditure and accountability for the expenditure within their cost centre. The OM will be responsible to ensure team members welfare, ensuring there are plans to achieve the best from their workforce through the appraisal & supervision process and facilitate team processes that encompass all HR functions., Key aims of the role include:

· Facilitating effective communication between mental health services and the general hospital;

· Ensuring that there is an appropriate provision of mental health assessment and care when patients are admitted to the general hospital.

· Meeting the Key Performance Indicators expected in this role

· Creating and monitoring eroster, ensuring safe and effective staffing levels

· Developing the service in line with current research and guidance

· Achieve and maintain PLAN accreditation.

· Leading on complex cases and clinical review

· Representing NHFT and ALMHS at various multidisciplinary meetings

· To support clinically as capacity dictates, Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.