Associate Director of Operations in Prestwich

The Associate Director of Operations for the specialist care group will work alongside an Associate Medical Director and an Associate Director of Nursing and Quality as a Trio to deliver safe and effective services. The Trio works closely with the leads for psychological professions and allied health professionals.

The specialist care group covers services for:

• Children & Adolescent
• Inpatient & Community
• Early intervention services
• University services
• Addictions & Homelessness
• Deaf Mental Health
• Neurodiversity and LD
• Talking therapies
• Military Veterans
• Specialist psychology
• Eating disorders
• Perinatal

Main duties of the job include:

• Operational management and leadership of a designated portfolio.
• Ensuring financial stability and robust performance management to meet national and local targets.
• Supporting the Trust’s strategic and business plans.
• Contributing to continuous improvement and service development across Greater Manchester.
• Deputising for the Chief Operating Officer where required.
• Implementing service redesigns, developing business cases, and identifying opportunities for new or expanded services in line with Trust priorities.
• Leading or contributing to service reviews and major projects, utilising specialist knowledge and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and positive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Promoting service user, carer, and staff involvement in service development.
• Ensuring strong on-call and escalation arrangements.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Staff benefits include:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
• Excellent pension.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Wellbeing programme.
• Fuel Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles).

Essential criteria include:

• A relevant health or social care qualification at degree level or relevant/equivalent experience.
• Significant track record of employment at a senior operational level delivering mental health services.
• Considerable experience in operational leadership roles.
• Evidence of leading service change with colleagues.
• Up to date knowledge of current health agenda locally and nationally.
• Sound knowledge of clinical governance and effective systems.
• A leadership style which supports the development of positive relationships and effective teamwork.

Desirable criteria include:

• Experience of working in partnerships with other organisations to deliver services.
• Clear commitment to delivering quality user-focused services.
• Demonstrates a drive and passion to deliver to a standard of excellence adopting a continuous learning approach.
• Knowledge and/or experience of policy development at national level.

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer. The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities. We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.