Service Development Manager

Job summary

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking an experienced Service Development Manager to lead the Mental Health Inpatient Programme across Oxford BSW and Buckinghamshire on a part time basis. This is a senior, high-impact role responsible for driving large-scale transformation across adult and older adult inpatient mental health services, ensuring care is safe, therapeutic, equitable and aligned to national and system priorities.

The postholder will lead and coordinate the Trust's Mental Health Inpatient Transformation Programme and Acute Mental Health Pathway work, working closely with clinical leaders, people with lived experience, system partners and senior executives to deliver sustainable improvements in quality, safety, flow and patient experience.

Main duties of the job

• Provide flexible, knowledgeable and high quality leadership to a programme of change in adult mental health services in Oxfordshire.
• To lead and facilitate the development of a range of workstreams and projects for the Mental Health Service Development Team
• Relationship building and developing effective working partnerships with key partners and stakeholders to ensure effective engagement in service development and change
• Scoping, analysing and assessing local and national policy and legislation which will impact on services, summarising impact and implications for services and teams.
• Planning and mobilising projects to deliver change, leading and oversight of projects, risk and issue management, reporting and monitoring, through the entire project lifecycle.

For further information about the post please contact Head of Service Development Jadk.Workman@[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (Bucks) or Emma.Evans@[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (Oxon)

About us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the "candidate guide to making an application" which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups

Details

Job description

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of project management and/or service improvement techniques
• Previous experience of working with major transformational cultural / organisational change

Desirable

• Worked within a programme management structure

Essential

• Experience of interagency and partnership working and an understanding of the barriers

Essential

• Excellent communication skills and a demonstrable ability to communicate to a range of audiences

Employer details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Address: Slade Site, Horspath Driftway, Headington OX3 7JH Oxford OX3 7JH

Employer's website: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk