Assistant Director – Adult Community Services
Job overview
(Interviews will be on Monday 7th April 2024)
NHFT has an exciting opportunity for an experienced or aspiring senior operational leader to join our Adult Community Services (ACS) team as an Assistant Director.
The successful candidate will be working alongside another Assistant Director and will operate under the direction and line management of the Deputy Director for Adult Community Services, to cover an agreed portfolio of adult community services across the county.You will be responsible for the operational, strategic, performance and business development of one stack of services across ACS.
You will have an excellent track record for delivering high quality innovative services and you will demonstrate an ability to influence, engage and lead others to maintain delivery of services through an ambitious programme of transformational change.
Main duties of the job
You will have demonstrable experience of managing and leading multiple teams and ensuring that the highest standards of people management, clinical quality and financial performance are delivered across operational services. You will be one of the Adult Services key links to identified commissioners and partners in the system.
To request an informal conversation regarding the role with James Nicholson, Deputy Director – Adult Community Services, please contact [email protected]
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible.This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Recognised Management Qualification (or equivalent experience)
- MBA qualification (or equivalent qualification to masters level)
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria- Significant management and leadership experience at a senior level, with evidence of experience of managing in challenging or complex environments.
- Evidence of people management experience, including of leading change in organisations.
- Experience of delivery against KPI targets
- Experience of working in and leading community services
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria- Able to plan, prioritise, meet deadlines, and manage own workload, dealing with competing and unpredictable demands whilst maintaining a high quality of work
- Collaborative in approach, striving to bring people together, even under challenging circumstances.
- Approachable and accessible to colleagues and across the organisation
Important Information
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.