Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for aService managerto join the Older Adults Services in Great Yarmouth and Waveney.
As Service Manager you will fully support the Service Lead and Deputy Service Director with the strategic and operational planning and delivery for our service. You will effectively manage the day-to-day operational/clinical issues arising and actively monitor performance, quality, safety and service development.
This is an exciting time to join the Older Adult's Services within NSFT. Helping to shape the Older Adults pathways in support of Community transformation and linking with peers and local system colleagues to work in partnership to provide the best care for our older adult population. You will be responsible for and leading on supporting the specialism by ensuring training and development needs are met for older adults staff groups
The Older People's Service is made up of 4 community based mental health teams across Gt Yarmouth and Waveney and Memory assessment and treatment. We also have one inpatient Ward based in Lowestoft
The ideal candidate should have:
- Experience of working with Older People's services
- Experience managing people
- Experience working in partnership
- Involvement in managing change/projects
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Good working knowledge of wider health and social care systems.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us?We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
This is an exciting time to join NSFT as we commit to developing our Trust – if you’d like to discuss this opportunity further, please do not hesitate to contact for an informal chat.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many mor
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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