Head of Healthcare

Job Title: Head of Healthcare

Location: Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust

Prestwich Hospital

Hours: 37.5

Trust Location: HMP Wymott

What you'll be responsible for:

Primarily working Monday to Friday, the main role of the post holder is one of proactive management of healthcare, supporting the Head of Operations to maintain the strategic direction, deliver the agreed contractual requirements and targets and managing within the financial framework.

The post includes responsibility for all aspects of HR and people management, leading, motivating and developing staff. Maintaining service provision within the Trusts governance framework in delivering agreed standards of care and within a defined financial envelope. To develop, restructure and align staffing capacity to meet service demand to deliver agreed waiting times. This role may involve occasional working within other establishments where GMMH is the Healthcare provider.

You'll learn the following whilst working at the trust:

• An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS
• Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times
• A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

You'll have the following skills/experience:

• NHS experience in a similar role
• Be a Registered Health Professional with demonstratable experience.
• Experience of leading on, implementing, and monitoring a service development
• Experience of managing complex situations and competing priorities, in a diplomatic and professional manner
• Experience of actively working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in order to achieve a shared vision/goal Experience of maintaining quality standards in ones own work and encouraging others to do so in theirs
• Knowledge of the evidence practice that underpins service users within the prison IN the delivery of Health Services environment and criminal justice systems
• Awareness of the Key Performance Indicators to support the achievement of local and national targets.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance Frameworks and equal opportunities legislation used within the service.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

• Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
• Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
• Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your "My Bank" shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
• Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
• Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.