Job summary
- Main area
- Management
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed Term/Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-SPS1537-MF
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guild Lodge
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Forensics Operations Manager
Band 7
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
Secure Mental Health Care for Lancashire and South Cumbria is provided at Guild Lodge, Whittingham. The service has steadily expanded from it’s inception in 1999 and currently has a range of inpatient and community services including 164 beds.
Guild Lodge consists of 3 main service lines (15 wards), which include:
- Men’s service
- Women’s service
- Acquired Brain Injury Service
Caring for adults within Medium and Low Security, and Step Down environments
Each of the services has their own model of care and provides bespoke training in addition to the comprehensive Trust Induction.
The post will be specifically responsible for establishing effective systems and processes to support the operational management and delivery of services on a day to day basis across the forensic inpatient service. To provide assurances to the Service Manager that arrangements are in place to meet local, corporate and operational service requirements, to be achieved by effective working with the senior management, clinical staff and Admin clerical staff.
Main duties of the job
The post will be specifically responsible for establishing effective systems and processes to support the operational management and delivery of services on a day to day basis across the forensic inpatient service. To provide assurances to the Service Manager that arrangements are in place to meet local, corporate and operational service requirements, to be achieved by effective working with the senior management, clinical staff and Admin clerical staff.
The post will support, develop and implement systems to enable improved performance and assurance in service delivery across the forensic inpatient service.
The post will contribute to the development, implement and monitor improved systems for management of key areas of work, including estate and environment factors, physical and procedural security standards in line with efficient governance structures.
Guild Lodge hospital site is situated in beautiful rural area, yet close to motorway links from all directions of travel.
The hospital site offers:
- Free staff parking
- Onsite restaurant facilities
Our staff receive:
- Preceptorship and support for those new to the services
- Access to salary sacrifice schemes for cars, electronics etc.
- Excellent support and Wellbeing services
- Superb external training and development opportunities
- Opportunities to develop leadership skills across differing care environments
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Graduate with relevant qualification e.g. operational management, business studies or other relevant experience
- Degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of administrative systems and operational requirement of NHS services
- Knowledge of key policy initiatives e.g. controls assurance and experience of implementation
- Knowledge of RPSYCH standards for forensic inpatient environments
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience at a senior level
- Has had experienced of managing staff
- Knowledge of employment law would be an advantage
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matt Potts
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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