Job overview

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust's Community Directorate are looking to recruit a full time Band 8a Service Manager to lead their new Integrated Specialism Service Line.

The post is fixed term until 31 March 2027 but may become permanent for the right candidate.  A secondment will be considered but you must have the approval of your Line Manager beforehand.

The successful candidate will:

• Have strong leadership and management skills
• Be a team player
• Have good presentations skills
• have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the operational, performance and business management of their delegated service areas. The post holder will work under the direction and line management of the Associate Director, with a secondary reporting line to the Clinical Director (or Deputy Director of Operations in their absence).

•       As the primary priority, ensure patient safety and excellent service quality across the Directorate,

implementing and embedding the Trust’s Proud to CARE and SPAR priorities within the Directorate.

•       Responsible for ensuring governance arrangements within teams are implemented in line with Trust policies.

•       Work with Quality Improvement Lead Nurse in implementing quality improvement for areas of responsibility.

•       The development, with the Associate Director as line manager, and Clinical Director as accountable officer, of the Directorate strategy and annual, three and five-year business plans.

Working for our organisation

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working. 

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.  

 The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.