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Location

Deptford, Greater London | United Kingdom

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Job description

The Lewisham and Addictions Directorate is recruiting to the post of Service Manager, for Neighbourhood 1 community operational services including Primary Care and longer term Community Mental Health Teams based in Speedwell Mental Health Team in the North of the Borough. If you want to work in an exciting and evolving service, then this is the post for you.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate with a significant level of experience and the ability to perform well in a busy operational role whilst undertaking Trust-wide projects, service delivery and performance responsibilities. In return you will have full support and an individual development programme to enhance your career. This new and varied role offers excellent opportunities to gain experience and skills across a variety of different settings.

We encourage you to apply if you have highly developed communication skills, are an imaginative and strategic thinker, and are creative and determined in your approach.

For further details please refer to attached advt.

• Provision of leadership to a Lewisham community neighbourhood team in conjunction with the ‘lead’ consultant and Team Manager and will co-ordinate, develop and manage the service’s strategic and operational plans.
• Management of the clinical teams to ensure integrated clinical, operational, quality and financial outcomes are achieved within the service line.
• Joint accountability with the lead clinician to ensure good throughput management utilising demand and capacity information.
• Exercising systematic clinical governance of their professional practice and that of the team
• Active engagement in continuing professional development, including use of management & clinical supervision
• Ensuring access to adequate and robust supervision for staff in the service
• Provision of specialist components of the service by coordinating and planning, considering the training, skill mix and experience of the team alongside the leadership team

For further details please refer to attached JD

Benefits offered by SLAM:

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
• Generous pay, pensions, and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance,flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development,there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through several programs such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes

Leaderrship & Management of people

The service manager is accountable for people management and development across their services. They will ensure people are focused and efficient in their roles and are achieving in individual and service KPIs. Robust performance and attendance management will be fundamental to ensuring service objectives are achieved and problem areas identified at an early stage with solutions quickly implemented.

Key Performing Indicators
• Through coaching and feedback, drives a performance achieving culture ensuring people are carrying out their roles to the highest possible standard and that they understand the key measures for success
• Ensures structures are in place so the teams are aware of and can pursue the aims, objectives and overall strategy of the service, thereby contributing to the overall development of clinical services provided within the psychotherapy department.
• Ensures timely and reliable recruitment decisions and ensures effective management of staff induction and ongoing supervision for all staff, ensuring formal appraisal carried out in line with trust policy. Identifies staff training & development needs and liaises with trust & external training resources to meet these, ensuring provision of specialist teaching and training while promoting continuing professional development
• Provides guidance and support to team members in meeting individual and team objectives through structured performance management processes, seeking advice from human resources and applying Trust Policy as needed.
• Takes responsibility for coordinating input of sessional & temporary staff in services.
• Undertakes teaching/training activities within the trust

For further details please refer to attached JD.

This advert closes on Thursday 21 Mar 2024

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