CDS Service Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional qualification
• Current Registration with professional body
• Broad clinical experience relevant to the post
• A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute and community environment, including staff management, financial management and change management.
• Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to Masters level
• Demonstrate a commitment to personal and professional development with evidence

Desirable criteria

• A Masters level qualification or a post graduate qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Teaching qualification or experience
• Demonstrate evidence of interest in research at degree or masters level
• Post Registration Management Qualification
• Post registration training/education/qualification in clinical supervision/ safeguarding supervision

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver monitoring performance and giving feedback.
• Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the fact of competing demands.
• A strong sense of personal and team accountability, coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
• Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working.
• A good understanding of the changing NHS environment
• Experience of managing health teams
• Experience of managing staff performance
• Experience of workforce planning and knowledge of clinical governance
• Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and professionals
• Experience of complex Safeguarding provision, training, and supervision
• Experience, understanding and application of research
• Experience of participating in the recruitment and selection of staff
• Experience of Audit and Risk Management

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstration of leadership skills and the ability to motivate staff
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage a diverse workload
• Ability to work independently, within a Multidisciplinary team and across professional boundaries
• Ability to anticipate problems, implications and make effective decisions
• Excellent communication skills, verbally, electronically and written
• Skilled in the Education and Training of other professionals
• Well-developed numerical and data analysis skills

Desirable criteria

• Conflict Management and mediation skills
• Group Facilitation skills

Key Attributes

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with good listening skills
• High level of work organization, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)

"We work Flexibly"

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Service Manager Woodfield Child Development service (PDF, 648.3KB)
• CLCH TRUST VALUES (PDF, 720.3KB)