Job summary
- Main area
- Integrated sexual health
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Saturday)
- Job ref
- 349-MRI-6996913-RL4
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Withington Community Hospital
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Deputy Operational Manager
Band 5
Job overview
We seek to recruit a Deputy Operational Manager to work within the Northern Contraception, Sexual Health & HIV Service for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).
The successful candidate will join a dynamic, forward looking and well established service working with teams across Manchester, Salford and Trafford. The department provides services in partnership the local authority, voluntary sector organisations and other agencies that provide health and social care to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of our local communities.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Operational Manager is responsible for the day to day operational management of sexual health, contraception and HIV services across sites in Manchester, Salford, Trafford.
To lead on the management of a team of administrative staff supporting the delivery of a large clinical service delivered from a range of clinical and non-traditional settings and to develop and implement policy for this area.
To ensure the smooth day to day running of clinical services and monitor service performance.
Management of Administrative Staff, Support Services and Office Environments
Finance and Budget Management
Clinical Effectiveness
Leadership
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Management / Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Supervisory/managerial experience in the NHS or similar setting
- Experience of HR/staff management
- Experience of service development
Skills, Knowledge & Ability
Essential criteria
- Experience in staff training and development
- Excellent written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of NHS infrastructure
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
- Alistair Anderson
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 276 3424
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