Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Secondment: 14 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 354-AN-20821-A
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Langley Green Hospital
- Town
- Crawley
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

General Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join leading the Langley Green Acute and Urgent Care service in North West Sussex.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting and broad ranging role with a focus on innovation and excellent patient care. Our Services have a reputation for clinical excellence, innovation and collaborative working across a wide range of NHS and voluntary services across Sussex.
Working for our organisation
As part of our commitment to quality and professionalism, the Trust ensures that all new staff undertake a thorough induction programme. Additional training will be provided at local level and full support is always available as part of ongoing growth and development.
As a mental health trust, we place a large focus on the wellbeing of our staff and ensure our reward packages reflect the important work you do.
As well as knowing you are making a valuable contribution in supporting the care of service users in the community, you can expect to receive:
- Generous holiday entitlement, starting at 27 days + bank holidays per annum.
- Car parking
- NHS pension.
- Access to a host of discount schemes (e.g. gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars).
- Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes.
- Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development.
- The opportunity to grow professionally in the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are seeking to recruit a Band 8b General Manager into a secondment post to cover Maternity Leave. The role is varied and fast-paced, and includes leading on monitoring of performance and budgets within the services and providing assurance on these to the Service Director. The General Manager is an integral part of the Senior Divisional Leadership team.
The post is 37.5 hours per week with an expectation of some out of hours/evening working and on-call duties, and base to be agreed but covering a range of localities across West Sussex.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
- Clinical/post graduate management qualification to masters or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing health/social care services.
- Management of resources and good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans.
- Experience of modernising services without additional resources
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services
- Experience of project management and imaginative planning
- Experience of managing a diverse practitioner team (multi site).
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance
Applicant requirements
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Judith Bazeley
- Job title
- NWS Deputy Service Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07471034308
- Additional information
Please contact Judith Bazeley to discuss role. Informal conversations are recommended and welcomed. 07471034308
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