Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-AB-21031
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mill View Hospital
- Town
- Hove
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
General Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
To manage an agreed set of high-quality services that are delivered by adult and older adult services including NMHTs across an agreed geographical locality within the resources available.
Main duties of the job
The services for which the post holder is responsible will be multi- disciplinary and multi agency and led by the relevant division (East, West or B&H) within SPFT, working with partner leads within organisations actively contributing to the delivery of Neighbourhood mental health teams (NMHTs)
Working for our organisation
The Trust offers the following:
• NHS Pension contributions
• 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Flexible Working patterns
• Child care vouchers
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• NHS Discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
▪ The post holder is responsible for a defined set of services within the Division and is accountable to the Operational Director.
§ The safe and effective delivery of services within that area, ensuring all activity targets are met through the management and deployment of both health, social care and VCSE resources within a defined budget, working alongside partner leads
§ To work with other senior colleagues and partner agencies to support the development and delivery of safe and effective services including Neighbourhood mental health teams (NMHTs) providing senior leadership and support to a defined number of NMHTS
§ To monitor, review and improve systems and practices to deliver safe, high quality patient care and effective patient flow internally and across the whole system, working with partner leads
§ To promote an environment in which staff are encouraged to review and improve performance, practice and services to patients through training and development, audit, appraisal and peer review. Participate in the ongoing development of the division and work in partnership with lead clinicians/ practitioners and other key stakeholders to become involved in-service planning, decision making and delivery supporting a whole systems approach to care and treatment
§ Contributes and where appropriate lead on the development, implementation and monitoring of operational policies and key service and strategic developments.
§ To ensure recommendations from patient safety incidents (PSII’s), near misses, complaints and other incidents are implemented, and maximise trust wide and system wide learning by identifying and any trends and agreeing actions across the system where appropriate
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§ Lead on designated projects as required.
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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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
- Claire Newman
- Job title
- Service Director - Brighton & Hove
- Email address
- [email protected]
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