# Business and Pathway Improvement Manager (Inpatients)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Oxford
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-14T10:42:39.840Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8111227
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8111227?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you a target driven individual with experience supporting projects and in business/service change?

We are seeking a full time Business and Pathway Improvement Manager who will play a pivotal role in enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Inpatient Units.

The post holder will support service improvement, performance data management, business and operational functions. They will work closely with the Head of Service and Senior Matrons to improve existing services, develop new initiatives, and ensure robust data and performance recording.

### Main duties of the job

- Lead on the identification and implementation of service improvements, ensuring alignment with national and local healthcare priorities.
- Support the design, implementation, and evaluation of service improvement initiatives within the Mental Health Inpatient Units, using data-driven decision-making and best practice methodologies.
- Facilitate service transformation projects, ensuring all key stakeholders are engaged, documentation is maintained, and progress is reported to senior leadership.
- Work closely with clinicians, operational managers, and external partners to develop new models of care and innovative approaches to service delivery.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of service improvements, making recommendations for further development based on data and feedback from stakeholders.
- Working alongside Senior Matrons and Matrons, develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve and standardise processes and communication across the urgent care pathway.
- Ensure all SOPs are regularly reviewed, updated, and embedded into operational practice to enhance service safety, consistency, and efficiency.
- Develop, implement, and maintain robust performance monitoring frameworks to support service improvement initiatives.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish good working relationships
- Ability to find creative solutions to problems

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge and understanding of programme & project management structures and governance

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in supporting programmes/projects and service change activities
- Proven track record of achieving challenging targets

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification

## Documents

- [jd&ps (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10406303)
- [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228)

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