# Care Group Manager - Adults of Working Age Acute and PICU > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-group-manager-adults-of-working-age-acute-and-picu/835bd4c9-7df4-4e86-945d-d95c9587b9b5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-group-manager-adults-of-working-age-acute-and-picu/835bd4c9-7df4-4e86-945d-d95c9587b9b5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kingsway House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 3 months (Please obtain your line managers permission prior to applying for the secondment.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T16:00:51.794Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/Derbyshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Operational_Management/Operational_Management-v8226274 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8226274?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This role is only open to Derbyshire Healthcare employees and employees of Derbyshire System Partners within the Derbyshire ICB. Please obtain your line managers permission prior to applying for the secondment. This post holder will be responsible for the operational management of all aspects of the Adult Acute to include PICU care group and across all sites in Derby and Chesterfield in which the care group runs services. The postholder will be a key part of the care group triumvirate management team, taking joint accountability for the performance of the care group. Working alongside the Care Group Matron and the Care Group Clinical Director. The post holder will work with senior clinical leaders and managers to drive and deliver excellent management leadership, support and capacity. They will ensure that effective management and delivery underpins the leadership of the directorate they manage and that the Divisional Deputy Director is supported to ensure the full engagement of all staff in the directorate in the delivery of the Care Group, Division and Trust strategy. The post holder will deputise for the Divisional Deputy Director when required. ### Main duties of the job Be a key part of the care group triumvirate management team, taking joint accountability for the performance of the care group. Working alongside the care group Head of Clinical Practice and the Care Group Clinical Director. - Manage Deputy Operational Care Group Manager - Provide senior management leadership in supporting the Care Group in its contribution to the Divisional and Trust agenda and national plan - Remain up to date with changing objectives, external guidance, frameworks and directives, advising the care group as necessary. - Promote a culture of safety and quality, openness and accountability, public service and teamwork in an environment of flexibility in which innovation can flourish in response to patients’ needs. - In association with the care group triumvirate, be accountable for the Care Group financial performance relating to delegated budgets for which this post is responsible and the operational performance of the Care Group, providing reports as required - Ensure appraisal, objective-setting and performance development plans for all direct reports and Care Group staff - Deputise for the Divisional Deputy Director of Operations when required. - Take accountability for ensuring key messages and Trust communications are delivered and received to all Care Group staff - To participate in the on-call arrangement for service (1st on call). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. 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Key responsibilities: - Promote world class care and work in a way that is patient-centred, involves service users, responds positively to feedback from user groups and promotes teamwork across services. - Take part in the management on-call rota, providing support for the Trust sites out-of-hours and, when necessary, attend various sites as a part of on-call duties. - Ensure the delivery and compliance of mandatory training requirements for all staff Trust standards and targets ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Employer **Essential** - Employed by Derbyshire Healthcare or System Partner within the Derbyshire ICB ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior operational management experience, in the NHS or equivalent - Staff management & leadership of a large MDT - Leading and managing change within a complex environment - Experience of interpreting and implementing national and local policy. **Desirable** - Experience working in Mental Health settings ### Qualifications **Essential** - 1st Degree or Equivalent experience - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including specialist qualifications/ training/study relevant to the role - Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Relevant professional qualification in leadership/management or a commitment to complete it with extensive equivalent leadership experience ## Documents - [cgm jd and ps (pdf, 416.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10535514) - [inclusivity at dhcft (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1986) - [personal accountability charter (pdf, 8.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1978) - [guidance notes for completing the application form (pdf, 138.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=971) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.