Directorate Manager - Children, Young People and Families

Job overview

Directorate Manager - Children, Young People and Families: Permanent (37.5 hours)

An opportunity has arisen at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care Trust for an experienced operational manager to join the Senior Leadership Team within the Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) Directorate. As Directorate Manager for CYPF, you will lead the development and delivery of Directorate performance to deliver high quality, patient focused community based services.

The ideal candidate will have significant senior operational management experience in an healthcare setting, will be an accomplished leader and adept at managing complex situations and services. You will have highly developed skills in collaborative working able to co-build and implement effective solutions within tight resource and time constraints. You will have effective financial management expertise and outstanding people and communication skills. You will ensure that the well-being of colleagues, patient safety & experience are at the heart of decision making.

You will also participate in the first on-call rota and will line manage other members of the directorate team.

Main duties of the job

The Directorate Manager is responsible for the operational management of all patient services within the designated directorate. Working closely with the Clinical Director, Medical Service Leads, Matrons and AHP Leads to ensure that high quality services are provided for our patients, and that those services meet all operational performance targets cost effectively. As a key member of the Divisional senior management team, the Directorate Manager will be responsible for annual planning in line with corporate objectives. Supporting the Divisional Director, Clinical Director, Divisonal Nurse Director and Lead Nurse to ensure that the workforce within the specialties are professionally lead and managed in order to develop a highly motivated and empowered workforce creating an environment where everyone can succeed

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

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.