Interim Service Lead

Job summary

Are you an experienced healthcare leader ready to take on a high-impact role where you can shape the operational and clinical success of a service? Join Badby Park as a Interim Service Lead and take responsibility for the operational, strategic, financial and day-to-day management of your unit, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, effective care aligned with outstanding CQC outcomes.In this pivotal role, you will be a key member of the senior management team, working collaboratively with a highly specialised multidisciplinary team and engaging with both clinical and non-clinical colleagues, as well as external stakeholders. You will lead the service with a strong focus on quality, performance, and continuous improvement, ensuring that care delivery meets regulatory standards while delivering positive outcomes for residents.As Interim Service Lead, you will oversee the full management of your unit, including staff leadership, operational delivery, and financial performance. You will manage and develop clinical and non-clinical staff, ensuring strong relationships across the MDT, while leading on recruitment, appraisal, supervision, and professional development. You will drive a positive and proactive working environment, ensuring staff are well supported, effectively deployed, and consistently working towards high standards of care.This is a 6 month contract.Key Responsibilities: Managing clinical staff and ensuring key relationships with all professional staff who are part of the MDTManaging the recruitment, selection, appraisal and development of staffOverseeing the day-to-day management of your specific unit or a service areaImplementing new policies and directivesLiaising and negotiating with medical and non-medical staff internally (also at the most senior levels) and with people in external organisations, e.g. social services, external quality assessorsGathering and analysing data and using it to plan and manage both projects and systemsWorking towards ensuring quality and value for money for residentsProviding data through audits for quality assurance and monitoring purposesInvolved with setting budgets and maintaining finances within tight constraintsPlanning and implementing service developmental changes to improve service deliveryAttending meetings, writing reports and delivering presentations to a variety of audiencesBeing part of a meeting structure and representing the views of departments and teamsHandling communications and marketing in relation to your unitManaging the environment, liaising with catering, cleaning and other central staffPurchasing equipment and supplies and organising stores, and medicationUsing computers to manage information and financial data and to analyse and measure performanceProactively working towards 100% compliance in supervision and appraisal but achieving a minimum of over 90% at all times.Proactively working towards 100% compliance in mandatory training on your unit but achieving a minimum of over 90% at all times.

Main duties of the job

The Interim Service Lead at Badby Park plays a crucial role in shaping the operational and clinical success of the healthcare service. The position involves overseeing the strategic, financial, and day-to-day management of the unit to ensure high-quality and effective care delivery. As part of the senior management team, the role requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, engaging both clinical and non-clinical colleagues, and liaising with external stakeholders. The responsibilities include staff leadership, operational delivery, financial performance, recruitment, appraisal, and professional development of staff. Ensuring strong relationships across the multidisciplinary team, the role focuses on maintaining a positive work environment, effective staff deployment, and adherence to high standards of care. The role is a six-month contract, with key responsibilities in policy implementation, data analysis, budget management, and service improvement. It involves communication, marketing, and managing the environment within the healthcare setting, ensuring compliance and performance management.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is a significant player in the healthcare sector with over 8,000 employees and a unique delivery approach. The organisation operates a network of over 80 services across England and Wales, covering various aspects such as Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education. Elysium Healthcare offers opportunities for professional growth and movement within the organisation. As part of Ramsay Health Care, Elysium Healthcare is connected to a global network extending across 10 countries and employing over 86,000 people worldwide. Elysium Healthcare embraces the principles of safer recruitment and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. They emphasise safeguarding the welfare of service users and require all staff to understand their individual responsibility in this regard. Candidates undergo a DBS disclosure as part of the recruitment process.

Details

• Date posted: 22 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience Salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1505610878
• Job locations: Elysium Healthcare, Daventry, NN11 4NH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced healthcare leader ready to take on a high-impact role where you can shape the operational and clinical success of a service? Join Badby Park as a Interim Service Lead and take responsibility for the operational, strategic, financial and day-to-day management of your unit, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, effective care aligned with outstanding CQC outcomes.

In this pivotal role, you will be a key member of the senior management team, working collaboratively with a highly specialised multidisciplinary team and engaging with both clinical and non-clinical colleagues, as well as external stakeholders. You will lead the service with a strong focus on quality, performance, and continuous improvement, ensuring that care delivery meets regulatory standards while delivering positive outcomes for residents.

As Interim Service Lead, you will oversee the full management of your unit, including staff leadership, operational delivery, and financial performance. You will manage and develop clinical and non-clinical staff, ensuring strong relationships across the MDT, while leading on recruitment, appraisal, supervision, and professional development. You will drive a positive and proactive working environment, ensuring staff are well supported, effectively deployed, and consistently working towards high standards of care.

This is a 6 month contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing clinical staff and ensuring key relationships with all professional staff who are part of the MDT
• Managing the recruitment, selection, appraisal and development of staff
• Overseeing the day-to-day management of your specific unit or a service area
• Implementing new policies and directives
• Liaising and negotiating with medical and non-medical staff internally (also at the most senior levels) and with people in external organisations, e.g. social services, external quality assessors
• Gathering and analysing data and using it to plan and manage both projects and systems
• Working towards ensuring quality and value for money for residents
• Providing data through audits for quality assurance and monitoring purposes
• Involved with setting budgets and maintaining finances within tight constraints
• Planning and implementing service developmental changes to improve service delivery
• Attending meetings, writing reports and delivering presentations to a variety of audiences
• Being part of a meeting structure and representing the views of departments and teams
• Handling communications and marketing in relation to your unit
• Managing the environment, liaising with catering, cleaning and other central staff
• Purchasing equipment and supplies and organising stores, and medication
• Using computers to manage information and financial data and to analyse and measure performance
• Proactively working towards 100% compliance in supervision and appraisal but achieving a minimum of over 90% at all times.
• Proactively working towards 100% compliance in mandatory training on your unit but achieving a minimum of over 90% at all times.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Registered Qualified Nurse or Allied Professional with at least 5 years’ experience, two of which in a line management capacity
• Professional qualification that supports clinical management
• Leadership/ general management qualification and/or experience
• Experience of human resource management
• Quality management aligned to health data management
• Finance management
• Leadership and management

Where you will be working:

Location: Badby Road West, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4NH Set in acres of stunning countryside on the outskirts of Daventry, Badby Park is a grand manor house steeped in history with stunning views, excellent facilities and a tranquil setting. Good road links makes it easily commutable from Daventry, Rugby, Northampton and Banbury

What You’ll Get:

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Competitive annual salary pro-rata
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Subsidised meals and onsite free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.