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Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Demonstrable experience of performance management
- Experience
Experience in direct line management
- Experience
Experience of effectively managing change
- Qualifications
Educated to degree level or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to manage conflict
- Skills and Knowledge
Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Operational Lead - Activity Services
Fixed Term Contract/Secondment until July 2027
Are you an experienced leader who is passionate about empowering others, developing teams and delivering outstanding patient-led services?
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to lead the Activity Service at Brooklands Hospital. Working closely with the Activity Manager, Activity Team and wider multidisciplinary teams, you will provide operational leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, meaningful activities that enhance patient experience, wellbeing and recovery.
You will support the ongoing development of the service, leading innovation and continuous improvement to ensure activities remain responsive to patient need and aligned with organisational priorities. Working collaboratively with Clinical Leads, Ward Managers, Matrons and the wider leadership team, you will empower staff to deliver creative, person-centred opportunities that make a real difference to patients.
The ideal candidate will have experience of managing services within health or social care, excellent leadership and communication skills, and a proven ability to motivate, inspire and develop others while driving positive change and improving outcomes.
Main duties of the job
You will provide operational leadership and oversight for the Activity Service, working closely with the Activity Manager, Activity Team and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to support the delivery of high-quality, meaningful and patient-led activities. You will help drive quality, performance, service development and continuous improvement, ensuring the service remains responsive to patient needs and aligned with organisational priorities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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.
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This advert is for Operational Lead - FTC with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust in Coventry, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Operations manager role. The advertised salary is £49387.00 to £56515.00. The contract type is Fixed term: 7 months (Until July 2027). The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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