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Operational Manager Liaison Psychiatry

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
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Location
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Profession
Manager and corporate
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
02 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
18 Jun 2025

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, dynamic Operational Team Manager to lead Medway Psychiatric Liaison Team, as we transition to the national CORE 24 model to meet KMPT transformation priorities and with a view to obtaining PLAN accreditation.

We are seeking a transformational leader and manager to be responsible for utilising data and information from a range of sources to manage, monitor and maintain safe and effective day-to-day delivery of Medway Liaison Psychiatry service.

You will ensure the service performs at a high level, meeting key performance indicators and putting measures in place to address any areas of shortfalls.. This will include ensuring that staff feel empowered and invested in delivering excellence, and supporting them to achieve this.

You will also be responsible for managing resources, including manging a budget.

You will be a highly motivated, enthusiastic mental health professional committed to promoting patient-focused care and treatment for adults of all ages in an acute hospital environment.

At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

Main duties of the job

  • Be accountable for teams' performance, operational delivery of safe and effective care and budget management in Community Services for adults over 18 years of age.
  • Empower staff to deliver high service performance by utilising a transformative and proactive approach
  • Meet the required local and national targets and standards in relation to quality, performance governance, workforce planning and finance.
  • Develop a positive team "can do" attitude and culture through role modelling and setting out team expectation.
  • Strategic management of targets and performance, including waiting time and caseload management, day to day operational management which includes staff management such as wellbeing, sickness, absences, e-rostering, governance and financial management.
  • Provision of Managerial Supervision and Appraisal.
  • Joint responsibility for CQC expectations
  • Offer training, consultation and advice to colleagues working in the Acute hospital setting.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.