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Business Support Mananager
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Or secondment considered)
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week (Weekdays only)
Job ref
201-24-444
Employer
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Central Locality - exact base site to be confirmed
Town
Central Locality
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59
Interview date
09/07/2024

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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Business Support Manager

Band 6

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

  • Care based on what matters to people.
  • Care provided at home or close to home.
  • Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
  • Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

  • Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
  • Technology enabled care.
  • Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
  • Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

  • A place people love to work and feel valued.
  • Living our values with staff (all voices count).
  • Attract, grow and develop talent.
  • Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

  • Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
  • Joined-up community services.
  • Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
  • Reduce our impact on the environment.

 At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

 

Job overview

To be responsible for the operational management of non - clinical activity within the Central locality. Lead and management responsibility for Admin structures both within hospital and community based teams.  To act as Locality lead and Tenants representative for all central Cornwall Foundation Trust occupied sites. Lead for all Health and Safety issues arising from property management. Identify and implement changes which lead to service improvement and development. Deputise for Operations Manager on non clinical issues.

Proposed interview date:  9th July 2024

 

 

Main duties of the job

  • To be responsible for the operational management of the non-clinical activity within the locality.
  • Lead and management responsibility for admin structures, both hospital and community-based team This will include managing the business support function to ensure all administrative and financial functions are streamlined, effective and resilient.
  • To act as Locality Lead and Tenant’s representative for all CFT occupied sites within the locality and
  • Lead for all Health and Safety issues arising from property management.
  • Identify and implement changes which lead to service improvement and development.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health.  We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases.  Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon.  As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Advanced keyboard skills
  • Significant experience of working within an administrative setting at a senior level
  • Experience of managing and developing staff including performance management
  • Experience of monitoring a budget
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of policy and procedural development
  • In depth knowledge of health related systems, eg RIO, PAS, Ulyses
  • In depth knowledge of Health and Safety legislation within Healthcare settings
  • An understanding of health and social care provision and legislation
  • Experience of policy and procedural development
  • Healthcare / NHS administration experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Business or Admin qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • Project Management qualification or equivalent experience
  • Managing Safely Certificate – IOSHH

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of working within an administrative setting at a senior level
  • Experience of managing and developing staff including performance management
  • Experience of monitoring a budget
  • Presentation skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeArmed Forces Covenant

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jayne Thomas
Job title
Operations Manager - Central
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07927801624
Additional information

Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time.  Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.

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