Band 8a Service Manager (Interim)

0 - 19 Services has a fantastic opportunity for an Interim Service Manager who wants to be a part of developing a new management team, focussed on delivering safe, high-quality care in the community to children, young people, and families across Birmingham. This role will predominantly be working with the 0 - 5 Birmingham Forwards Steps portfolio.

It is important to us as a team that our management practice and delivery of care reflects the core values of our organisation and that we are caring, open, respectful, responsible, and inclusive and support the Division in being a 'Great Place to Work'.

The post-holder will be primarily responsible for the operational management and service improvement of services working with the Service Clinical Manager to contribute to the overall performance of the Group.

This Interim role will run up to the end of October 2025 and the post is open for applicants as a secondment or fixed term position., The post holder will be responsible for the operational management and service improvement of services listed in Appendix 1 adjoined to this job description.

The role involves working in partnership with the Service Clinical Manager / Matron, to ensure the effective provision of high quality, safe services listed within appendix 1, against agreed outcome measures, service level agreements, activity and financial targets.

The Service Manager will, along with the Service Clinical Manager / Matron lead on the development of relevant services and see that they contribute to the performance of the Division overall.

The Service Manager will work closely with the Divisional leadership team to provide caring, inclusive and compassionate leadership and support the Division and Trust in being a "Great Place to Work".

The post holder will oversee the allocation of resource across the respective services in collaboration with the Service Clinical Manager.

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Successful applicants will undertake a robust induction package into the trust, the service and role. The induction package will be bespoke to their needs and include training and development plan that will support them in undertaking the role. The Group Manager will work with you regarding your ongoing development and ensure regular management supervision is embedded into your work plan