Operational Team Lead

Are you looking for a challenge/development in your career? We are looking for Team Leads to support the operational delivery of the Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service across Brighton and Hove, Crawley and Horsham and Mid Sussex. Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust have 130 + staff in the paediatric team providing pre school and school support for children with speech, language, communication and eating and drinking difficulties. The service is provided from a variety of settings from clinics to special schools, we also continue to develop our remote offer. You will work alongside other team leads to provide the operational leadership across West Sussex and Brighton and Hove supporting each other and being supported by the Deputy Operational Head of Service and the AHP leads. The Trust is keen to support the development of management and Leadership skills and as such The Trust has an extensive Leadership Programme and is supportive of staff training and development. There will be opportunities to further skills and knowledge through CPD: in house management skills, access to colleagues across West Sussex Brighton & Hove as well as an Education and Training Department for funding external courses and other opportunities for development., A successful Team Lead will; Provide operational management and leadership to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality and effective service. Manage the defined area with minimal supervision for daily operations, seeking support and guidance from the Deputy Operational Head of Service and/or Operational Head of Service as required. Develop a coordinated professional clinical team ensuring that communication and engagement are key to the development of the service. Cultivate supportive and productive relationships with General Practice, secondary care, and local authority colleagues. Work towards proactive excellence rather than reactive management in care: identifying gaps within the service and reducing locality health inequalities. Use excellent communication skills to enable facilitation and or negotiation of complex and sensitive information. In conjunction with the Deputy Operational Head of Service and/or Operational Head of Service translate and take account of the impact of local national and other external policies and guidance for the defined area and implement these into practice and service delivery.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services. Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff