Service Development Manager *Subject to Banding*

Service Development Manager - Learning Disability and Autism Collaborative Secondment / Fixed Term until March 2026. Post available immediately AfC Band 8a (Subject to Confirmation) Hours : Full time. pw. Following further investment in our work by NHSE we are pleased to share our plans for a new and exciting leadership opportunity in our successful and ambitious Learning Disabilities and Autism Collaborative for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Our team works closely together to provide leadership in our Integrated Care System to commission, deliver and improve services for local people. With the support of our commissioning and local authority partners the responsibilities of the Collaborative continue to expand; embracing system leadership opportunities, strengthening our contribution to strategic planning, commissioning, programme management and service improvement. Working as a key member of our award-winning Learning Disability and Autism Collaborative the successful candidate will lead the planning, programme management and reporting arrangements for our team, working across health, social care and voluntary and community sector organisations. They will lead a team of staff to ensure consistent delivery of outstanding practice so that we can continue to improve the lives of local people and supporting our staff to excel. Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be an experienced, skilled and committed project / programme leader with strong evidence of leading across systems in partnership with other agencies. The strongest candidate will have a track record of delivering demonstrable quality improvements in the commissioning, delivery and improvement of Learning Disability and Autism services. Reporting to the Deputy Director who leads the LDA Collaborative the post holder will work closely with senior commissioners and operational managers to deliver the systems plan for the continued investment and reform of services for autistic people and people with a learning disability. Key to the success of this role is the post holders ability to :

• Lead and co-ordinate the work of experienced managers and cliniciansdeliver improvements in the quality and safety of services that are shaped by lived experienceslead the delivery and evaluation of projects through others to ensure strategic plans are realised, ensuring robust arrangements are maintained to provide timely and comprehensive reporting for local and regional governance processes
• Lead change that results in our services being increasingly accessible to all local communitiessupport colleagues in commissioning roles to identify opportunities for improvement and work with system partners to develop business cases to progress our Collaboratives strategies, We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment.