Are you an experienced operational leader who is motivated by improving services and making a tangible difference for patients, staff and communities?
We are looking for a Senior Operations Manager to join our Locality Therapy and Nursing Services leadership team. This is an opportunity to lead a portfolio of services, working alongside multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, safe and effective care while shaping the future of community healthcare.
As a senior leader, you will be responsible for the overall management, quality, performance, workforce, governance and financial stewardship of your services. You will play a key role in setting direction, supporting innovation and ensuring that services continue to evolve in response to the needs of the population we serve.
This role offers the chance to influence beyond your immediate area, working across organisational and system boundaries to deliver sustainable improvements and contribute to wider strategic priorities. It is well suited to an ambitious and collaborative leader who enjoys both operational delivery and long-term service development.
You will provide visible and supportive operational leadership across a portfolio of community services, creating an environment where staff can thrive and patients receive the highest standard of care. You will work in partnership with clinical leaders and professional leads to ensure services are safe, effective, responsive and well-led.
You will be accountable for service performance, workforce planning, financial management and governance, ensuring that quality, activity and productivity objectives are achieved. You will use data and insight to support decision-making, drive improvement and address challenges proactively.
A significant part of the role involves leading change. You will support service redesign, transformation programmes and pathway development, helping teams respond to growing demand while improving outcomes and experience for patients.
You will also work closely with colleagues across the Trust and wider health and care system, building strong relationships with partners, commissioners and stakeholders to shape future services and deliver shared priorities. Research, innovation and continuous quality improvement will be central to your approach.
This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking leadership team at a time of continued transformation in community healthcare. We are looking for someone who is collaborative, curious and values-driven, with the ambition to shape services for the future while supporting and developing the people who deliver them every day.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
