Head of Service for Adult Community Health Services

Community Services will play a central role in the delivery of the Neighbourhood Health agenda and the NHS 10 Year Plan. Now is a pivotal time for the evolution of Community Services nationally and locally. We are excited to welcome into our team a forward thinking, credible and dynamic operational leader who can drive forward the delivery of an ambitious programme of development whilst providing visible, stable, compassionate leadership on a day to day basis to our multi-professional teams. You will oversee a broad range of clinical services delivering both urgent and proactive care across domiciliary, outpatient and inpatient settings across Guildford and Waverley including three Community Hospital sites.

This is an important leadership opening, and the successful candidate will need to have significant senior management experience within the NHS or a complex healthcare setting and a deep understanding of Community Services so that they can work autonomously to support geographically dispersed teams, acting as the key point of operational escalation. We are looking for someone who is highly organised, proactive and able to maintain strong operational grip across complex, dispersed services. The opportunity for service redesign and innovation is significant in this role, given the current policy context, so if you are excited about shaping new models of care this may be the role for you.

As the Head of Service, you will be a key member of the Division’s leadership team, holding operational responsibility for the delivery, performance and governance of the Adult Community Health Services Division. This is one of six Clinical Divisions within the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, which is an integrated Acute and Community Provider. Adult Community Health Services are delivered for the local population of Guildford and Waverley. Working together with the Divisional Triumvirate team (Associate Director of Operations, Associate Director of Nursing and Chief of Service) you will provide support and guidance to the wider Divisional Leadership team to ensure implementation of the Divisional and Trust strategy.

You will join a hard working team that is collaborative, supportive, and passionate about out of hospital care. The Head of Service will deputise for the Associate Director of Operations as required. The role also provides opportunities to influence beyond the Trust, as you will be working with partners in other organizations such as Primary Care, Social Care and the Voluntary Sector, to deliver integrated community based care.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Angela Davies Job title: Associate Director of Operations Telephone number: 01483571122