Step 3 Service Manager - Kent And Medway

Job Introduction The Role:Vita Health Group is looking for a Talking Therapies High Intensity (Step 3) Service Manager to support the delivery of our service. The Talking Therapies High Intensity (Step 3) Service Manager contributes to the delivery of effective operational management and leadership within the NHS Kent and Medway Talking Therapies service. This is a great opportunity for a Line Manager to progress their career within the NHS Talking Therapies Service and training will be given as required.

• The High Intensity Service Manager will work closely alongside the Senior Management Team to ensure that a high quality, Talking Therapies compliant stepped care service is delivered. You will support the service to exceed national standards of delivery and achieve optimum levels of clinical performance.
• The Service Manager will line manage other operational managers within the service and will act as an appropriate point of escalation.
• The role will be a mix of remote and office-based working. Candidates must be willing to travel to the Kent and Medway locality.

Skills and Experience:Essential:

• Undertaking Clinical Audit, including action planning
• Experience of effectively managing a team
• Experience & knowledge of working in NHS Talking Therapies
• Experience of being part of making strategic decisions for service provision & leading change
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion
• Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required

Desirable:

• Leadership & management qualification (CMI/ILM or other recognised body)
• Talking Therapies recognised therapeutic qualification
• Supervisor training
• Experience of leading a team where there are changing priorities of needs
• Use of IAPTUS system

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UK’s largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.To achieve our mission of making people better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/To progress your skills and enable career development we provide Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines.Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. To support this we have a dedicated team of EDI specialists and run a range of active in-house diversity networks.We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve at all levels. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of lived experience.We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by:

• Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.
• Our status as a Disability Confident Employer dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be invited to interview.
• Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be invited for interview.
• Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues which includes a team of trained Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded “speaking up” culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process please contact recruitment@vhg.co.uk and we will arrange.VHG is committed to supporting transgender individuals with dignity and recognises the potential complications that may arise when taking references. We encourage applicants to contact HR at hr@vhg.co.uk to discuss or amend how we manage reference requests.Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check. Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months. Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.