Assistant Service Manager
Location
Southwark
Hours
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
£35,964 Per Annum
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Intermediate Care Services - Southwark/Lambeth for a full-time Assistant Service Manager on a permanent contract in intermediate Local Services. This is a challenging role within a busy directorate, where the post holder will have the opportunity to make a direct positive impact on patient experience within the Trust. The successful candidate will support our Service Manager in the daily operational delivery of the service, interacting with patients, consultants, external stakeholders, and healthcare referrers. The role requires a proactive approach, good problem-solving abilities, and a flexible, can-do attitude to resolve issues within the outpatient areas.
Experience
Essential criteria include significant experience of staff supervision and management, including recruitment, retention, appraisal, and first-line disciplinary knowledge of budget management issues. Desirable criteria include experience of delivering services on a multi-site basis.
About you
The ideal candidate will possess leadership and influencing skills, excellent interpersonal, presentation, and written communication skills, and the ability to respond to changing demands. Desirable criteria include financial management and analysis skills.
Qualifications
Essential qualifications include being educated to HNC/Equivalent Diploma or equivalent experience, along with GCSE Maths & English. A track record of significant continuous professional and management development is also required.