Operations Manager - Locality Community Nursing & Therapies

Abingdon-On-Thames, England, United Kingdom

1/10/2025

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Operations Manager to join our team within the Community Health Services, Dentistry & Primary Care directorate of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. You will be responsible for the operational management of Locality Therapy and Nursing services, contributing to planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating high-quality care. This role involves developing teams and services and ensuring the delivery of high-quality care.

We are seeking people who enjoy being pro-active, have the experience and skills required to lead a large team and are passionate about patient care. If this sounds like your area of expertise and you're looking for a new opportunity where you can make a difference to community services then we'd love to hear from you!

As our Operations Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of District Nursing and Community Therapy services in Oxfordshire. Your responsibilities will include taking a lead role in developing teams and services and to ensure the delivery of high quality care. Your contributions will directly impact patient care and experience.

You'll also be responsible for the operational management of the service areas, contributing to planning, co-ordinating, budget management, workforce development and delivering quality improvement.

This role will be part of the relevant service management team on call rota and may involve working unsocial hours during evenings and at weekends as well as working in hours as service need dictates to attend Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust meetings as required.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East 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”

At Oxford Health 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 may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Toler Job title: Senior Operations Manager Email address: louise.toler@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07500 974443

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.