Total 394 Manager job vacancies in Cambridge, CB2 0SL

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities Lead on implementation of national and organisational clinical competencies to ensure that both modern design and delivery models are used, and that impact on practice post-delivery can be evidenced. Support review and update of existing training programmes to ensure that they continue to meet service delivery needs and offer proactive support where integration of technology may better meet identified training needs. To effectively and efficiently manage resources within the team in liaison with the Learning and Development Manager. To ensure close effective working relationships with Learning and Development Team Leader - Essential Skills, Compliance Manager and Training Administration Manager for logistics that support effective training design, delivery, reporting and evaluation. To ensure the team maintain strong links and working relationships with key stakeholders within the organisation such as clinical, practice development and Directorate leads to ensure that development provision is consistent with operational needs. Provide consultation, advice and implementation guidance to trainers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) regarding the training needs analysis, design, delivery and review of training programmes including development and maintenance of course online and digital content in an NHS/healthcare context. Provide consultation and guidance to managers, clinical leads and other stakeholders in relation to the meeting the training needs of staff in the context of evolving service delivery. Develop close links between Learning and Development, clinical services and Research and Development. Working with Learning and Development Consultant - Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) support the development, maintenance and update of digital content. Monitor and support evaluation and follow up of technology enhanced training and development activities. Maintain an overview of the use of technology enhanced learning tools in development programmes. Maintain appropriate records to enable monitoring and evaluation of professional development activity. Maintain an overview of national and regional developments in TEL policy, practice and professional development through formal and informal activity. Identify the specific requirements and resources needed for the delivery of TEL training programmes. Undertake ad hoc TEL project work as required, including research, scoping and evaluation and reporting to support the project. Prepare reports and presentations for strategic management groups and other stakeholders as required.

Assistant Manager at Caffè Nero

At Caffè Nero, it’s our people that make us different. If you pride yourself on keeping your customers happy through fantastic service, whilst growing and developing your own team, this could be the perfect job for you.

As an Assistant Manager you will support in the running of the store, providing great customer service and the best standards of coffee and food.

What you can expect:

• Brilliant training – no experience is required!
• The opportunity to grow your career and develop personally and professionally.
• Unlimited free handmade drinks and up to 75% off food and packaged drinks when you’re on shift.
• 50% off all handmade drinks and 40% off everything else when you’re off shift.
• Recommend A Friend Scheme, giving you the chance to earn up to £750 if you refer new people to join the team.
• Length of service recognition.
• Access to our benefits platform, with hundreds of discounts, rewards and offers.
• Via our incentive ‘Nero 90’, our Assistant Managers also have the opportunity to receive an additional 30p per hour, if their store collectively achieves the Customer Satisfaction score.

To be successful you will:

• Have experience as a Supervisor or Assistant Manager in a busy, customer facing environment.
• Be people focused – really caring about the welfare and development of your team.
• Love the challenge of meeting business targets.
• Strive for excellence, always.
• Be passionate about the Caffè Nero brand!

Why choose us?

When you join us, you’re joining a group of caring, supportive and friendly people – whether that’s your team, the regular customers of your café or your community. You’ll be part of building something special and have loads of fun along the way – that could be at one of our regular CN Club parties, our Barista of the Year Competition or grabbing you and your team an award at our End of Year celebration.

The starter rate for Assistant Managers in this location is £11.72 per hour, increasing to £11.89 with service.

If you have a great attitude, bags of energy and love interacting with customers then we’d love to hear from you!

At Caffè Nero you really can be you, with us.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

We are seeking a Service Manager to lead and develop both the S3 Ward based at Addenbrokes and the Norfolk Community Eating Disorder Service (NCEDS) in Norwich.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the provision of specialist mental health services, delivering exceptional care to patients across our inpatient and community-based settings.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing or participating in the operational management, governance, and in part the strategic direction of these services. We are looking for a leader who can adapt to the evolving needs of our trust and the communities we serve.

As a compassionate leader, you will bring knowledge and experience in mental health management and a dedication to involving patients and staff in service development and quality improvement initiatives.

This is an opportunity for a manager looking to make a lasting difference in a role that combines operational leadership, partnership development, and a commitment to patient-centered care.

If you are passionate about good care, driven to lead change, and committed to collaborative service improvement, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of mental health care in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.

However, please note that the portfolio of services within this role may be subject to change, and that there is a requirement for the successful candidate to travel regionally to accommodate the needs of the service.

To lead and manage service delivery of a a regional SEDU and Norfolk Community Eating Disorder Service; delivering safe and effective high-quality services, within the available resources, to achieve Trust and regional targets.

The post holder will provide leadership and expertise to deliver services within an agreed service model, working with Service Managers, service users and other stakeholders, maintaining effective working relationships within the teams and Directorate. The post holder will work to establish and sustain effective multi-disciplinary working within and across teams and develop effective local partnerships with key stakeholders.

Engagement with commissioners and stakeholders will be a core part of the role, as the Service Manager will work closely with external partners to shape, enhance, and ensure the sustainability of these essential services. This role requires a strong commitment to compassionate leadership and an understanding of co-production principles, ensuring that stakeholders, service users and carers are involved in the design and delivery of care.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
• To ensure that there are team systems and processes to provide a responsive and effective service to service users and carers.
• To ensure that services are delivered within a robust clinical governance framework, monitoring and evaluating standards of care routinely in accordance with Trust governance arrangements.
• To promote an ongoing process of service improvement within the teams.
• Participate in the development and redesign of services with support from the Directorate Senior Leadership Team.
• To provide leadership within the team, supporting and developing the team to provide effective services.
• To maintain an appropriate working environment.
• To investigate and respond to comments/complaints/incidents in line with the Trust policy and take appropriate action.


This advert closes on Thursday 12 Dec 2024

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying. This vacancy will close at midnight on 3rd December 2024 Interviews are due to be held on 12th December 2024 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Head of Learning & Development
Prestigious Private Education Institution - Central Cambridge

Are you an outstanding education professional ready to lead and innovate in a highly acclaimed private education setting? Our client, a renowned institution in central Cambridge, is seeking an exceptional Head of Learning & Development to join their Senior Leadership Team.

Role Overview

As Head of Learning & Development, you will:

• Manage all aspects of the L&D function, including Leadership, Management, and Compliance
• Support and promote the Strategic Plan
• Line manage Heads of Departments and Digital Strategy Lead

Key Responsibilities

Teaching & Learning

• Set a clear vision for Learning & Development and devise pathways to achieve it
• Ensure learning is central to strategic planning and resource management
• Lead and promote innovative training, learning, and assessment practices
• Spearhead quality assurance initiatives
• Stay current with latest research and evidence-based pedagogy
• Promote a research-based approach to Training & Learning
• Deliver quarterly Teaching & Learning newsletter/blog
• Contribute to CPD and Inset programmes
• Collaborate with Digital Strategy Lead on software implementation

Ideal Candidate

Attributes

• Committed to academic excellence
• Effective team player
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Articulate and confident communicator
• High levels of personal and professional integrity
• Resilient and flexible
• Able to prioritise and work under pressure
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and approachable
• Good rapport with students, colleagues, and parents

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

• Successful middle leadership experience
• Confident ICT user
• Effective planning, teaching, and class management skills
• Proven ability to motivate and inspire students
• Creative and innovative approach to teaching and learning
• Commitment to continuous improvement and self-evaluation

Personal Values

• Alignment with the organisation's ethos
• Dedication to personal development
• Commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement

This is an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of learning and development in a prestigious educational setting. If you have the vision, skills, and passion to drive excellence in education, we want to hear from you.Apply now to join our client's unique, successful, and outstanding organisation in the heart of Cambridge.

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications required A relevant professional qualification in a health and social care discipline at Level 5 or equivalent e.g. social work, nursing, occupational therapy. Aware of national and local policy drivers relevant to Health and Social Care. Demonstrable experience of working proactively in a busy environment and developing inter-professional relationships. Problem solving skills and knowledge and experience of solution focussed approaches. Experience of CRM systems and database management. Demonstrated experience in identifying opportunities for process improvement and successfully implementing changes to enhance efficiency, quality and performance. Skilled in data analysis and problem solving to diagnose process inefficiencies, implement corrective measures, and track improvements over time. Please refer to the attached job description for full details of what this role entails.

A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.


We are looking for an experienced clinician who is passionate about the development of others, as well as curious about use of technology in training and development, to join our Learning and Organisational Development team. This role does not require a background in digital education and technologies as you will be working with an established team who would benefit from your experiences and understanding of learning in the clinical workplace.

A good candidate will have a strong clinical background that includes experience assessing competence in clinical settings as well as development of clinical training programmes and learning materials. They will demonstrate the ability to engage, support, motivate and lead others to give high quality care.

An excellent candidate will be able to demonstrate their professionalism and innovative attitude to challenges in the workplace, and a commitment to empowering others.

Not sure if this is the right next step for you? Please do contact us if you would like to discuss before submitting your application.
• To provide managerial and clinical leadership and to ensure that there are effective arrangements in place to co-ordinate the team to meet service demand
• To support analysis of training needs, quality assurance and review of development programmes in addressing specific identified learning or clinical needs
• To promote meaningful staff engagement in learning opportunities, including the use of emerging learning technologies
• In collaboration with TEL Learning and Development Consultant manage the overall CPFT technologies in learning strategy

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• Lead on implementation of national and organisational clinical competencies to ensure that both modern design and delivery models are used, and that impact on practice post-delivery can be evidenced.
• Support review and update of existing training programmes to ensure that they continue to meet service delivery needs and offer proactive support where integration of technology may better meet identified training needs.
• To effectively and efficiently manage resources within the team in liaison with the Learning and Development Manager.
• To ensure close effective working relationships with Learning and Development Team Leader - Essential Skills, Compliance Manager and Training Administration Manager for logistics that support effective training design, delivery, reporting and evaluation.
• To ensure the team maintain strong links and working relationships with key stakeholders within the organisation such as clinical, practice development and Directorate leads to ensure that development provision is consistent with operational needs.
• Provide consultation, advice and implementation guidance to trainers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) regarding the training needs analysis, design, delivery and review of training programmes including development and maintenance of course online and digital content in an NHS/healthcare context.
• Provide consultation and guidance to managers, clinical leads and other stakeholders in relation to the meeting the training needs of staff in the context of evolving service delivery.
• Develop close links between Learning and Development, clinical services and Research and Development.
• Working with Learning and Development Consultant - Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) support the development, maintenance and update of digital content.
• Monitor and support evaluation and follow up of technology enhanced training and development activities.
• Maintain an overview of the use of technology enhanced learning tools in development programmes.
• Maintain appropriate records to enable monitoring and evaluation of professional development activity.
• Maintain an overview of national and regional developments in TEL policy, practice and professional development through formal and informal activity.
• Identify the specific requirements and resources needed for the delivery of TEL training programmes.
• Undertake ad hoc TEL project work as required, including research, scoping and evaluation and reporting to support the project.
• Prepare reports and presentations for strategic management groups and other stakeholders as required.


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024

The Workforce Innovation Senior Manager will support the team by providing leadership and management across innovation functions for the directorate and by working as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service. The post holder will support managers and staff across the east of England to meet regional priorities, by effective delivery of their system workforce plans, through the education innovation and transformation functions. The post holder will be required to work in a matrix way with other teams and key stakeholders across the system to ensure innovative solutions are applied to workforce issues arising.

The post holder will lead on the management of innovation activities and programmes, managing associated budgets and staffing, and working with key partners and systems.

The post holder will support the development of effective strategy and operational policies for promoting innovation across Cluster and Sector.

Working closely with colleagues across the sector, ensuring coherent strategy and will:
• Drive the strategy for, supporting and ensuring alignment across the system
• Drive reform and support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence
• Develop and communicate the vision for the role of innovation, and the development of strategy and operational policies to support this vision
• Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development of strategy and policies
• Identify examples of national and international best practice and to ensure that NHS England benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare
• Support development by developing the innovation infrastructure and capacity in organisations
• Develop and champion new initiatives or projects as necessary
• Working with providers and clinical experts to design new training products

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.
The mission of the Workforce, Training and Education (WT&E) Directorate is to ensure the NHS in England has a sufficient and inclusive workforce with the knowledge, skills, values, and behaviours to deliver compassionate high-quality health and care to the people it serves. We commit to operate collaboratively both within NHSE and with stakeholders externally. The directorate delivers multi-professional education and training, and proactively engages with systems and partners to influence innovation and change, constructively challenge and seek assurance to lead improvements in culture, leadership and workplace experience for all, at all stages of peoples’ careers within the NHS.

Working closely with colleagues across the sector, ensuring coherent strategy and will:
• Drive the strategy for, supporting and ensuring alignment across the system
• Drive reform and support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence
• Develop and communicate the vision for the role of innovation, and the development of strategy and operational policies to support this vision
• Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development of strategy and policies
• Identify examples of national and international best practice and to ensure that NHS England benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare
• Support development by developing the innovation infrastructure and capacity in organisations
• Develop and champion new initiatives or projects as necessary
• Working with providers and clinical experts to design new training products


Improving quality and outcomes

The post holder will be responsible for:
• Supporting the development and delivery of the infrastructure to achieve the region’s objectives in relation to innovation
• Managing the facilitation of the development of recommended workforce models and guides to support the reduction of unwarranted variation
• Work with key stakeholder to ensure innovative strategies and solutions are underpinned by actions and activities that will deliver systems and provider workforce plans.
• Identify examples of national and international best practice and supporting systems to realise the benefits of innovation in delivering their integrated plans.
• Support systems with ensuring innovations are effectively utilised to drive productivity and ensure achievement o financial targets.
• Maximize opportunities for cross sector innovation specifically with social care.
• Developing approaches for complex pathways which require depth of experience to support design
• Using existing approaches to solve workforce challenges
• Working with key colleagues to ensure quality, value and impact of innovative and transformational activity aligned to education and training.
• Ensuring that knowledge expertise is fed into commissioning decisions and supply workstreams, recognizing need for innovation in order to reduce workforce gaps.
• Working collaboratively across NHS England
Enabling patient and public involvement.
• To act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision-making of NHS England.

Promoting equality and reducing inequalities
• To uphold organisational policies and principles on the promotion of equality.
• To create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.

Partnership and cross boundary working
• To work with teams across the directorate, region and nationally to deliver education commissioning
• To manage effective matrix working with others, including Quality, Clinical, Supply, Intelligence and Retention functions, as well as national teams, in order to deliver the core objectives of this role.
• To facilitate partners across the system in recognising workforce as a priority in driving service transformation and new models of care, using knowledge and skills to support deliverable and innovative solutions.
• To support the health and care system, through upskilling and knowledge sharing, to ensure they have a workforce that can work across acute, community and primary care boundaries, beyond traditional professional demarcations and with the ability to adapt and innovate to meet current and future workforce needs.
• To act as a conduit between national and regional teams, system partners and education providers to ensure regional and local priorities are applied to decision making and that national priorities and targets are fed into this process.
• In partnership with systems and subject matter experts, provide innovative solutions to workforce gaps, including maximising role utilisation and implementation of new roles.

Leadership for transformational change
• To model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes. Embedding this approach across the Directorate.
• To provide an appropriate level of critical challenge to system partners, regional and national colleagues, using knowledge and skills to guide decision making in relation to workforce solutions and commissioned activity.
• To provide support to the Deputy Head of Innovation, taking accountability for specific functions and programmes of work as delegated and ensuring effective delivery.

Using insight and evidence for improvement
• To support development and delivery of regional education, transformation and innovation strategy, ensuring mechanisms are in place for monitoring impact and outcomes as well as progress against deliverables.

Operational Requirements
• As a senior lead working internally and externally to deliver projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost effective way.
• To support the identification and sharing of best practice to support service improvement.
• To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
• Support the portfolio of programmes/projects in demonstrating value for money tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.
• Provide specialist advice and prepare strategic reports and briefings for directors and stakeholders.
• In depth analysis, interpretation and production of complex and multiple reports.

Financial and Physical Resources
• Responsible for budgets/ matching the available budget to the appropriate staff resources and projects and for ensuring that the budget breaks even, co-ordinating and monitoring expenditure.
• Responsible for supporting the commissioning of projects and procurement of services to support project delivery, acting in accordance with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instruction.
• Provide financial reports to Directors and the Board as required.

People Management
• Responsible for the day to day range of staff management matters, which will include responsibility for supporting appraisals, development of staff, recruitment and where necessary employee relations matters.
• Responsible for an individual’s development on the job and team performance.

Information Management
• Develop and deliver information sharing systems.
• Develop the acquisition, organisation, provision and use of knowledge and information.
• Highlight exceptions and risks ensuring mitigating action is taken.
• Drafting reports summarising status on issues, appraising outcomes, and providing progress reports for the Head of the Department.
• Collate as required, qualitative and quantitative information and lead appropriate analysis to develop robust business cases and contribute to delivery of ‘products’ and service improvement.
• Analyse, interpret and present data to highlight issues, risks and support decision making.

Research and Development
• Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting data and information.
• Deliver projects to comply with key performance indicators, and best practice guidance.
• Co-ordinate Research & Development initiatives, delegating as appropriate.

Planning and Organisation
• Ensure projects, services and initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner, adjusting plans as required.
• Determine the strategic planning of Department or Directorate projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
• Determine the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of improvement programmes, in accordance with Service Sector priorities.
• Determine short, medium and long term business plans, achieving quality outcomes.

Policy and Service Development
• Carry responsibility for developing policy and procedure within own discipline/field, including briefings, commissioning, business or resources.
• Responsible for proposing and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLA’s) which may impact within Department or Directorate.
• Proposes changes to own project/service and make recommendations for other projects/service delivery.
• Maintain a good knowledge of emerging policies from government departments, the organisation in defining the strategy, in order to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

Key Working Relationships
• Communicates and provides highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders (verbal, written and numerical).
• Present highly complex information about projects, initiatives and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.
• Commit to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of contentious issues.
• Support matrix working internally and collaborative working across organisations.


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024

The mission of the Workforce, Training and Education (WT&E) Directorate is to ensure the NHS in England has a sufficient and inclusive workforce with the knowledge, skills, values, and behaviours to deliver compassionate high-quality health and care to the people it serves. We commit to operate collaboratively both within NHSE and with stakeholders externally. The directorate delivers multi-professional education and training, and proactively engages with systems and partners to influence innovation and change, constructively challenge and seek assurance to lead improvements in culture, leadership and workplace experience for all, at all stages of peoples careers within the NHS. Working closely with colleagues across the sector, ensuring coherent strategy and will: Drive the strategy for, supporting and ensuring alignment across the system Drive reform and support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence Develop and communicate the vision for the role of innovation, and the development of strategy and operational policies to support this vision Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development of strategy and policies Identify examples of national and international best practice and to ensure that NHS England benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare Support development by developing the innovation infrastructure and capacity in organisations Develop and champion new initiatives or projects as necessary Working with providers and clinical experts to design new training products Improving quality and outcomes The post holder will be responsible for: Supporting the development and delivery of the infrastructure to achieve the regions objectives in relation to innovation Managing the facilitation of the development of recommended workforce models and guides to support the reduction of unwarranted variation Work with key stakeholder to ensure innovative strategies and solutions are underpinned by actions and activities that will deliver systems and provider workforce plans. Identify examples of national and international best practice and supporting systems to realise the benefits of innovation in delivering their integrated plans. Support systems with ensuring innovations are effectively utilised to drive productivity and ensure achievement o financial targets. Maximize opportunities for cross sector innovation specifically with social care. Developing approaches for complex pathways which require depth of experience to support design Using existing approaches to solve workforce challenges Working with key colleagues to ensure quality, value and impact of innovative and transformational activity aligned to education and training. Ensuring that knowledge expertise is fed into commissioning decisions and supply workstreams, recognizing need for innovation in order to reduce workforce gaps. Working collaboratively across NHS EnglandEnabling patient and public involvement. To act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision-making of NHS England. Promoting equality and reducing inequalities To uphold organisational policies and principles on the promotion of equality. To create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality. Partnership and cross boundary working To work with teams across the directorate, region and nationally to deliver education commissioning To manage effective matrix working with others, including Quality, Clinical, Supply, Intelligence and Retention functions, as well as national teams, in order to deliver the core objectives of this role. To facilitate partners across the system in recognising workforce as a priority in driving service transformation and new models of care, using knowledge and skills to support deliverable and innovative solutions. To support the health and care system, through upskilling and knowledge sharing, to ensure they have a workforce that can work across acute, community and primary care boundaries, beyond traditional professional demarcations and with the ability to adapt and innovate to meet current and future workforce needs. To act as a conduit between national and regional teams, system partners and education providers to ensure regional and local priorities are applied to decision making and that national priorities and targets are fed into this process. In partnership with systems and subject matter experts, provide innovative solutions to workforce gaps, including maximising role utilisation and implementation of new roles. Leadership for transformational change To model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes. Embedding this approach across the Directorate. To provide an appropriate level of critical challenge to system partners, regional and national colleagues, using knowledge and skills to guide decision making in relation to workforce solutions and commissioned activity. To provide support to the Deputy Head of Innovation, taking accountability for specific functions and programmes of work as delegated and ensuring effective delivery. Using insight and evidence for improvement To support development and delivery of regional education, transformation and innovation strategy, ensuring mechanisms are in place for monitoring impact and outcomes as well as progress against deliverables. Operational Requirements As a senior lead working internally and externally to deliver projects, initiatives and services to time and in a cost effective way. To support the identification and sharing of best practice to support service improvement. To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment. Support the portfolio of programmes/projects in demonstrating value for money tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits. Provide specialist advice and prepare strategic reports and briefings for directors and stakeholders. In depth analysis, interpretation and production of complex and multiple reports. Financial and Physical Resources Responsible for budgets/ matching the available budget to the appropriate staff resources and projects and for ensuring that the budget breaks even, co-ordinating and monitoring expenditure. Responsible for supporting the commissioning of projects and procurement of services to support project delivery, acting in accordance with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instruction. Provide financial reports to Directors and the Board as required. People Management Responsible for the day to day range of staff management matters, which will include responsibility for supporting appraisals, development of staff, recruitment and where necessary employee relations matters. Responsible for an individuals development on the job and team performance. Information Management Develop and deliver information sharing systems. Develop the acquisition, organisation, provision and use of knowledge and information. Highlight exceptions and risks ensuring mitigating action is taken. Drafting reports summarising status on issues, appraising outcomes, and providing progress reports for the Head of the Department. Collate as required, qualitative and quantitative information and lead appropriate analysis to develop robust business cases and contribute to delivery of products and service improvement. Analyse, interpret and present data to highlight issues, risks and support decision making. Research and Development Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting data and information. Deliver projects to comply with key performance indicators, and best practice guidance. Co-ordinate Research & Development initiatives, delegating as appropriate. Planning and Organisation Ensure projects, services and initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner, adjusting plans as required. Determine the strategic planning of Department or Directorate projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary. Determine the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of improvement programmes, in accordance with Service Sector priorities. Determine short, medium and long term business plans, achieving quality outcomes. Policy and Service Development Carry responsibility for developing policy and procedure within own discipline/field, including briefings, commissioning, business or resources. Responsible for proposing and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLAs) which may impact within Department or Directorate. Proposes changes to own project/service and make recommendations for other projects/service delivery. Maintain a good knowledge of emerging policies from government departments, the organisation in defining the strategy, in order to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. Key Working Relationships Communicates and provides highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders (verbal, written and numerical). Present highly complex information about projects, initiatives and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting. Commit to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of contentious issues. Support matrix working internally and collaborative working across organisations.

Head of Financial Accounting

Location: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Contract: Temporary (6 month initial)

Rate: £35 Per Hour Umbrella (PAYE Inc. £31.33, PAYE Exc. £27.96)

Start date: ASAP

Contact: miraj.hussen@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description

Service Care Solutions is recruiting for a highly skilled Head of Financial Accountant on behalf of an NHS Trust. This pivotal role involves overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and supporting strategic financial planning. Key responsibilities include resolving payroll issues, collaborating with auditors on charity reviews, managing outsourced financial services, and providing technical guidance on VAT, capital expenditure, and lease accounting. The successful candidate will possess a CCAB qualification, extensive post-qualification experience within a complex organisation (preferably NHS), and the ability to communicate complex financial data to diverse audiences. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to make a significant impact on the Trust's financial operations and planning.

Main responsibilities

• Address payroll discrepancies, including the collection of salary overpayment debts.
• Collaborate with Trust auditors to complete the ongoing charity review.
• Manage outsourced financial services (NHS SBS) and ensure compliance with statutory returns, including month/year-end accounts, VAT returns, and charity accounting.
• Support Trust-wide financial planning, including balance sheet, cash flow, and financial reconciliations, while ensuring the integrity of financial reporting systems.
• Provide budget holder training and advise on technical finance matters such as VAT, capital expenditure, and lease accounting.

Candidate Requirements

• CCAB qualification, honours degree or equivalent, with evidence of compliance with institute CPD requirements.
• Significant senior post-qualification experience, including preparing statutory annual accounts, managing cash and capital plans, and producing regulatory returns, ideally within the NHS or a similarly complex organisation.
• Extensive knowledge of multiple financial services functions, coupled with experience in staff management and finance staff development.
• Ability to communicate complex financial data to non-finance professionals, manage contentious discussions effectively, and demonstrate strong leadership qualities.
• Confident use of financial systems, databases, and Microsoft Office, with the ability to deliver accurate and concise outputs.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Miraj at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email miraj.hussen@servicecare.org.uk

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.

Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 6 years

We are looking for an experienced manager to help us deliver the study support service in the Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) in the East of England. This is a key leadership position delivering critical services across a defined portfolio of specialities and settings. These encompass pre-approval services such as Planning and Placement Service/national cost and attribution tools, as well as post-approval services including portfolio oversight and on-request services.

As a newly formed organisation you would be joining a highly effective team which is building on its successes as the Clinical Research Network. The RDN mission is to enable the health and care system to attract, optimise and deliver research across England. We do this as part of the NIHR’s overall mission to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research.

The post holder’s work base will be either Norwich or in and around the Cambridge Area subject to agreement on appointment.

We know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. We are committed to being a Hospital for All, therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

The role will report into the Study Support Service Senior Manager. Central to the role is the cultivation of a robust knowledge base within the assigned portfolio area, achieved through the establishment of communities of practice with relevant study and delivery teams. The role will also work in collaboration with Regional Specialty and Setting leads.

The key responsibilities of this role will be the delivery of Study Support Services across a defined portfolio of specialities and settings in accordance with nationally defined standards and processes. This will include:
• Pre-Approval Services: planning and placement of research studies, national cost attribution services.
• Post-Approval Services: portfolio delivery oversight
• Leading and participating in national and regional programmes and projects to support research delivery.

You will act as a liaison between a broad range of stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration, communication and alignment of objectives. Working with research delivery sites, you will support their delivery needs, review and evaluate plans to assure appropriate use of RDN funding.

As a main point of contact for Study Sponsors and Research Delivery Organisations, you will provide a consistent and coordinated experience in Study Support Service delivery and proactively support in identifying opportunities for capacity and capability development.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

Site Manager (Multi-Utility) – Cambridgeshire/Peterborough



Step into a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering top-tier solutions across the multi-utility sector. Our team in the East Midlands/East Anglia is growing, and we’re excited to invite a talented Site Manager to join us.

As a Site Manager working for UKPS (part of Last Mile), you will report directly to the Regional Operations Manager and play a pivotal role within the Operations team. You will be responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of projects within your region, managing the day-to-day operations of the multi-utility workforce to ensure efficiency and compliance at all levels.

Leading a team of site-based Craft teams, you will deliver a programme of work, maintaining the highest standards in network construction while driving continuous improvements and efficiencies.

What’s in it for you as a Site Manager?

Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.

25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
Holiday buy scheme
Discretionary bonus
EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
Up to 7% employer pension contribution
Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
Refer a friend incentive
Wagestream
Employee assistance programme
Car allowance
Hybrid working for eligible roles (3 days in the office, 2 from home) *
Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
Private medical insurance*
Company sick pay*
*Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period*



Your responsibilities as a Site Manager (Multi-Utility):

Manage the Multi-Utility (Gas/Water) teams to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of scheduled works and site supervision of operatives and sub-contractors to ensure compliance with safety.
Conduct monthly audits on operational teams to ensure high standards of work and equipment maintenance – conducting remedial action where required and closing out any corrective action in a timely manner.
They will ensure that the upcoming programme of work is adequately resourced, sites are pre-vetted, and materials are ordered and managed in line with requirements.
Check content of work instructions to ensure works are viable and ensure correct materials will be available.
Be the initial point of contact to craft teams for technical, material, and administrative matters.
Support the scheduling team by reviewing the programme in advance and providing feedback to ensure teams are deployed in the most effective way


Experience / Knowledge:

Previous experience of water/gas distribution networks.
Experienced in managing multiple projects/teams across different locations.
Experienced in dealing with internal and external site-based workforce.
Ability to apply Company design/planning procedures and requirements.
Organised, methodical approach to work with excellent time management skills
Be pragmatic and able to find solutions
Be committed to safety and compliance.


Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Site Manager (Multi-Utility)? Apply now!

About us:

We are UKPS; a fast-growing Multi-utility Independent Connections Provider (ICP) part of the Last Mile infrastructure. We are fully accredited under the NERS, GIRS & WIRS schemes to carry out the turnkey provision of multi-utility infrastructure and subsequent connections to new build housing, residential, commercial, and industrial projects.

At Last Mile, we are one of the UK’s largest Independent Network Owners, owning and operating in excess of 500,000 gas, electricity, water, and wastewater connections serving residential and commercial customers. Last Mile Asset Management adopt and operate electricity, gas, water and wastewater, and ground source heat/cooling networks that are designed, installed, and commissioned by Lloyds accredited Independent Connection providers (ICPs).

At UKPS & Last Mile, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse working environment, where employee wellbeing is at the forefront in making sure our people feel valued. We provide tailored ongoing training and development, but most importantly, long term career opportunities for you to grow with us. If you are motivated to succeed and have a ‘can-do’ attitude, we would love to hear from you!

For further enquiries contact – recruitment@lastmile-group.com or visit our website www.lastmile-group.com

Job Title: Contract Manager - Facilities Management
Location: Cambridge PFI Hospital
Salary: up to £83k My client are a well known facilities maintenance and building contractor, they are looking for an experienced facilities contracts manager who is from a hard services background to take on a contract on a large Hospital site on the outskirts of Cambridge.
They are looking for a dynamic and highly organised Contract Manager to oversee all aspects of facilities management including all Mechanical, electrical and fabric services on site. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the successful delivery of services, maintaining client relationships, and optimising contract performance. If you are a proactive professional with a strong background in facilities management and contract administration, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Manage and administer facilities management contracts, ensuring compliance with all terms and conditions.
• Oversee the full contract life cycle, from negotiation and execution to performance monitoring and closure.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients, ensuring their needs and expectations are met or exceeded.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including operations, procurement, and finance, to ensure seamless contract execution.
• Monitor and evaluate service performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions when necessary.
• Conduct regular contract reviews and provide reporting to senior management.
• Negotiate contract renewals and amendments, as required.
• Ensure all contracts comply with legal and regulatory requirements

The Ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in facilities Maintenance, with a strong emphasis on contract management.
• Ideally PFI knowledge and experience
• Technically qualified either electrically or mechanically
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficiency in contract management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team.

If you are a dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a passion for contract management in the field of facilities maintenance, we encourage you to apply.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employmentThis vacancy will close at midnight on 8th December 2024 Interviews are due to be held on 16th December 2024 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Pharmacy Manager

Are you looking for a rare and exciting opportunity outside of the usual community Pharmacy Manager role?

Rowlands Pharmacy are looking for an experienced Pharmacy Manager to manage our Outpatient Pharmacy in Addenbrookes Hospital, leading the clinical dispensing team to provide a full range of outpatient prescription dispensing.

This role will give you the opportunity to utilise and develop clinical skills while working with a wide range of specialised clinics and medications.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable embracing change and working flexibly in collaboration with Healthcare Professionals, ensuring patient care is at the forefront of every clinical decision made. As well as having overall responsibility for the efficient running of the Pharmacy and team, you will attend Trust meetings and work towards meeting or exceeding targets.

It is essential you possess a minimum NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services.

The Pharmacy address is: Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ

The Pharmacy opening hours;

Monday - Friday - 8:30AM - 5:50PM

Monday - Friday - 9:00AM - 6:00PM